| 19th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | September 16–18 | |
| Venue | Old Warson Country Club | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Captains | Jay Hebert (USA) Eric Brown (Great Britain) |
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| 18½ 13½ | ||
| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1969 | 1973» | |
The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The United States team won the competition by a score of 18½ to 13½ points.
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The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Captain: Jay Hebert |
Captain: Eric Brown |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coles/O'Connor | 2 & 1 | Casper/Barber |
| Townsend/Oosterhuis | 2 holes | Palmer/Dickinson |
| Huggett/Jacklin | 3 & 2 | Nicklaus/Stockton |
| Bembridge/Butler | 1 hole | Coody/Beard |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bannerman/Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Casper/Barber |
| Townsend/Oosterhuis | 1 hole | Palmer/Dickinson |
| Huggett/Jacklin | halved | Trevino/Rudolph |
| Bembridge/Butler | 5 & 3 | Nicklaus/Snead |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 4½ | Overall | 3½ |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| O'Connor/Barnes | 2 & 1 | Trevino/Rudolph |
| Coles/Garner | 2 & 1 | Beard/Snead |
| Oosterhuis/Gallacher | 5 & 4 | Palmer/Dickinson |
| Townsend/Bannerman | 2 & 1 | Nicklaus/Littler |
| 0 | Session | 4 |
| 4½ | Overall | 7½ |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gallacher/Oosterhuis | 1 hole | Trevino/Casper |
| Jacklin/Huggett | 2 & 1 | Littler/Snead |
| Townsend/Bannerman | 1 hole | Palmer/Nicklaus |
| Coles/O'Connor | halved | Coody/Beard |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 6 | Overall | 10 |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | 1 hole | Lee Trevino |
| Bernard Gallacher | halved | Dave Stockton |
| Brian Barnes | 1 hole | Mason Rudolph |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 4 & 3 | Gene Littler |
| Peter Townsend | 3 & 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
| Christy O'Connor | 5 & 4 | Gardner Dickinson |
| Harry Bannerman | halved | Arnold Palmer |
| Neil Coles | halved | Frank Beard |
| 3½ | Session | 4½ |
| 9½ | Overall | 14½ |
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brian Huggett | 7 & 6 | Lee Trevino |
| Tony Jacklin | 1 hole | J. C. Snead |
| Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 | Miller Barber |
| Peter Townsend | 1 hole | Dave Stockton |
| Bernard Gallacher | 2 & 1 | Charles Coody |
| Neil Coles | 5 & 3 | Jack Nicklaus |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 | Arnold Palmer |
| Harry Bannerman | 2 & 1 | Gardner Dickinson |
| 4 | Session | 4 |
| 13½ | Overall | 18½ |
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