List of Ryder Cup records - wikipedia List of Ryder Cup records The Ryder Cup is a biennial men 's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Originally contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927. The representation of `` Great Britain and Ireland '' was extended to include continental Europe from 1979. In all the following tables Europe includes Great Britain / Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977. For details of individual players ' complete Ryder Cup records see : List of European Ryder Cup golfers and List of American Ryder Cup golfers. Contents 1 Summary 2 Holes - in - one 2.1 Europe 2.2 United States 3 Largest margins of victory in a match 3.1 36 hole matches ( to 1959 ) 3.1. 1 Europe 3.1. 2 United States 3.2 18 hole matches ( from 1961 ) 3.2. 1 Europe 3.2. 2 United States 4 Pairings 4.1 Most frequent pairings 4.1. 1 Europe 4.1. 2 United States 5 Age - related records 5.1 Youngest players 5.1. 1 Europe 5.1. 2 United States 5.2 Oldest players 5.2. 1 Europe 5.2. 2 United States 5.3 Longest lived players 5.3. 1 Europe 5.3. 2 United States 5.4 Captains 6 References Summary There have been a total of 984 individual matches played in the 42 Ryder Cups. Of these the United States has won 475, Europe ( including Great Britain / Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977 ) has won 375 with 134 matches halved. Thus the United States have scored a total of 542 points to Europe 's 442. Team All Ryder Cups 36 hole matches 18 hole matches Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs Overall Singles Foursomes Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs United States won 475 239 138 98 94 61 33 381 178 105 98 Europe won 375 176 113 86 48 33 15 327 143 98 86 Halved 134 67 30 37 14 10 120 57 26 37 United States points 542 2721⁄2 153 1161⁄2 101 66 35 441 2061⁄2 118 1161⁄2 Europe points 442 2091⁄2 128 1041⁄2 55 38 17 387 1711⁄2 111 1041⁄2 Total 984 482 281 221 156 104 52 828 378 229 221 36 holes matches were played up to 1959, 18 hole matches from 1961 onwards. Fourball matches were first played in 1963. The table includes three 18 hole single matches ( in 1979, 1991 and 1993 ) which were not actually played because of injury but were declared as halved matches. Holes - in - one Europe Hole Player Match Type Year 16th at Muirfield Peter Butler Brian Barnes & Peter Butler lost 1 hole v Jack Nicklaus & Tom Weiskopf Foursomes 1973 14th at The Belfry Nick Faldo Nick Faldo halved with Paul Azinger Singles 1993 6th at Oak Hill Costantino Rocca Sam Torrance & Costantino Rocca won 6 & 5 v Davis Love III & Jeff Maggert Foursomes 1995 11th at Oak Hill Howard Clark Howard Clark won 1 hole v Peter Jacobsen Singles 1995 14th at The K Club Paul Casey Paul Casey & David Howell won 5 & 4 v Stewart Cink & Zach Johnson Foursomes 2006 United States Hole Player Match Type Year 14th at The K Club Scott Verplank Scott Verplank won 4 & 3 v Pádraig Harrington Singles 2006 Largest margins of victory in a match 36 hole matches ( to 1959 ) All victories by 7 or more holes for Europe and by 8 or more holes for the United States are listed. Europe Margin Winner Loser Type Year 10 & 8 George Duncan Walter Hagen Singles 1929 9 & 8 Abe Mitchell Olin Dutra Singles 1933 9 & 7 Fred Daly Ted Kroll Singles 1953 The largest victory in a foursomes match was a 7&5 win by Aubrey Boomer & Charles Whitcombe against Leo Diegel & Bill Mehlhorn in 1927. United States Margin Winner Loser Type Year 10 & 9 Walter Hagen & Denny Shute George Duncan & Arthur Havers Foursomes 1931 10 & 9 Ed Oliver & Lew Worsham Henry Cotton & Arthur Lees Foursomes 1947 9 & 8 Leo Diegel Abe Mitchell Singles 1929 9 & 8 Paul Runyan & Horton Smith Bill Cox & Ted Jarman Foursomes 1935 18 hole matches ( from 1961 ) All victories by 5 or more holes for Europe and by 6 or more holes for the United States are listed. Europe Margin Winner Loser Type Year 7 & 5 José Maria Cañizares & José Rivero Tom Kite & Calvin Peete Foursomes 1985 7 & 5 Ian Woosnam & Bernhard Langer Paul Azinger & Payne Stewart Foursomes 1993 6 & 5 Dave Thomas & George Will Arnold Palmer & Dave Marr Foursomes 1965 6 & 5 Nick Faldo & Peter Oosterhuis Andy Bean & Tom Kite Foursomes 1979 6 & 5 Des Smyth & José Maria Cañizares Bill Rogers & Bruce Lietzke Fourball 1981 6 & 5 Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal Tom Watson & Mark O'Meara Fourball 1989 6 & 5 Ian Woosnam & Peter Baker Fred Couples & Paul Azinger Fourball 1993 6 & 5 Sam Torrance & Costantino Rocca Davis Love III & Jeff Maggert Foursomes 1995 6 & 5 Luke Donald & Lee Westwood Steve Stricker & Tiger Woods Foursomes The largest victory in a singles match has been a 5&4 win, achieved 9 times, firstly by Bernard Hunt against Jerry Barber in 1961. United States Margin Winner Loser Type Year 8 & 7 Tom Kite Howard Clark Singles 1989 8 & 7 Fred Couples Ian Woosnam Singles 1997 7 & 6 Miller Barber Maurice Bembridge Singles 1969 7 & 6 Lee Trevino Brian Huggett Singles 1971 7 & 6 Hale Irwin & Tom Kite Ken Brown & Des Smyth Foursomes 1979 7 & 6 Paul Azinger & Mark O'Meara Nick Faldo & David Gilford Foursomes 1991 7 & 6 Tom Lehman Ignacio Garrido Singles 1997 7 & 6 Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson Lee Westwood & Luke Donald Foursomes 2012 The largest victory in a fourball match has been a 7&5 win by Lee Trevino & Jerry Pate against Nick Faldo & Sam Torrance in 1981. Pairings Most frequent pairings Pairings used 7 or more times for Europe and 5 or more times for the United States are listed. Europe Pairing Number Points First Year Last Year Overall Record W -- L -- H Foursomes Record W -- L -- H Fourballs Record W -- L -- H Seve Ballesteros & José María Olazábal 15 12 1993 11 -- 2 -- 2 6 -- 1 -- 1 5 -- 1 -- 1 Peter Alliss & Christy O'Connor Snr 12 5.5 1959 1969 5 -- 6 -- 1 4 -- 4 -- 1 1 -- 2 -- 0 Brian Barnes & Bernard Gallacher 10 5.5 1973 1979 5 -- 4 -- 1 2 -- 3 -- 0 3 -- 1 -- 1 Nick Faldo & Ian Woosnam 10 6 1991 5 -- 3 -- 2 2 -- 1 -- 2 3 -- 2 -- 0 Neil Coles & Bernard Hunt 8 2.5 1963 1967 2 -- 5 -- 1 1 -- 2 -- 1 1 -- 3 -- 0 Darren Clarke & Lee Westwood 8 6 1999 2006 6 -- 2 -- 0 3 -- 1 -- 0 3 -- 1 -- 0 Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson 8 6 2014 2018 6 -- 2 -- 0 3 -- 1 -- 0 3 -- 1 -- 0 Neil Coles & Christy O'Connor Snr 7 3.5 1963 1973 3 -- 3 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 2 -- 1 Tony Jacklin & Peter Oosterhuis 7 1973 3 -- 2 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 1 Nick Faldo & Colin Montgomerie 7 3.5 1993 1995 3 -- 3 -- 1 3 -- 1 -- 0 0 -- 2 -- 1 Bernhard Langer & Colin Montgomerie 7 5.5 1991 2002 5 -- 1 -- 1 3 -- 0 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 0 Sergio García & Lee Westwood 7 5 2002 2008 4 -- 1 -- 2 2 -- 0 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 1 United States Pairing Number Points First Year Last Year Overall Record W -- L -- H Foursomes Record W -- L -- H Fourballs Record W -- L -- H Patrick Reed & Jordan Spieth 7 5 2014 2016 4 -- 1 -- 2 1 -- 0 -- 2 3 -- 1 -- 0 Larry Nelson & Lanny Wadkins 6 1979 4 -- 2 -- 0 2 -- 1 -- 0 2 -- 1 -- 0 Tom Kite & Curtis Strange 6 2.5 1989 2 -- 3 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 -- 0 Phil Mickelson & David Toms 6 3.5 2002 2006 3 -- 2 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 -- 0 Steve Stricker & Tiger Woods 6 2012 2 -- 4 -- 0 1 -- 2 -- 0 1 -- 2 -- 0 Webb Simpson & Bubba Watson 6 2012 2018 3 -- 3 -- 0 1 -- 2 -- 0 2 -- 1 -- 0 Julius Boros & Tony Lema 5 3.5 1963 1965 3 -- 1 -- 1 3 -- 0 -- 1 0 -- 1 -- 0 Gardner Dickinson & Arnold Palmer 5 5 1967 1971 5 -- 0 -- 0 4 -- 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- 0 Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson 5 2012 2014 4 -- 1 -- 0 2 -- 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 -- 0 Age - related records The ages given are on the first day of the Ryder Cup. Generally the leading 5 in each category are given. Youngest players Europe Age Player Year Date of Birth Date of Cup 19 years, 258 days Sergio García 1999 9 January 1980 24 September 1999 20 years, 59 days Nick Faldo 1977 18 July 1957 15 September 1977 20 years, 216 days Paul Way 12 March 1963 14 October 1983 20 years, 221 days Bernard Gallacher 1969 9 February 1949 18 September 1969 20 years, 249 days Ken Brown 1977 9 January 1957 15 September 1977 United States Age Player Year Date of Birth Date of Cup 20 years, 339 days Horton Smith 1929 22 May 1908 26 April 1929 21 years, 61 days Jordan Spieth 2014 27 July 1993 26 September 2014 21 years, 270 days Tiger Woods 1997 30 December 1975 26 September 1997 21 years, 292 days Rickie Fowler 13 December 1988 1 October 2010 23 years, 35 days Horton Smith 1931 22 May 1908 26 June 1931 Oldest players Europe Age Player Year Date of Birth Date of Cup 50 years, 67 days Ted Ray 1927 28 March 1877 3 June 1927 48 years, 273 days Christy O'Connor, Snr 1973 21 December 1924 20 September 1973 48 years, 196 days Dai Rees 1961 31 March 1913 13 October 1961 47 years, 283 days George Duncan 1931 16 September 1883 26 June 1931 47 years, 257 days Arthur Lees 1955 21 February 1908 5 November 1955 The oldest rookie was Ted Ray in 1927. Excluding Ray, who was playing in the first Ryder Cup, Tom Haliburton who was 46 years, 130 days in 1961 is the oldest European rookie. United States Age Player Year Date of Birth Date of Cup 51 years, 20 days Raymond Floyd 1993 4 September 1942 24 September 1993 50 years, 290 days Jay Haas 2 December 1953 17 September 2004 49 years, 23 days Raymond Floyd 1991 4 September 1942 27 September 1991 48 years, 104 days Phil Mickelson 2018 16 June 1970 28 September 2018 48 years, 95 days Fred Funk 14 June 1956 17 September 2004 The oldest rookie was Fred Funk in 2004. Longest lived players Europe Age Player Date of Birth Date of Death 95 years, 311 days Ted Jarman 2 July 1907 9 May 2003 92 years, 288 days John Panton 9 October 1916 24 July 2009 91 years, 335 days Aubrey Boomer 1 November 1897 2 October 1989 91 years, 334 days Sam King 27 March 1911 24 February 2003 91 years, 305 days John Jacobs 14 March 1925 13 January 2017 Peter Alliss, currently aged 87 years, 242 days, is the oldest living British / European Ryder Cup player and is the only survivor of the 1953 British team. United States Age Player Date of Birth Date of Death 97 years, 75 days Gene Sarazen 27 February 1902 13 May 1999 95 years, 281 days Doug Ford 6 August 1922 14 May 2018 95 years, 272 days Jack Burke Jr. 29 January 1923 Living 94 years, 234 days Byron Nelson 4 February 1912 26 September 2006 93 years, 248 days Paul Runyan 12 July 1908 17 March 2002 Jack Burke Jr. is the only survivor of the 1951, 1953 and 1955 American teams. † ^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 28 October 2018 Captains Youngest Ryder Cup captain : Arnold Palmer - 34 years, 31 days in 1963 Youngest European captain : Charles Whitcombe - 35 years, 278 days in 1931 Youngest non-playing captain : Ben Hogan - 37 years, 34 days in 1949 Youngest non-playing European captain : Tony Jacklin - 39 years, 99 days in 1983 Oldest Ryder Cup captain : Tom Watson - 65 years, 22 days in 2014 Oldest European captain : J.H. Taylor - 62 years, 99 days in 1933 Oldest playing captain : Ted Ray - 50 years, 67 days in 1927 Oldest playing United States captain : Sam Snead - 47 years, 163 days in 1959 References ^ Jump up to : `` PGA Media Guide 2012 '' ( PDF ). PGA of America. p. 69. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` PGA Media Guide 2012 '' ( PDF ). PGA of America. p. 68. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` PGA Media Guide 2012 '' ( PDF ). PGA of America. p. 75. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` PGA Media Guide 2012 '' ( PDF ). PGA of America. p. 74. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Ryder Cup United States vs. Great Britain 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 United States vs. Great Britain and Ireland 1973 1977 United States vs. Europe 1979 1981 1985 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Statistics and lists Matches Records Broadcasters American golfers European golfers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Ryder_Cup_records&oldid=866116783 '' Categories : Ryder Cup lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 October 2018, at 10 : 31 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who has scored the most points in the ryder cup
Answer: United States