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List of European Ryder Cup golfers

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This is a complete list of golfers who have played against the United States in the Ryder Cup for the following teams:

Contents

  • Great Britain: 1927 to 1971
  • Great Britain and Ireland: 1973 to 1977
  • Europe: 1979 to 2016

    • A total of 156 different golfers have been in the final teams. In addition the list below includes Miguel Ángel Martín who qualified for the European 1997 Ryder Cup team but withdrew due to injury. Seven of the golfers in the final teams were never chosen to play in any matches so that only 149 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.

    Players

    ^ In the final team but did not play in any matches.

    + Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced. Abe Mitchell (in 1927) was ill and was replaced by Herbert Jolly; Herbert Jolly (in 1931) withdrew due to lack of form and was replaced by Arthur Havers; José María Olazábal (in 1995) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ian Woosnam; and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by José María Olazábal.

    Playing record

    Source:

    O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
    W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

    In this table the appearances includes players who were in the final team but were not selected for any matches. It does not include those who were initially selected or who qualified but were later replaced. Thus Mitchell (1927), Jolly (1931), Olazábal (1995) and Martín (1997) are excluded.

    European country records

    This table excludes José María Olazábal (in 1995) and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) who withdrew due to injury and were replaced in the team. Martín never played in a Ryder Cup team. Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland.

    In the 19 contests from 1979 to 2016 there have been 144 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.6) and 84 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.4).

    Family relationships

    The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:

  • Peter Alliss is the son of Percy Alliss.
  • Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido.
  • Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Whitcombe and Reg Whitcombe were brothers. All three played together in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
  • Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt were brothers. They played together in the 1963 Ryder Cup.
  • Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari are brothers. They played together in the 2010 Ryder Cup.
  • Christy O'Connor Snr was the uncle of Christy O'Connor Jnr.
  • Bernard Gallacher is the uncle of Stephen Gallacher.
  • Brian Barnes is the son-in-law of Max Faulkner. Barnes is married to Faulkner's daughter Hilary.
  • Lee Westwood was the brother-in-law of Andrew Coltart. Westwood was married to Coltart's sister Laurae. They played together in the 1999 Ryder Cup.
  • Per-Ulrik Johansson is the brother-in-law of Jesper Parnevik. Johansson is married to Parnevik's sister Jill. They played together in the 1997 Ryder Cup, although Per-Ulrik Johansson did not marry Jill Parnevik until 2002.

    • References

    List of European Ryder Cup golfers Wikipedia
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