Ryder Cup Past Results

The past results from all the Ryder Cup matches since its inauguration in 1927

Ryder Cup past results

Here are the Ryder Cup past results from the tournament's previous 40 playings

 Ryder Cup Past Results:

39 Matches Spanning 85 Years

United States: 25 Wins

Great Britain-Europe: 13 Wins

2 Ties

Ryder cup previous results

Inaugural 1927 Worcester CC, Worcester, Mass. - U.S. 9½ Britain 2½

2nd 1929 Moortown GC, Leeds, England - Britain 7 U.S. 5

3rd 1931 Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio - U.S. 9 Britain 3

4th 1933 Southport and Ainsdale GC, Southport, England - Britain 6½ U.S. 5½

5th 1935 Ridgewood CC, Paramus, N.J. - U.S. 9 Britain 3

6th 1937 Southport and Ainsdale GC, Southport, England - U.S. 8 Britain 4

1939-1945 Postponed Due to World War II

7th 1947 Portland GC, Portland, Ore. - U.S. 11 Britain 1

8th 1949 Ganton GC, Scarborough, England - U.S. 7 Britain 5

9th 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, N.C. - U.S. 9½ Britain 2½

10th 1953 Wentworth GC, Wentworth, England - U.S. 6½ Britain 5½

11th 1955 Thunderbird CC, Palm Springs, Calif. - U.S. 8 Britain 4

12th 1957 Lindrick GC, Yorkshire, England - Britain 7½ U.S. 4½

13th 1959 El Dorado CC, Palm Desert, Calif. - U.S. 8½ Britain 3½

14th 1961 Royal Lytham and St. Annes, St. Annes, England - U.S. 14½ Britain 9½

15th 1963 East Lake CC, Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. 23 Britain 9

16th 1965 Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, England - U.S. 19½ Britain 12½

17th 1967 Champions GC, Houston, Texas - U.S. 23½ Britain 8½

18th 1969 Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, England - U.S. 16 Britain 16

19th 1971 Old Warson CC, St. Louis, Mo. - U.S. 18½ Britain 13½

20th 1973 Muirfield, Scotland - U.S. 19 G.B. and I. 13

21st 1975 Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, Pa. - U.S. 21 G.B. and I. 11

22nd 1977 Royal Lytham and St. Annes, St. Annes, England - U.S. 12½ G.B. and I. 7½

23rd 1979 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. - U.S. 17 Europe 11

24th 1981 Walton Health GC, Surrey, England -  Europe 9½ U.S. 18½

25th 1983 PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - U.S. 14½ Europe 13½

26th 1985 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England - Europe 16½ U.S. 11½

27th 1987 Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio - Europe 15 U.S. 13

28th 1989 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England - Europe 14 U.S. 14

29th 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C. U.S. 14½ Europe 13½

30th 1993 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England - U.S. 15 Europe 13

31st 1995 Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, N.Y. - Europe 14½ U.S. 13½

32nd 1997 Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain - Europe 14½ U.S. 13½

Ryder Cup past results

24 Sep 1999: The USA crowd celebrate after the 33rd Ryder Cup match played at the Brookline CC in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

33rd 1999 The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. - U.S. 14½ Europe 13½

34th 2002 The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England - Europe 15½ U.S. 12½

35th 2004 Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, Mich. - Europe 18½ U.S. 9½

36th 2006 The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland - Europe 18½ U.S. 9½

Ryder Cup Previous Results

Team USA celebrates their Ryder Cup victory over Europe in 2008

37th 2008 Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Ky. - U.S. 16½ Europe 11½

38th 2010 Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales - Europe 14½ U.S. 13½

39th 2012 Medinah Country Club, Medinah, IL. - U.S. 13½ Europe 14½

Ryder Cup past results

Europe celebrating their 2014 Ryder Cup victory (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

40th 2014 Centenary Course, Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland - Europe 16½ USA 11½

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