1983 Ryder Cup: Difference between revisions

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The '''25th [[Ryder Cup]] Matches''' were held October 14–16, 1983 at the [[PGA National Golf Club]] in [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]].

The United States team won the competition by a score of 14½{{1/2}} to 13½{{1/2}} points, the closest [[Ryder Cup]] since the tie in [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]].<ref name=ntwusv>{{cite news|url=httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xjtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634%2C4613744|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|agency=Associated Press |title=Nicklaus 'thrilled' with U.S. victory |date=October 17, 1983 |page=4B }}</ref><ref name=ccfcj>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121406/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130814191537/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121406/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=A close call for Captain Jack |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |date=October 25, 1983 |page=38}}</ref><ref name=acviner>{{cite news|url=httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IgItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8M4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4484%2C5707559|newspaper=Palm Beach Post |title=Americans' Cup victory is no easy Ryder |last=Moffett |first=Dan |date=October 17, 1983 |page=D1}}</ref> In their third competition with players from the continent, Europe showed the ability to realistically challenge the Americans.<!--and that it would only be a matter of time before a European victory would happen.--><ref name=jsapo>{{cite news|url=httphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IgItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8M4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1429%2C5731784|newspaper=Palm Beach Post |last=Moffett |first=Dan |title=Jacklin's strategy almost paid off while Nicklaus saved best for last |date=October 17, 1983 |page=D7 }}</ref> This was the first of four occasions that [[Tony Jacklin]] was the European captain and the sole occasion that his side lost.

Entering the singles matches on Sunday, the competition was even at 8 points each. Jacklin put his best players out early, while U.S. captain [[Jack Nicklaus]] saved his for last.<ref name=jsapo/> In the first match, [[Seve Ballesteros]] was 3 up at the turn but needed an outstanding 3-wood from a fairway bunker on the final hole to salvage par and force a half with [[Fuzzy Zoeller]].<ref name="SeveBunker">{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=406130 |title=Ballesteros' Bunker Shot Among Best From Ryder Cup |publisher=TSN |date=September 26, 2012 |deadurl=no |accessdate=April 22, 2013}}</ref> With ten matches complete and the score at 13 points each, the outcome depended on the two singles matches remaining on the course, between [[José MariaMaría Cañizares]] and [[Lanny Wadkins]] and [[Bernard Gallacher]] and [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]. The U.S. victory is generally accredited to Wadkins, who hit a wedge to less than three feet (0.9 m) on the par-5 18th hole to win the hole with a birdie and halve his match against Canizares. Gallacher had trailed all day, but Watson bogeyed 16 and was only 1 up with two holes to play. He had another bogey at the par-3 17th, but Gallacher's three-foot putt for bogey missed and ended the match at 2 & 1 and gave the U.S. the winning point.<ref name=ccfcj/><ref name=acviner/><!--<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golf.com/special-features/ryder-cup-83-close-call-captain-jack |title=Ryder Cup '83: Close Call For Captain Jack |deadurl=no |accessdate=April 22, 2013}}</ref>-->

This was the thirteenth13th consecutive win at home for the U.S. team, but they havewould yethave to postwait consecutiveuntil home victories since, alternating losses and wins for a 3–4 record throughthe [[20122021 Ryder Cup|2012]] to post consecutive home victories. It was also the last victory for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup for eight years, until [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]].

With a total of 28 points, 14½{{1/2}} points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

The American qualification rules remained unchanged from 1981 with 11 of the team being selected from a points list. The final place in the team was allocated to the winner of the [[19811983 PGA Championship]] (which finished on August 7), provided he was not in the top 11, in which case the 12th player in the points list would qualify. Qualification based on the points list finished after the [[Western Open]] on July 3. Tom Watson needed to win the final event to guarantee his place but finished second, lifting him from 14th to 12th place in the points list and pushing [[Hale Irwin]] out of that position.<ref>"Unsure Watson teeters on a tightrope". ''The Times'', Tuesday, July 6, 1983; pg. 26; Issue 61577.</ref> The PGA Championship was won by [[Hal Sutton]] with [[Jack Nicklaus]] second.<ref>"A cub called Sutton follows the tracks of the Golden Bear". ''The Times'', Tuesday, Aug 9, 1983; pg. 18; Issue 61606.</ref> Sutton was only in his third year as a professional and hence ineligible and so Watson retained his place inon the team.<ref>"Watson may call off". ''The Times'', Thursday, Aug 4, 1983; pg. 21; Issue 61602.</ref>

| align=left|{{flagicon|DEUFRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]

| align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José MariaMaría Cañizares]]

|'''[[José MariaMaría Cañizares|Cañizares]]/[[Sam Torrance|Torrance]]'''

| 2½{{1/2}}

| 1½{{1/2}}

! 4½{{1/2}}

! 3½{{1/2}}

| 1½{{1/2}}

| 2½{{1/2}}

|[[Sam Torrance|Torrance]]/[[José MariaMaría Cañizares|Cañizares]]

|[[José MariaMaría Cañizares]]

| 5½{{1/2}}

| 6½{{1/2}}

! 13½{{1/2}}

! 14½{{1/2}}

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Halfwin–loss–half record of the player.

Source: <ref>{{cite web |url=http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |title=2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide |accessdate=October 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074322/http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>

|align=left|[[José MariaMaría Cañizares]] || 1.5 || 1–1–1 || 0–0–1 || 1–1–0 || 0–0–0

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