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=https://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=https://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=https://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=https://www.tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=406130 |title=Ballesteros' Bunker Shot Among Best From Ryder Cup |publisher=TSN |date=September 26, 2012 |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 |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 4-4 record throughthe [[20162021 Ryder Cup|2016]] 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.

| 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.

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

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121448/http://www.rydercup.com/europe/multimedia/video/ryder-cup-flashback-1983 2012 Ryder Cup] &nbsp; Ryder Cup Flashback: 1983

*{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1983.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1983 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206151623/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1983.html |url-status=dead }}

*{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3913099.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1983 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=April 22, 2013 }}

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