While Ryder Cup matches between the USA and Europe are often fiercely contested, there have been some occasions where contests have been extremely one-sided.
We take a look at the largest ever margins of victory in 18-hole Ryder Cup matches since 1961.
Europe
Margin | Winning team | Losing team | Match type | Year |
9&7 | Ludvig Åberg & Viktor Hovland | Scottie Scheffler & Brooks Koepka | Foursomes | 2023 |
7&5 | José María 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 | Des Smyth & José María Cañizares | Bill Rogers & Bruce Lietzke | Four-ball | 1981 |
6&5 | Ian Woosnam & Peter Baker | Fred Couples & Paul Azinger | Four-ball | 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 | 2010 |
USA
Margin | Winning team | Losing team | Match 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 | 2021 |
