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The 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the The Belfry
The Belfry

The Belfry is a prestigious golf resort in Wishaw, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands , England. The Belfry is owned by Ireland billionaire Sean Quinn, who acquired the course in 2005....
 in Wishaw
Wishaw, Warwickshire

Wishaw is a village and civil parish in the north-west of Warwickshire, England. It is located within the district of North Warwickshire and is famous as the home of The Belfry golf club....
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 (near Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield is a town within the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham, in the northeast of the city, with a population of List of English cities by population recorded in the 2001 census....
). For only the second time, the competition ended in a draw at 14 to 14 points, but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in 1987
1987 Ryder Cup

The 27th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.The European team won the competition by a score of 15 to 13 points....
.

Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
 is a match play
Match play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted....
 event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1989 was as follows: With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup.






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The 28th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the The Belfry
The Belfry

The Belfry is a prestigious golf resort in Wishaw, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands , England. The Belfry is owned by Ireland billionaire Sean Quinn, who acquired the course in 2005....
 in Wishaw
Wishaw, Warwickshire

Wishaw is a village and civil parish in the north-west of Warwickshire, England. It is located within the district of North Warwickshire and is famous as the home of The Belfry golf club....
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 (near Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield is a town within the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham, in the northeast of the city, with a population of List of English cities by population recorded in the 2001 census....
). For only the second time, the competition ended in a draw at 14 to 14 points, but the European team retained the Cup since they had won it outright in 1987
1987 Ryder Cup

The 27th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.The European team won the competition by a score of 15 to 13 points....
.

Format

The Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
 is a match play
Match play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted....
 event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1989 was as follows:
  • Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session
  • Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Team Europe Captain: Tony Jacklin
Tony Jacklin

Anthony "Tony" Jacklin CBE is an England golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever....
  • Severiano Ballesteros
    Severiano Ballesteros

    Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros is a Spain professional golfer and former Chronological list of World Number One male golfers, who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s....
  • Bernhard Langer
    Bernhard Langer

    Bernhard Langer is a Germany professional golfer....
  • José María Olazábal
    José María Olazábal

    Jos? Mar?a Olaz?bal is a Spain professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two Men's major golf championships....
  • Ronan Rafferty
    Ronan Rafferty

    Ronan Rafferty is a Northern Ireland professional golfer, who formerly played on the PGA European Tour.Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland....
  • Howard Clark
    Howard Clark (golfer)

    Howard Clark is an England golfer who played on the European Tour for many years and had his most successful period in the mid 1980s.Clark was born in Leeds, England....
  • Mark James
  • Christy O'Connor Jnr
    Christy O'Connor Jnr

    Christy O'Connor Jnr is an Republic of Ireland golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Snr....
  • José Maria Cañizares
    José Maria Cañizares

    Jos? Maria Ca?izares is a Spain golfer.Ca?izares was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 1967 and made the top hundred on the PGA European Tour Order of Merit every year from its first season in 1972 through to 1993....
  • Gordon Brand, Jnr
    Gordon Brand, Jnr

    Gordon Brand, Jnr is a Scotland professional golfer who plays on the PGA European Tour.Brand was born in Kirkcaldy. He turned professional in 1981 and quickly achieved success....
  • Sam Torrance
    Sam Torrance

    Sam Torrance OBE is a Scotland golfer who was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s and was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002....
  • Nick Faldo
    Nick Faldo

    Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo Order of the British Empire is an England professional golfer on the European Tour, and is one of Europe's most successful players ever....
  • Ian Woosnam
    Ian Woosnam

    Ian Harold Woosnam Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a Wales professional golfer. Nicknamed 'Woosers`, `Woosie`, or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, who all won Men's major golf championships, and made Europe competitive...
Team United States Captain: Raymond Floyd
Raymond Floyd

Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an United States professional golf who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, North Carolina....
  • Paul Azinger
    Paul Azinger

    Paul William Azinger is an United States professional golfer. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994....
  • Chip Beck
    Chip Beck

    Charles Henry "Chip" Beck is an United States golfer who was a three time All-American at the University of Georgia. He has four victories on the PGA Tour and twenty runner-up finishes....
  • Payne Stewart
    Payne Stewart

    William Payne Stewart was an United States professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
  • Mark Calcavecchia
    Mark Calcavecchia

    Mark John Calcavecchia is an United States professional golfer.Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida and earned All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1979....
  • Tom Kite
    Tom Kite

    Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an United Statesn professional golfer. He spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994....
  • Mark O'Meara
    Mark O'Meara

    Mark Francis O'Meara is an United States professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s....
  • Fred Couples
    Fred Couples

    Frederick Stephen Couples is an United States professional golfer and former Chronological list of World Number One male golfers who competes on the PGA Tour....
  • Ken Green
  • Mark McCumber
    Mark McCumber

    Mark Randall McCumber is an United States professional golfer. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida.McCumber turned professional in 1974 and won ten times on the PGA Tour between 1979 and 1994 including the prestigious Players Championship and Tour Championship ....
  • Tom Watson
    Tom Watson (golfer)

    Thomas Sturges "Tom" Watson is an United States golfer on the Champions Tour, who still occasionally competes in PGA Tour events.In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight Men's major golf championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times....
  • Lanny Wadkins
    Lanny Wadkins

    Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an United States of America professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....
  • Curtis Strange
    Curtis Strange

    Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990....


Friday's matches


Morning foursomes


Afternoon four-ball


Saturday's matches


Morning foursomes


Afternoon four-ball


Sunday's singles matches