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Dan Sikes

United States · born , Wildwood, Florida · died

2Ryder Cup points from 3 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 2-1-0 · 2 points (66.7%)
  • Singles 1-0-0 · Foursomes 1-0-0 · Four-ball 0-1-0

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 3 matches: 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0.

  1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 2-1-0, 2 points

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1969 Ryder Cup

    Royal Birkdale Golf Club · tied 16–16 · 2-1-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1969.

    Career line, 1969–1969

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    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Dan Sikes was born in 1929 in Wildwood, Florida. Sikes played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1969), winning 2, losing 1 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Sikes played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 2-1-0, 2 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Jack Nicklaus (2).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Dan Sikes
    3. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    4. WP 1969