Des Smyth
Summary
- Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-5-0 · 2 points (28.6%)
- Singles 0-2-0 · Foursomes 1-2-0 · Four-ball 1-1-0
- Open top 10s 1982 (T4)
Near misses
Ryder Cup
2 Cups, 7 matches: 2 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-2-0.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Bernard Gallacher's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1981 Ryder Cup
Walton Heath Golf Club · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1981.
Career line, 1979–1982
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Des Smyth was born in 1953 in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Smyth played in 2 Ryder Cups for Europe (1979, 1981), winning 2, losing 5 and halving 0 of 7 matches for 2 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Ryder Cup
Smyth played 2 Ryder Cups for Europe: 7 matches, 2 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (28.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-2-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2006; 2014.
- 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 0-2-0, 0 points · captain's pick
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Bernard Gallacher (2), José María Cañizares (2), Ken Brown (1).
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.