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Howard Clark

England · born , Leeds, England

7.5Ryder Cup points from 15 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 6 Cups · 7-7-1 · 7.5 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 4-2-0 · Foursomes 0-4-0 · Four-ball 3-1-1
  • Open top 10s 1981 (T8)

Near misses

  1. 1981 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T8 · 286 (+6)

Ryder Cup

6 Cups, 15 matches: 7 won, 7 lost, 1 halved, 7.5 points. Foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 3-1-1, singles 4-2-0.

  1. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
  2. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  3. 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  4. 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  5. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · tied 14–14 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
  6. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Sam Torrance's rivals →

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 1989 Ryder Cup Biggest Ryder Cup winning margin: Singles (18-hole), 8&7 · Tom Kite over Howard Clark (1989); Fred Couples over Ian Woosnam (1997) (1989, 1997) (Tom Kite over Howard Clark (1989); Fred Couples over Ian Woosnam (1997))
  2. 1995 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 11th, Oak Hill · Singles

Results by championship

    Best day

    1989 Ryder Cup

    The Belfry (Brabazon Course) · tied 14–14 · 2-2-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1989.

    Career line, 1977–1995

    The Open
    1981 The Open: finished T8
    Ryder Cup
    1977 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-1-01981 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-0-11985 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-01987 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-01989 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-01995 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-0
    1980198519901995

    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Howard Clark was born in 1954 in Leeds, England. Clark played in 6 Ryder Cups for GB&I and Europe (1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995), winning 7, losing 7 and halving 1 of 15 matches for 7.5 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.

    1. 1981 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T8 · 286 (+6)

    Ryder Cup

    Clark played 6 Ryder Cups for GB&I and Europe: 15 matches, 7 won, 7 lost, 1 halved, 7.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 3-1-1, singles 4-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
    2. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    3. 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    4. 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    5. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · tied 14–14 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick
    6. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Sam Torrance (5), Mark James (4).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1989 Ryder Cup Biggest Ryder Cup winning margin: Singles (18-hole), 8&7 · Tom Kite over Howard Clark (1989); Fred Couples over Ian Woosnam (1997) (1989, 1997) (Tom Kite over Howard Clark (1989); Fred Couples over Ian Woosnam (1997))
    2. 1995 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 11th, Oak Hill · Singles

    Sources

    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 European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Wikipedia: Howard Clark (golfer)
    3. R&A 1981
    4. GC: 1977 ryder cup
    5. WP 1977
    6. GC: 1981 ryder cup
    7. Wikipedia: 1981 Ryder Cup
    8. GC: 1985 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1985 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 1987 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1987 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1989 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1989 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1995 ryder cup
    15. Deseret News 1995
    16. Wikipedia: 1995 Ryder Cup
    17. Golf Channel
    18. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records