José María Cañizares
Summary
- Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 5-4-2 · 6 points (54.5%)
- Singles 2-1-1 · Foursomes 2-1-0 · Four-ball 1-2-1
Ryder Cup
4 Cups, 11 matches: 5 won, 4 lost, 2 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 2-1-1.
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1983 PGA National Golf Club Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
- 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
- 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · tied 14–14 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Des Smyth's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1985 Ryder Cup
The Belfry (Brabazon Course) · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1985.
Career line, 1981–1989
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
José María Cañizares was born in 1947 in Madrid, Spain. Cañizares played in 4 Ryder Cups for Europe (1981, 1983, 1985, 1989), winning 5, losing 4 and halving 2 of 11 matches for 6 points.
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The record
Ryder Cup
Cañizares played 4 Ryder Cups for Europe: 11 matches, 5 won, 4 lost, 2 halved, 6 points (54.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 2-1-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
- 1983 PGA National Golf Club Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
- 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
- 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · tied 14–14 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Des Smyth (2), Sam Torrance (2), Bernhard Langer (2), José Rivero (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.