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Ken Green

United States · born , Danbury, Connecticut

2Ryder Cup points from 4 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 2-2-0 · 2 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 0-1-0 · Foursomes 2-0-0 · Four-ball 0-1-0

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 4 matches: 2 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 2-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 0-1-0.

  1. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Mark Calcavecchia's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1989 Ryder Cup Cañizares holed a 2-foot putt on 18 to beat Ken Green 1 up. It gave Europe 14 points and kept the Cup, with four matches still on the course.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1989 Ryder Cup

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

    Cañizares holed a 2-foot putt on 18 to beat Ken Green 1 up. It gave Europe 14 points and kept the Cup, with four matches still on the course.

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

    Career line, 1989–1989

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

    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Ken Green was born in 1958 in Danbury, Connecticut. Green played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1989), winning 2, losing 2 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Green played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 2 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Mark Calcavecchia (3).

    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 American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Wikipedia: Ken Green (golfer)
    3. GC: 1989 ryder cup
    4. Wikipedia: 1989 Ryder Cup