Lee Elder
Summary
- Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-3-0 · 1 points (25.0%)
- Singles 0-1-0 · Foursomes 0-1-0 · Four-ball 1-1-0
Ryder Cup
1 Cups, 4 matches: 1 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 1 points. Foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-1-0.
- 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) USA · USA won 17–11 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Andy Bean's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1979 Ryder Cup
The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) · USA won 17–11 · 1-3-0, 1 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1979.
Career line, 1979–1979
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- Ryder Cup, USA
Lee Elder was born in 1934 in Dallas, Texas. Elder played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1979), winning 1, losing 3 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 1 point.
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The record
Ryder Cup
Elder played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 1 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 1 points (25.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) USA · USA won 17–11 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Andy Bean (1), John Mahaffey (1), Mark Hayes (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.