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Loren Roberts

United States · born , San Luis Obispo, California, USA

3Ryder Cup points from 4 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 3-1-0 · 3 points (75.0%)
  • Singles 0-1-0 · Foursomes 1-0-0 · Four-ball 2-0-0
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1994 U.S. Open
  • Open top 10s 2000 (T7)

Near misses

  1. 1994 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els · playoff: 18 holes + sudden death
  2. 2000 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 280 (-8)

Ryder Cup

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

  1. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1994 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Ernie Els.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1994.

    Career line, 1994–2000

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

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Loren Roberts was born on June 24, 1955, in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Roberts' best major finish was second, at the 1994 U.S. Open. Roberts played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1995), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 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. 1994 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els · playoff: 18 holes + sudden death
    2. 2000 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 280 (-8)

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Roberts played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 2-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2006.

    1. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Jeff Maggert (1), Peter Jacobsen (1), Corey Pavin (1).

    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. Golf Compendium
    3. R&A 2000
    4. GC: 1995 ryder cup
    5. Deseret News 1995
    6. Wikipedia: 1995 Ryder Cup
    7. Golf Channel