1975 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Laurel Valley Golf Club
USA won the 1975 Ryder Cup 21–11 over Great Britain & Ireland at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1975 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- September 19, 1975 to September 21, 1975
- Course
- Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States
- Edition
- 21st Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain & Ireland
- Result
- USA 21, Great Britain & Ireland 11 · USA won by 10 points
- Points to win
- 16½ (holder retains with 16)
- USA captain
- Arnold Palmer
- Great Britain & Ireland captain
- Bernard Hunt
- Holder after
- USA
- Winning point
- Tom Weiskopf (USA) · Singles (Day 3 AM): Weiskopf d. Guy Hunt 5 & 3
Session 1: foursomes, September 19, 1975 (AM)
Session: USA 4, Great Britain & Ireland 0 · running score USA 4, Great Britain & Ireland 0.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf | Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher | 5 & 4 | USA |
| 2 | Gene Littler and Hale Irwin | Norman Wood and Maurice Bembridge | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 3 | Al Geiberger and Johnny Miller | Tony Jacklin and Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 1 | USA |
| 4 | Lee Trevino and J. C. Snead | Tommy Horton and John O'Leary | 2 & 1 | USA |
Session 2: four-ball, September 19, 1975 (PM)
Session: USA 2½, Great Britain & Ireland 1½ · running score USA 6½, Great Britain & Ireland 1½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Raymond Floyd | Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 2 | Tom Weiskopf and Lou Graham | Eamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 3 | Jack Nicklaus and Bob Murphy | Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher | halved | halved |
| 4 | Lee Trevino and Hale Irwin | Tommy Horton and John O'Leary | 2 & 1 | USA |
Session 3: four-ball, September 20, 1975 (AM)
Session: USA 3, Great Britain & Ireland 1 · running score USA 9½, Great Britain & Ireland 2½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Johnny Miller | Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin | halved | halved |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus and J. C. Snead | Tommy Horton and Norman Wood | 4 & 2 | USA |
| 3 | Gene Littler and Lou Graham | Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 4 | Al Geiberger and Raymond Floyd | Eamonn Darcy and Guy Hunt | halved | halved |
Session 4: foursomes, September 20, 1975 (PM)
Session: USA 3, Great Britain & Ireland 1 · running score USA 12½, Great Britain & Ireland 3½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino and Bob Murphy | Tony Jacklin and Brian Huggett | 3 & 2 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 2 | Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller | Christy O'Connor Jnr and John O'Leary | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 3 | Hale Irwin and Billy Casper | Peter Oosterhuis and Maurice Bembridge | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 4 | Al Geiberger and Lou Graham | Eamonn Darcy and Guy Hunt | 3 & 2 | USA |
Session 5: singles, September 21, 1975 (AM)
Session: USA 5, Great Britain & Ireland 3 · running score USA 17½, Great Britain & Ireland 6½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Murphy | Tony Jacklin | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 2 | Johnny Miller | Peter Oosterhuis | 2 up | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 3 | Lee Trevino | Bernard Gallacher | halved | halved |
| 4 | Hale Irwin | Tommy Horton | halved | halved |
| 5 | Gene Littler | Brian Huggett | 4 & 2 | USA |
| 6 | Billy Casper | Eamonn Darcy | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 7 | Tom Weiskopf | Guy Hunt | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 8 | Jack Nicklaus | Brian Barnes | 4 & 2 | Great Britain & Ireland |
Session 6: singles, September 21, 1975 (PM)
Session: USA 3½, Great Britain & Ireland 4½ · running score USA 21, Great Britain & Ireland 11.
| Match | USA | Great Britain & Ireland | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | Tony Jacklin | 1 up | USA |
| 2 | J. C. Snead | Peter Oosterhuis | 3 & 2 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 3 | Al Geiberger | Bernard Gallacher | halved | halved |
| 4 | Lou Graham | Tommy Horton | 2 & 1 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 5 | Hale Irwin | John O'Leary | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 6 | Bob Murphy | Maurice Bembridge | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 7 | Lee Trevino | Norman Wood | 2 & 1 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 8 | Jack Nicklaus | Brian Barnes | 2 & 1 | Great Britain & Ireland |
USA team, 1975
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Casper | United States | 2-1-1 | 2½ | |
| Raymond Floyd | United States | 1-1-1 | 1½ | |
| Al Geiberger | United States | 2-0-2 | 3 | |
| Lou Graham | United States | 3-1-0 | 3 | |
| Hale Irwin | United States | yes | 4-0-1 | 4½ |
| Gene Littler | United States | 3-0-0 | 3 | |
| Johnny Miller | United States | yes | 2-1-1 | 2½ |
| Bob Murphy | United States | yes | 2-1-1 | 2½ |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 2-2-1 | 2½ | |
| J. C. Snead | United States | 2-1-0 | 2 | |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 2-2-1 | 2½ | |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | 4-0-0 | 4 |
Great Britain & Ireland team, 1975
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes | Scotland | 2-2-1 | 2½ | |
| Maurice Bembridge | England | 0-3-0 | 0 | |
| Eamonn Darcy | Ireland | yes | 0-3-1 | ½ |
| Bernard Gallacher | Scotland | 0-2-3 | 1½ | |
| Tommy Horton | England | yes | 1-3-1 | 1½ |
| Brian Huggett | Wales | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Guy Hunt | England | yes | 0-2-1 | ½ |
| Tony Jacklin | England | 2-3-1 | 2½ | |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | Ireland | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| John O'Leary | Ireland | yes | 0-4-0 | 0 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | 3-2-1 | 3½ | |
| Norman Wood | Scotland | yes | 1-2-0 | 1 |
What happened at the 1975 Ryder Cup
Brian Barnes beat Jack Nicklaus twice on the final day, 4 & 2 in the morning and 2 & 1 in the afternoon.
The USA swept the opening foursomes 4-0 and led 12.5-3.5 after two days.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Ryder Cup data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: ryder-cup.csv (the Ryder Cup room's record), with every match and team sheet from GNN's Ryder Cup data.