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Ryder Cup, 2012

2012 Ryder Cup

Europe won 14.5–13.5 at Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3, Medinah, United States, September 28, 2012 to September 30, 2012. Captains: Davis Love III (USA) and José María Olazábal (Europe).

Europe won 14.5–13.5Result
  1. Teams USA v Europe
  2. Captains Davis Love III (USA) · José María Olazábal (Europe)
  3. Dates September 28, 2012 – September 30, 2012
  4. Venue Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3, Medinah, United States
  5. Format foursomes; four-ball; singles
  6. Matches 28
  7. Winning point Francesco Molinari (outright half): Molinari halved with Tiger Woods (14.5)

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Two moments

  1. Martin Kaymer holed a roughly 5–6 ft putt on the 18th green to beat Steve Stricker and make sure Europe kept the Cup.
  2. Olazábal's team wore navy and white, Seve Ballesteros's Sunday colours, and carried his 1984 Open silhouette on their kit; Ballesteros had died in May 2011.

USA team

Keegan BradleyUnited States · b. 19862011 PGA champion3-1-0, 3 pts that weekJason DufnerUnited States · b. 19772013 PGA champion3-1-0, 3 pts that weekJim FurykUnited States · b. 19702003 U.S. Open champion1-2-0, 1 pts that weekDustin JohnsonUnited States · b. 19842 majors3-0-0, 3 pts that weekZach JohnsonUnited States · b. 19762 majors3-1-0, 3 pts that weekMatt KucharUnited States · b. 19784 Ryder Cups2-1-0, 2 pts that weekPhil MickelsonUnited States · b. 19706 majors3-1-0, 3 pts that weekWebb SimpsonUnited States · b. 19852012 U.S. Open champion2-2-0, 2 pts that weekBrandt SnedekerUnited States · b. 19802 Ryder Cups1-2-0, 1 pts that weekSteve StrickerUnited States · b. 19673 Ryder Cups0-4-0, 0 pts that weekBubba WatsonUnited States · b. 19782 majors2-2-0, 2 pts that weekTiger WoodsUnited States · b. 197515 majors0-3-1, 0.5 pts that week

Europe team

Nicolas ColsaertsBelgium · b. 19821 Ryder Cup1-3-0, 1 pts that weekLuke DonaldEngland · b. 19774 Ryder Cups2-2-0, 2 pts that weekSergio GarcíaSpain · b. 19802017 Masters champion2-2-0, 2 pts that weekPeter HansonSweden · b. 19772 Ryder Cups0-2-0, 0 pts that weekMartin KaymerGermany · b. 19842 majors1-1-0, 1 pts that weekPaul LawrieScotland · b. 19691999 Open champion1-2-0, 1 pts that weekGraeme McDowellNorthern Ireland · b. 19792010 U.S. Open champion1-3-0, 1 pts that weekRory McIlroyNorthern Ireland · b. 19896 majors3-2-0, 3 pts that weekFrancesco MolinariItaly · b. 19822018 Open champion0-2-1, 0.5 pts that weekIan PoulterEngland · b. 19767 Ryder Cups4-0-0, 4 pts that weekJustin RoseEngland · b. 19802013 U.S. Open champion3-2-0, 3 pts that weekLee WestwoodEngland · b. 197311 Ryder Cups2-2-0, 2 pts that week

Sources

From Golf Network News data sets (October 2026); these are the sources the 2012 rows cite.

  1. WP 2012
  2. GC 2012