Golf Network News
Sunday 15 September 1985Team cupsYear in Review
Europe wins Ryder Cup
The Belfry, Wishaw, England · Friday 13 to Sunday 15 September 1985
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 62 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 50 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ryder Cup
1927–2025 in our record, 45 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Team cup
Ryder Cup
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry
1 of 5 researched
Winner
Europe
USA 11½, Europe 16½Total
5 pointsMargin
Runner-up: USA
To par not yet researched.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet