Ryder Cup: 18 records that could be broken

1. Largest victory margin in 18-hole singles match

Currently: 8&7 – Tom Kite defeated Howard Clark (1989) and Fred Couples defeated Ian Woosnam (1997).

2. Largest victory margin in foursomes

Currently: 7&6 – Hale Irwin/Tom Kite defeated Ken Brown/Des Smyth (1979) Paul Azinger/Mark O’Meara defeated Nick Faldo/David Gilford (1991) and Keegan Bradley/Phil Mickelson defeated Lee Westwood/Luke Donald (2012).

3. Largest victory margin in fourballs

Currently: 7&5 – Lee Trevino/Jerry Pate defeated Nick Faldo/Sam Torrance, Europe, 7-and-5, 1981

4. Most Ryder Cup matches played

Currently: 46 – Nick Faldo

Lee Westwood is on 41. Should he play all five matches, he would equal Faldo’s total.

5. Most Ryder Cup matches won

Currently: 23 – Nick Faldo

Lee Westwood is on 20 and Sergio Garcia is on 18.

6. Most Ryder Cup points won

Currently: 25 – Nick Faldo

Lee Westwood is on 23. Sergio Garcia is on 20.5

7. Most Ryder Cup points won by an American

Currently: 23.5 – Arnold Palmer

Phil Mickelson is on 19.

8. Most Ryder Cup matches lost

Currently: 21 – Neil Coles

Phil Mickelson is on 19.

9. Most Ryder Cup matches lost by an American

Currently: 20 – Jim Furyk

Phil Mickelson is on 19.

10. Most foursomes matches played

Currently: 18 – Nick Faldo

Lee Westwood is on 17.

11. Most foursomes matches played by an American

Currently: 15 – Billy Casper and Lanny Wadkins

Phil Mickelson is on 14.

12. Most foursomes matches won

Currently: 11 – Bernhard Langer

Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia are on 9.

13. Most foursomes points won

Currently: 11.5 – Bernhard Langer

Lee Westwood is on 11 and Sergio Garcia is on 10.

14. Most fourball matches played

Currently: 17 – Nick Faldo and Phil Mickelson

Lee Westwood is on 15.

15. Most fourball matches won

Currently: 10 – Ian Woosnam

Lee Westwood is on 8.

16. Most fourball points won

Currently: 10.5 – Jose Maria Olazabal and Ian Woosnam

Lee Westwood is on 9.

17. Most fourball matches lost

Currently: 9 – Nick Faldo

Phil Mickelson is on 8.

18. Most consecutive European Ryder Cup wins

Currently: 3 – 2002-2006 and 2010-2014

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