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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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