32nd Ryder Cup at Valderrama, Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain from 26th - 28th September
| Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain September 26th - 28th 1997 |
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| European Captain: Severiano Ballesteros | America Captain: Tom Kite | |||||
| Europe | Holes | Points | America | Holes | Points | |
| Fourball a.m. September 26th | ||||||
| J. M. Olazabal & C. Rocca | 1-up | 1 | D. Love III & P. Mickelson | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & L. Westwood | 0 | F. Couples & B. Faxon | 1-up | 1 | ||
| J. Parnevik & P-U Johansson | 1-up | 1 | T. Lehman & J. Furyk | 0 | ||
| B. Langer & C. Montgomerie | 0 | T. Woods & M. O'Meara | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Foursomes p.m. Day 1 | ||||||
| J. M. Olazabal & C. Rocca | 0 | S. Hoch & M. Janzen | 1-up | 1 | ||
| B. Langer & C. Montgomerie | 5 & 3 | 1 | T. Woods & M. O'Meara | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & L. Westwood | 3 & 2 | 1 | J. Leonard & J. Maggert | 0 | ||
| I. Garrido & J. Parnevic | ½ | P. Mickelson & T. Lehman | ½ | |||
| Points after Day 1 | 4 ½ | 3 ½ | ||||
| Fourball a.m. September 27th | ||||||
| C. Montgomerie & D. Clarke | 1-up | 1 | C. Montgomerie & D. Clarke | 0 | ||
| I. Woosnam & T. Bjorn | 2 & 1 | 1 | J. Leonard & B. Faxon | 0 | ||
| J. Leonard & B. Faxon | 2 & 1 | 1 | T. Woods & M. O'Meara | 0 | ||
| J. M. Olazabal & I. Garrido | ½ | P. Mickelson & T. Lehman | ½ | |||
| Foursomes p.m. Day 2 | ||||||
| C. Momtgomerie & B. Langer | 1-up | 1 | I. Janzen & Furyk | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & L. Westwood | 0 | S. Hock & J. Maggert | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| J. Parnevik & I. Garrido | ½ | T. Woods & J. Leonard | ½ | |||
| J. M. Olazabal & C. Rocca | 5 & 4 | 1 | F. Couples & D. Love III | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 2 | 9 ½ | 6 ½ | ||||
| Singles September 28th | ||||||
| Ian Woosnam | 0 | Fred Couples | 8 & 7 | 1 | ||
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 3 & 2 | 1 | Davis Love III | 0 | ||
| Costantino Rocca | 4 & 2 | 1 | Tiger Woods | 0 | ||
| Thomas Bjorn | ½ | Justin Leonard | ½ | |||
| Darren Clarke | 0 | Phil Mickelson | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Jesper Parnevik | 0 | Mark O'Meara | 5 & 4 | 1 | ||
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 0 | Lee Janzen | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | 2 & 1 | 1 | Brad Faxon | 0 | ||
| Lee Westwood | 0 | Jeff Maggert | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | ½ | Scott Hoch | ½ | |||
| Nick Faldo | 0 | Jim Furyk | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Ignacio Garrido | 0 | Tom Lehman | 7 & 6 | 1 | ||
| Total Points after Day 3 | 14 ½ | 13 ½ | ||||