Golf Ireland today
23rd Ryder Cup at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia from 14th - 16th September
| The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia,
September 14th to 16th 1979 |
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| European Captain: John Jacobs | America Captain: Bill Casper | |||||
| Europe | Holes | Points | America | Holes | Points | |
| Fourball a. m. September 14th | ||||||
| A. Garrido & S. Ballesteros | 0 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| K. Brown & M. James | 0 | L. Trevino & F. Zoeller | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| P. Oosterhuis & N. Faldo | 0 | A. Bean & L. Elder | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| B. Gallacher & B. Barnes | 2 & 1 | 1 | H. Irwin & J. Mahaffey | 0 | ||
| Foursomes p. m. Day 1 | ||||||
| K. Brown & D. Smyth | 0 | H. Irwin & T. Kite | 7 & 6 | 1 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & A. Garrido | 3 & 2 | 1 | F. Zoeller & H. Green | 0 | ||
| S. Lyle & Tony Jacklin | halved | ½ | L. Trevino & G. Morgan | Halved | ½ | |
| B. Gallacher & B. Barns | 0 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 1 | 2 ½ | 5 ½ | ||||
| Foursomes a. m. September 15th | ||||||
| T. Jacklin & S. Lyle | 5 & 4 | 1 | L. Elder & J. Mahaffey | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & P. Oosterhuis | 6 & 5 | 1 | A. Bean & T. Kite | 0 | ||
| B. Gallacher & B. Barns | 2 & 1 | 1 | F. Zoeller & M. Hayes | 0 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & A. Garrido | 0 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Fourball p. m. Day 2 | ||||||
| S. Ballesteros & A. Garrido | 0 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 5 & 4 | 1 | ||
| T. Jacklin & S. Lyle | 0 | H. Irwin & T. Kite | 1-up | 1 | ||
| B. Gallacher & B. Barnes | 3 & 2 | 1 | L. Trevino & F. Zoeller | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & P. Oosterhuis | 1-up | 1 | L. Elder & M.Hayes | 0 | ||
| Points after Day 2 | 7 ½ | 8 ½ | ||||
| Singles September 16th | ||||||
| Bernard Gallacher | 3 & 2 | 1 | Lenny Wadkins | 0 | ||
| Seve Ballesteros | 0 | Larry Nelson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Tony Jacklin | 0 | Tom Kite | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Antonio Garrido | 0 | Mark Hayes | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Michael King | 0 | Andy Bean | 4 & 3 | 1 | ||
| Brian Barnes | 0 | John Mahaffey | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Nick Faldo | 3 & 2 | 1 | Lee Elder | 0 | ||
| Des Smyth | 0 | Hale Irwin | 5 & 3 | 1 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | 0 | Hubert Green | 2-up0 | 1 | ||
| Ken Brown | 1-up | 1 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 0 | ||
| Sandy Lyle | 0 | Lee Trevino | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Mark James | Halved | 1 | Gil Morgan | Halved | ½ | |
| Mark James injured, match between James and Morgan not played | ||||||
| Points after Day 3 | 11 | 17 | ||||
