Golf Ireland today
24th Ryder Cup at Walton Heath, Surrey from 18th - 20th September
| Walton Heath, Surrey, September 18th to 20th 1981 |
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| European Captain: Tony Jacklin | America Captain: D. Marr | |||||
| Europe | Holes | Points | America | Holes | Points | |
| Foursomes a. m. September 18th | ||||||
| B. Langer & M. Pinero | 0 | L. Trevino & L. Nelson | 1-up | 1 | ||
| S. Lyle & M. James | 2 & 1 | 1 | B. Rodgers & B. Lietzke | 0 | ||
| B. Gallacher & D. Smyth | 3 & 2 | 1 | H. Irwin & R. Floyd | 0 | ||
| P. Oosterhuis & N. Faldo | 0 | T. Watson & J. Nicklaus | 4 & 3 | 1 | ||
| Fourball p. m. September 18th | ||||||
| S. Torrance & H. Clark | Halved | ½ | T. Kite & J. Miller | Halved | ½ | |
| S. Lyle & M. James | 3 & 2 | 1 | B. Crenshaw & J. Pate | 1 | ||
| D. Smyth & J. Canizares | 6 & 5 | 1 | B. Rodgers & B. Lietzke | 0 | ||
| B. Gallacher & E. Darcy | 0 | H. Irwin & R. Floyd | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 1 | 4 ½ | 3 ½ | ||||
| Fourball a. m. September 19th | ||||||
| N. Faldo & S. Torrance | 0 | L. Trevino & J. Pate | 7 & 5 | 1 | ||
| S. Lyle & M. James | 0 | J. Nelson & T. Kite | 1-up | 1 | ||
| B. Langer & M. Pinero | 2 & 1 | 1 | R. Floyd & H. Irwin | 0 | ||
| J. M. Canizares & D. Smyth | 0 | J. Nicklaus & T. Watson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Foursomes p. m. September 19th | ||||||
| P. Oosterhuis & S. Torrance | 0 | P. Oosterhuis & S. Torrance | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| B. Langer & M. Pinero | 0 | J. Nicklaus & T. Watson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| A. Lyle & M. James | 0 | B. Rogers & R. Floyd | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| D. Smyth & B. Gallacher | 0 | T. Kite & L. Nelson | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 2 | 5 ½ | 10 ½ | ||||
| Singles September 20th | ||||||
| Sam Torrance | 0 | Lee Trevino | 5 & 3 | 1 | ||
| Sandy Lyle | 0 | Tom Kite | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Bernard Gallacher | Halved | ½ | Bill Rogers | halved | ½ | |
| Mark James | 0 | Larry Nelson | 2-up | 1 | ||
| Des Smyth | 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 6 & 4 | 1 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | Halved | ½ | Bruce Lietzke | Halved | ½ | |
| Manuel Pinero | 4 & 2 | 1 | Jerry Pate | 0 | ||
| Jose Maria Canizares | 0 | Hale Irwin | 1 | |||
| Nick Faldo | 2 & 1 | 1 | Johnny Miller | 0 | ||
| Howard Clark | 4 & 2 | 1 | Tom Watson | 0 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | 0 | Ray Floyd | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Eamonn Darcy | 0 | Jack Nicklaus | 5 & 3 | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 3 | 9 ½ | 18 ½ | ||||
