27th Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village, Columbus, Ohio from 25th - 27th September
| Muirfield Village, Columbus, Ohio, from September 25th to 27th 1987 |
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| European Captain: Tony Jacklin | America Captain: Jack Nicklaus | |||||
| Europe | Holes | Points | America | Holes | Points | |
| Foursomes a. m. September 27th | ||||||
| S. Torrance & H. Clark | 0 | S. Torrance & H. Clark | 4 & 2 | 1 | ||
| K. Brown & B. Langer | 0 | H. Sutton & D. Pohl | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| N. Faldo & I. Woosnam | 2 & 1 | 1 | L. Wadkins & L. Mize | 0 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & J. M. Olazabal | 1-up | 1 | L. Nelson & P. Stewart | 0 | ||
| Fourball p. m. Day 1 | ||||||
| J. Brand Jr. & J. Rivero | 3 & 2 | 1 | B. Crenshaw & S. Simpson | 0 | ||
| S. Lyle & B. Langer | 1-up | 1 | A. Bean & M. Calcavecchia | 0 | ||
| N. Faldo & I. Woosnam | 2 & 1 | 1 | H. Sutton & D. Pohl | 0 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & J. M. Olazabal | 2 & 1 | 1 | C. Strange & T. Kite | 0 | ||
| Points after Day 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Foursomes a. m. September 26th | ||||||
| J. Brand Jnr. & J. Rivero | 0 | C. Strange & T. Kite | 3 & 1 | 1 | ||
| N. Faldo & I. Woosnam | Halved | 1/2 | H. Sutton & L. Nelson | Halved | 1/2 | |
| S. Lyle & B. Langer | 2 & 1 | 1 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 0 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & J. M. Olazabal | 1-up | 1 | B. Crenshaw & P. Stewart | 0 | ||
| Fourball p. m. Day 2 | ||||||
| N. Faldo & I. Woosnam | 5 & 4 | 1 | C. Strange & T. Kite | 0 | ||
| E. Darcy & G. Brand Jnr. | 0 | A. Bean & P. Stewart | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| S. Ballesteros & J. M. Olazabal | 0 | H. Sutton & L. Mize | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| S. Lyle & B. Langer | 1-up | 1 | L. Wadkins & L. Nelson | 0 | ||
| Total Points after Day 2 | 10½ | 5½ | ||||
| Singles September 27th | ||||||
| Ian Woosnam | 0 | Andy Bean | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Howard Clarke | 1-up | 1 | Dan Pohl | 0 | ||
| Sam Torrance | Halved | 1/2 | Larry Mize | Halved | 1/2 | |
| Nick Faldo | 0 | Mark Calcavecchia | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 0 | Payne Stewart | 2-up | 1 | ||
| Eamonn Darcy | 1-up | 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 0 | ||
| Jose Rivero | 0 | Scott Simpson | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | Halved | 1/2 | Larry Nelson | Halved | 1/2 | |
| Sandy Lyle | 0 | Tom Kite | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Seve Ballesteros | 2 & 1 | 1 | Curtis Strange | 0 | ||
| Gordon Brand Jnr. | Halved | 1/2 | Hal Sutton | Halved | 1/2 | |
| Ken Brown | 0 | Lenny Wadkins | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 3 | 15 | 13 | ||||