PAUL MCGINLEY 2014 RYDER CUP EUROPEAN TEAM CAPTAIN Image of Player Years Played Teams Matches Points Won Lost Halved Winning Pct. 2002-04-06 3 9 4 2 2 4.5.500 Birth Date: December 16, 1966 Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Residence: Sunningdale, England Turned Professional: 1991 Joined PGA TOUR: 1991 European Tour Career Earnings: 11,223,276 (as of 9/8/14) PGA Tour Career Earnings: $953,010 (as of 9/8/14) Career Worldwide Victories: 9 Photo by Patrick Bolger/Getty Images PAUL MCGINLEY IN THE RYDER CUP 2002 THE BELFRY SUTTON COLDFIELD, ENGLAND Stewart Cink/Jim Furyk def. Padraig Harrington/Paul McGinley (3 & 2) Darren Clarke/McGinley halved with Scott Hoch/Furyk Singles: McGinley halved with Furyk Totals: 0-1-2 2004 OAKLAND HILLS CC BLOOMFIELD, MICH McGinley/Luke Donald halved with Chris Riley/Stewart Cink Padraig Harrington/McGinley def. Davis Love III/Tiger Woods (4 & 3) Singles: McGinley def. Stewart Cink (3 & 2) Totals: 2-0-1 2006 The K Club Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland Padraig Harrington & McGinley halved with Chris Campbell & Zach Johnson Jim Furyk & Tiger Woods def. Harrington & McGinley (3 & 2) Singles: McGinley halved with J.J. Henry Totals: 0-1-2 OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 3-time Ryder Cup Team member 2002, 04, 06 2 victories, 2 defeats, 5 halves Vice Captain 2010, 12 7-time Alfred Dunhill Cup Team member 1993, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000 13-time World Cup Team member 1993, 94, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08 Seve Trophy 2002, 05, (Captain) 09, (Captain) 11 Royal Trophy 2006, 07, 09 1991 Walker Cup Team member 1987-91 Irish Youths, Seniors Team member TOURNAMENT VICTORIES (9) 1991 UAP Under-25s Championship 1996 Hohe Brücke Open 1997 Oki Pro-Am, Irish PGA Championship 2000 Irish PGA Championship 2001 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open 2002 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship 2003 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship 2005 Volvo Masters Europe s Paul McGinley celebrates his birdie on the 15th green at the 34th Ryder Cup at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England on September 28, 2002. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) 80 Ryder Cup Media Guide
EUROPE 2014 VICE CAPTAINS PADRAIG HARRINGTON Country: Ireland Residence: Dublin, Ireland Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Height: 6 ft. 1 in. Weight: 13st Birth Date (Age): August 31, 1971 (43) Family: Wife: Caroline (m. 1997); Children: Patrick (2003), Ciaran (2007) Interests: Family, movies, sports Turned Professional:...1995 Qualifying School:...1995* 1999, 02 (winners), 04, (winners), 06 (winners), 08, 10 (winners), 14 (Vice Captain) Overall Record...Played 25, Won 9, Lost 13, Halved 3: Points 10½ Singles:... Played 6 Won 3 Lost 3 Halved 0 Foursomes:... Played 10 Won 3 Lost 4 Halved 3... Played 9 Won 3 Lost 6 Halved 0 1999: The Country Club...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Harrington/Jiménez halved with Love III/Stewart Harrington/Jiménez lost to Pate/Woods (1 Up) Singles: Harrington beat O Meara (1 Up) 2002: The Belfry...Europe 15½ USA 12½ Harrington/Fasth lost to Mickelson/Toms (1 Up) Harrington/McGinley lost to Cink/Furyk (3 & 2) Harrington/Montgomerie beat Mickelson/Toms (2 & 1) Singles: Harrington beat Calcavecchia (5 & 4) 2004: Oakland Gills CC... USA 9½ Europe 18½ Harrington/Montgomerie beat Mickelson/Woods (2 & 1) Harrington/Montgomerie beat Love III/Funk (4 & 2) Harrington/Montgomerie lost to Cink/Love III (3 & 2) Harrington/McGinley beat Love III/Woods (4 & 3) Singles: Harrington beat Haas (1 Up) 2006: The K Club... Europe 18½ USA 9½ Harrington/Montgomerie lost to Woods/Furyk (1 Up) Harrington/McGinley halved with Campbell/Johnson Harrington/Stenson lost to Verplank/Johnson (2 & 1) Harrington/McGinley lost to Furyk/Woods (3 & 2) Singles: Harrington lost to Verplank (4 & 3) 2008: Valhalla GC...USA 16½ Europe 11½ Harrington/Karlsson halved with Mickelson/Kim Harrington/McDowell lost to Mickelson/Kim (2 Up) Harrington/Karlsson lost to Furyk/Perry (3 & 1) Singles: Harrington lost to Campbell (2 & 1) 2010: The Celtic Manor Resort...Europe 14½ USA 13½ Session 1: Harrington/Donald lost to Watson/Overton (3 & 2) Session 2: Foursomes: Harrington/Fisher beat Mickelson/D Johnson (3 & 2) Session 3: Harrington/Fisher beat Furyk/D Johnson (2 & 1) Singles: Harrington lost to Z Johnson (3 & 2) (As at the 2014 OPEN D ITALIA) EVENTS PLAYED... 366 IN MONEY...318 TOP TEN FINISHES... 117 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS... 23,996,010 European Tour International Schedule Victories: (14) 1996 Peugeot Open de España; 2000 Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open, BBVA Open Turespaña Comunidad de Madrid; 2001 Volvo Masters Andalucía; 2002 Dunhill Links Championship; 2003 BMW Asian Open, Deutsche Bank SAP Open TPC of Europe; 2004 Omega Hong Kong Open, Linde German Masters; 2006 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship; 2007 Irish Open, 136th Open Championship; 2008 137th Open Championship, US PGA Championship International Tour Victories: (4) 2005 Honda Classic (USA), Barclays Classic (USA); 2006 Dunlop Phoenix (JPN); 2010 Iskandar Johor Open (MAL) Other Tournament Victories: (9) 1998 Irish PGA Championship; 2002 Target World Challenge presented by Williams (USA); 2004 Irish PGA Championship; 2005 Irish PGA Championship; 2007 Irish PGA Championship, King Hassan II Trophy (MOR); 2008 Ladbrokes Irish PGA Championship; 2009 Irish PGA Championship; 2012 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Amateur Record: 1991 Sherry Cup (ESP); 1995 Irish Amateur Open Championship, Irish Amateur Close Championship * World Ranking (as of September 2, 2014, Week 35) Ryder Cup Media Guide 81
2014 TEAM VICE CAPTAINS EUROPE PADRAIG HARRINGTON (CONTINUED) PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Ryder Cup... 1999, 02, 04, 06, 08, 10, Alfred Dunhill Cup...1996, 97, 98, 99, 00 World Cup... 1996, 97 (winners), 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 Seve Trophy...2000, 02, 03, 05 AMATEUR TEAMS Walker Cup...1991, 93, 95 St Andrews Trophy... 1992, 94 Jacques Léglise Trophy...1989, 90 Boys, Youths, Seniors... 1987-95 AWARDS 2006...Harry Vardon Trophy 2000, 07...Tooting Bec Cup 2002, 07, 08... Braid Taylor Memorial 2007, 08... Ryle Memorial Medal 2007, 08... European Tour Golfer of the Year 2008... European Tour Shot of the Year 2007, 08... AGW Trophy 2008...GWAA Player of the Year 2007... Honorary Member of The European Tour 2008...PGA of America Player of the Year 2008...PGA TOUR Player of the Year 2008... European Tour Players Player of the European Team members (L-R) Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell pose with the Ryder Cup following Europe s 14.5 to 13.5 victory over the USA at the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) 82 Ryder Cup Media Guide
EUROPE 2014 VICE CAPTAINS MIGUEL ANGEL JIMÉNEZ Country: Spain Residence: Vienna, Austria Birthplace: Malaga, Spain Height: 5 ft. 10 in. Weight: 11st 8lb Birth Date (Age): January 5, 1964 (50) Family: Wife: Susanna (m. 2014); Children: Miguel Angel (1995), Victor (1999) Interests: Cars Turned Professional:...1982 Qualifying School:...(1985), 86, 87, 88* 1997 (Vice Captain) (winners), 99, 04 (winners), 08, 10 (winners), 12 (Vice Captain) (winners), 14 (Vice Captain) Overall Record...Played 15, Won 4, Lost 8, Halved 3: Points 5½ Singles:... Played 4 Won 1 Lost 3 Halved 0 Foursomes:... Played 6 Won 0 Lost 4 Halved 2... Played 5 Won 3 Lost 1 Halved 1 1999: The Country Club...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Jiménez/Harrington halved with Love III/Stewart Jiménez/Olazábal beat Sutton/Maggert (2 & 1) Jiménez/Harrington lost to Pate/Woods (1 Up) Jiménez/Olazábal halved with Leonard/Sutton Singles: Jiménez lost to Pate (2 & 1) 2004: Oakland Hills CC... USA 9½ Europe 18½ Jiménez/Clarke beat Love III/Campbell (5 & 4) Jiménez/Levet lost to DiMarco/Haas (3 & 2) Jiménez/Levet lost to Mickelson/Toms (4 & 3) Singles: Jiménez lost to DiMarco (1 Up) 2008: Valhalla GC...USA 16½ Europe 11½ Day 1 Jiménez/Garcia lost to Leonard/Mahan (4 & 3) Jiménez/McDowell halved with Leonard/Mahan Singles: Jiménez lost to Furyk (1 Up) 2010: The Celtic Manor Resort...Europe 14½ USA 13½ Session 2: Foursomes: Jiménez/Hanson lost to Woods/Stricker (4 & 3) Session 3: Jiménez/Hanson beat Watson/Overton (2 Up) Singles: Jiménez beat Watson (4 & 3) EVENTS PLAYED... 636 IN MONEY...512 TOP TEN FINISHES...142 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS... 22,223,808 European Tour International Schedule Victories: (21) 1992 PIAGET Open; 1994 Heineken Dutch Open; 1998 Turespaña Masters Open Baleares, Trophée Lancôme; 1999 Turespaña Masters Open Andalucia, Volvo Masters Andalucia; 2003 Turespaña Mallorca Classic; 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic, Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos, BMW Asian Open, BMW International Open; 2005 Omega Hong Kong Open, Celtic Manor Wales Open; 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open, BMW PGA Championship; 2010 Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Alstom Open de France, Omega European Masters; 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open; 2014 Hong Kong Open (playoff), Open de España US Champions Tour Victories: (1) 2014 Greater Gwinnett Championship Other Tournament Victories: (3) 1988 Open de L inforatique (FRA); 1989 Benson and Hedges Trophy (with Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz) (ESP); 1999 Oki Telepizza Oliva Nova (ESP) EUROPEAN TOUR NOTABLE FACTS Became the oldest winner in European Tour history, aged 48 years and 318 days when he won the 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open. Extended this record to 49 years and 337 days when he won his fourth Hong Kong Open at the start of the 2014 season. Became the first 50 year old to win on The European Tour, aged 50 years and 133 days when he claimed his first Open de España, at the 27th attempt. PROFESSIONAL Ryder Cup...1999, 04, 08, 10, Ryder Cup Vice Captain...1997, 2012, 14 Alfred Dunhill Cup... 1990, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00 World Cup... 1990, 92, 93, 94, 00, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13 Seve Trophy...2000, 02, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 Royal Trophy...2012 EurASIA Cup... 2014 (Captain) AWARDS 1998... European Tour Shot of the Year Ryder Cup Media Guide 83
2014 TEAM VICE CAPTAINS EUROPE JOSÉ MARÍA OLAZÁBAL Country: Spain Residence: Fuenterrabia, Spain Birthplace: Fuenterrabia, Spain Height: 5 ft. 10 in. Weight: 12st 4lb Birth Date (Age): February 5, 1966 (48) Interests: Pop music, cinema, hunting, wildlife, ecology Turned Professional:...1985 Qualifying School:...1985* (winner) 1987 (winners), 89, 91, 93, 97 (winners), 99, 06 (winners), 08 (Vice Captain), 10 (Vice Captain) (winners), 12 (Captain) (winners), 14 (Vice Captain) Overall Record... Played 31, Won 18, Lost 8, Halved 5: Points 20½ Singles:... Played 7 Won 2 Lost 4 Halved 1 Foursomes:... Played 10 Won 7 Lost 2 Halved 1... Played 14 Won 9 Lost 2 Halved 3 1987: Muirfield Village...USA 13 Europe 15 Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Nelson/Stewart (1 Up) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Strange/Kite (2 & 1) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Crenshaw/Stewart (1 Up) Olazábal/Ballesteros lost to Sutton/Mize (2 & 1) Singles: Olazábal lost to Stewart (2 Up) 1989: The Belfry...Europe 14 USA 14 Olazábal/Ballesteros halved with Watson/Beck Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Watson/O Meara (6 & 5) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Kite/Strange (1 Up) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Calcavecchia/Green (4 & 2) Singles: Olazábal beat Stewart (1 Up) 1991: Kiawah Island...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Azinger/Beck (2 & 1) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Azinger/Beck (2 & 1) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Couples/Floyd (3 & 2) Olazábal/Ballesteros halved with Couples/Stewart Singles: Olazábal lost to Azinger (2 Up) 1993: The Belfry...Europe 13 USA 15 Olazábal/Ballesteros lost to Kite/Love III (2 & 1) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Love III/Kite (4 & 3) Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Love III/Kite (2 & 1) Olazábal/Haeggman lost to Floyd/Stewart (2 & 1) Singles: Olazábal lost to Floyd (2 Up) 1997: Club de Golfe Valderrama...Europe 14½ USA 13½ Day 1: Day 1: Day 2: Olazábal/Rocca beat Love III/Mickelson (1 Up) Foursomes: Olazábal/Rocca lost to Hoch/Janzen (1 Up) Olazábal/Garrido halved with Mickelson/Lehman Olazábal/Rocca beat Couples/Love III (5 & 4) Singles: Olazábal lost to Janzen (1 Up) 1999: The Country Club...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Olazábal/Jiménez beat Sutton/Maggert (2 & 1) Day 2: Singles: Olazábal/Jiménez halved with Leonard/Sutton Olazábal halved with Leonard 2006: The K Club... Europe 18½ USA 9½ Garcia/Olazábal beat Toms/Wetterich (3 & 2) Day 2: Garcia/Olazábal beat Mickelson/DiMarco (3 & 2) Singles: Olazábal beat Mickelson (2 & 1) RYDER CUP RECORDS HELD * Shares with Ian Woosnam the record for most four-ball points with 10½. Partnership alongside Seve Ballesteros. Formed the most successful partnership in Ryder Cup history. Their record reads: Played 15, Won 11, Lost 2, Halved 2: Points 12. The partnership played in 15 consecutive foursome and four-ball matches, beginning with the day one foursomes of 1987 and ending with the day two foursomes in 1993. In 1987 they won three out of four matches together. In both the 1989 and 1991 Matches the duo also claimed three and a half points out of a possible four. Their partnership ended in 1993 with two points from their three games. (As at the 2014 OPEN D ITALIA) EVENTS PLAYED...461 IN MONEY...359 TOP TEN FINISHES... 144 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS... 12,324,811 84 Ryder Cup Media Guide * World Ranking (as of September 2, 2014, Week 35)
EUROPE 2014 VICE CAPTAINS JOSÉ MARÍA OLAZÁBAL (CONTINUED) European Tour International Schedule Victories: (23) 1986 Ebel European Masters Swiss Open, Sanyo Open; 1988 Volvo Belgian Open, German Masters; 1989 Tenerife Open, KLM Dutch Open; 1990 Benson and Hedges International Open, Carrolls Irish Open, Trophée Lancôme; 1991 Open Catalonia, Epson Grand Prix of Europe; 1992 Turespaña Open de Tenerife, Open Mediterrania; 1994 Turespaña Open Mediterrania, Masters Tournament, Volvo PGA Championship; 1997 Turespaña Masters; 1998 Dubai Desert Classic; 1999 Masters Tournament; 2000 Benson and Hedges International Open; 2001 Novotel Perrier Open de France; 2002 Omega Hong Kong Open; 2005 Mallorca Classic European Tour Approved Special Events Victories: (1) 1995 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with Seve Ballesteros) International Tour Victories: (6) 1989 Visa Taiheiyo Masters (JPN); 1990 NEC World Series of Golf (USA), Visa Taiheiyo Masters (JPN); 1991 The International (USA); 1994 NEC World Series of Golf (USA); 2002 Buick Invitational (USA) Amateur Record: 1983 Italian Amateur Open Championship, Spanish Amateur Open Championship, British Boys Championship; 1984 The Amateur Championship, Belgian International Youths Championship, Spanish Amateur Open Championship; 1985 British Youths Amateur Open Championship PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Ryder Cup... 1987, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 06, Ryder Cup Vice Captain...2008, 10, 14 Ryder Cup Captain...2012 Alfred Dunhill Cup...1986, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 98, 99, 00 World Cup... 1989, 00 Seve Trophy...2000, 02, 03 Seve Trophy Captain...2005, 13 4 Tours World Championship...1987, 89 Royal Trophy Captain... 2009, 12, 13 AMATEUR TEAMS Eisenhower Trophy... 1982, 84 St Andrews Trophy...1984 Jacques Léglise Trophy... 1982, 83, 84 Boys, Youths, Seniors...1981-85 AWARDS 1986... Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year 1999...Ben Hogan Award 1994... Honorary Member of The European Tour 2007...PGA Recognition Award 2009... World Golf Hall of Fame Severiano Ballesteros (left) and Jose Maria Olazábal shaking hands during a Ryder Cup match at The Belfry, Warwickshire, 24th September 1989. The competition ended in a draw with the European team retaining the Cup. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Getty Images) Ryder Cup Media Guide 85
2014 TEAM VICE CAPTAINS EUROPE DES SMYTH Country: Ireland Residence: Drogheda, Ireland Birthplace: Drogheda, Ireland Height: 5 ft. 10 in. Weight: 12st Birth Date (Age): February 12, 1953 (61) Family: Wife: Vicki (m. 1981); Children: Karen (1982), Gregory (1984), Shane (1988) Interests: Tennis, horse racing, rugby Turned Professional:...1974 1979, 81, 2006 (Vice Captain) (winners), 2014 (Vice Captain) Overall Record... Played 7, Won 2, Lost 5, Halved 0: Points 2 Singles:... Played 2 Won 0 Lost 2 Halved 0 Foursomes:... Played 3 Won 1 Lost 2 Halved 0... Played 2 Won 1 Lost 1 Halved 0 1979: The Greenbrier... USA 17 Europe 11 Smyth/Brown lost to Irwin/Kite (7 & 6) Singles: Smyth lost to Irwin (5 & 3) 1981: Walton Heath... Europe 9½ USA 18½ Smyth/Gallacher beat Irwin/Floyd (3 & 2) Smyth/Cañizares beat Rogers/Lietzke (6 & 5) Smyth/Cañizares lost to Nicklaus/Watson (3 & 2) Smyth/Gallacher lost to Kite/Nelson (3 & 2) Singles: Smyth lost to Crenshaw (6 & 4) EVENTS PLAYED... 594 IN MONEY...412 TOP TEN FINISHES...90 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS... 2,554,241 European Tour International Schedule Victories: (8) 1979 Sun Alliance European Match-Play Championship; 1980 Newcastle Brown 900, Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open; 1981 Coral Classic; 1983 Sanyo Open; 1988 BNP Jersey Open; 1993 Madrid Open; 2001 Madeira Island Open EUROPEAN TOUR NOTABLE FACTS Was the oldest winner in European Tour history, between March 2001 and November 2012, when he won the 2001 Madeira Island Open, aged 48 years and 34 days. Alongside Mark McNulty was the only other player to win a European Tour event in each of the first four decades of The European Tour. (In all has won a professional event in each of the last five different decades). PROFESSIONAL Ryder Cup...1979, 81 Ryder Cup Vice Captain... 2006, 14 Alfred Dunhill Cup... 1985, 86, 87, 88, 2000 World Cup...1979, 80, 82, 88, 89 Hennessy Cognac Cup... 1980, 82, 84 UBS Cup... 2001 EurASIA Cup...2014 (Vice Captain) AWARDS 2001...Tooting Bec Cup Des Smyth of Europe lines up a putt during the 1981 Ryder Cup held at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Tadworth, Surrey, England. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images) European Senior Tour Victories: (5) 2005 Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship; 2007 Wentworth Senior Masters; 2010 Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters; 2011 Van Lanschot Senior Open; 2012 Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters US Champions Tour Victories: (2) 2005 SBC Classic, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Other Tournament Victories: (8) 1979 Irish National PGA Championship, Irish Fourball Championship (with Jimmy Heggarty); 1985 Irish National PGA Championship; 1986 Irish National PGA Championship; 1990 Irish National PGA Championship; 1995 Glen Dimplex Irish Match-Play; 1996 Irish National PGA Championship; 2001 Irish National PGA Championship 86 Ryder Cup Media Guide * World Ranking (as of September 2, 2014, Week 35)
EUROPE 2014 VICE CAPTAINS SAM TORRANCE Country: Scotland Residence: Virginia Water, England Birthplace: Largs, Scotland Height: 5 ft. 11 in. Weight: 189lbs (13st 6lbs) Birth Date (Age): August 24, 1953 (61) Family: Wife: Suzanne; Children: Daniel (1988), Phoebe (1992), Anouska (1995) Interests: Family, all sports Turned Professional:... 1970 1981, 83, 85 (winners), 87 (winners), 89, 91, 93, 95 (winners), 99 (Vice Captain), 2002 (Captain), (winners), 2014 (Vice Captain) Overall Record...Played 28, Won 7, Lost 15, Halved 6: Points 10 Singles:... Played 8 Won 2 Lost 3 Halved 3 Foursomes:... Played 10 Won 3 Lost 7 Halved 0... Played 10 Won 2 Lost 5 Halved 3 1981: Walton Heath... Europe 9½ USA 18½ Torrance/Clark halved with Kite/Miller Torrance/Faldo lost to Trevino/Pate (7 & 5) Torrance/Oosterhuis lost to Trevino/Pate (2 & 1) Singles: Torrance lost to Trevino (5 & 3) 1983: PGA National GC...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Torrance/Cañizares beat Floyd/Gilder (4 & 3) Torrance/Woosnam halved with Crenshaw/Peete Torrance/Woosnam lost to Watson/Gilder (5 & 4) Torrance/Cañizares lost to Morgan/Wadkins (7 & 5) Singles: Torrance halved with Kite 1985: The Belfry...Europe 16½ USA 11½ Torrance/Clark lost to Stadler/Sutton (3 & 2) Torrance/Clark lost to Floyd/Wadkins (1 Up) Torrance/Clark beat Kite/North (2 & 1) Singles: Torrance beat North (1 Up) 1987: Muirfield Village...USA 13 Europe 15 Torrance/Clark lost to Strange/Kite (4 & 2) Singles: Torrance halved with Mize 1989: The Belfry...Europe 14 USA 14 Torrance/Brand Jr. beat Strange/Azinger (1 Up) Torrance/Brand Jr. lost to Beck/Azinger (4 & 3) Singles: Torrance lost to Watson (3 & 1) 1991: Ocean Course, Kiawah Island...USA 14½ Europe 13½ Torrance/Feherty halved with Wadkins/O Meara Torrance/Feherty lost to Irwin/Wadkins (4 & 2) Singles: Torrance lost to Couples (3 & 2) 1993: The Belfry...Europe 13 USA 15 Torrance/James lost to Wadkins/Pavin (4 & 3) Singles: Torrance halved with Wadkins (Torrance withdrew due to injury) 1995: Oak Hil CC...USA 13½ Europe 14½ Torrance/Rocca beat Haas/Couples (3 & 2) Day 1: Torrance/Rocca lost to Maggert/Roberts (6 & 5) Torrance/Rocca beat Love III/Maggert (6 & 5) Day 2: Torrance/Montgomerie lost to Faxon/Couples (4 & 2) Singles: Torrance beat Roberts (2 & 1) RYDER CUP NOTABLE FACTS Holed the winning putt to win The Ryder Cup in 1985 at The Belfry, beating Andy North by one hole in the final day singles. Was part of the first European Team to win on American soil in 1987 at Muirfield Village. Was the winning European Captain at The Belfry in 2002. EVENTS PLAYED... 706 IN MONEY... 509 TOP TEN FINISHES...164 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS... 5,491,086 European Tour International Schedule Victories: (21) 1976 Piccadilly Medal, Martini International; 1981 Carrolls Irish Open; 1982 Benson and Hedges Spanish Open, Portuguese Open; 1983 Scandinavian Enterprise Open, Portuguese Open; 1984 Tunisian Open, Benson and Hedges International Open, Sanyo Open; 1985 Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open; 1987 Lancia Italian Open; 1990 Mercedes German Masters; 1991 Jersey European Airways Open; 1993 Kronenbourg Open, Heineken Open Catalonia, Honda Open; 1995 Murphy s Irish Open, Conte of Florence Italian Open, Collingtree British Masters; 1998 Peugeot Open de France * World Ranking (as of September 2, 2014, Week 35) Ryder Cup Media Guide 87
2014 TEAM VICE CAPTAINS EUROPE SAM TORRANCE (CONTINUED) European Senior Tour Victories: (11) 2004 Travis Perkins Senior Masters; 2005 Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic, De Vere PGA Seniors Championship, Bendinat London Seniors Masters; 2006 Sharp Italian Seniors Open, AIB Irish Seniors Open in association with Greenstar and Fáilte Ireland (playoff), PGA Seniors Championship, Charles Church Scottish Senior Open; 2007 Bendinat London Seniors Masters; 2008 OKI Castellón Open España - Senior Tour Championship; 2009 DGM Barbados Open EUROPEAN TOUR NOTABLE FACTS Holds the European Tour record for most number of official European Tour events played in, at 706. Holds the European Tour record for the biggest gap between first and latest European Tour victories of 22 years and 44 days. This was between the 1976 Piccadilly Medal and the 1998 Peugeot Open de France. International Tour Victories: (1) 1980 Australian PGA Championship Other Tournament Victories: (10) 1972 Radici Open (ITA), Under-25 Match-Play Championship; 1975 Zambian Open; 1978 Scottish Professional Championship; 1979 Colombian Open; 1980 Scottish Professional Championship; 1985 Scottish Professional Championship; 1991 Scottish Professional Championship; 1993 Scottish Professional Championship; 2006 King Hassan II Trophy (MOR) European Captain Sam Torrance of Scotland hoists the Ryder Cup after Europe defeated the United States in the 34th Ryder Cup at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England on September 30, 2002. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) PROFESSIONAL Ryder Cup...1981, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95 Ryder Cup Captain... 2002 Ryder Cup Vice Captain... 1999, 2014 Alfred Dunhill Cup... 1985, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 99 World Cup...1976, 78, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95 Seve Trophy... 2013 (Captain) 4 Tours World Championship...1985, 91 (Captain) Hennessy Cognac Cup... 1976, 78, 80, 82, 84 Double Diamond...1973 (winners), 76, 77 UBS Cup... 2001, 02, 04 AMATEUR Boys...1970 88 Ryder Cup Media Guide