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Dates | September 17–19,2004 | ||||
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Venue | Oakland Hills Country Club South Course | ||||
Location | Bloomfield Township, Michigan | ||||
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Europe wins theRyder Cup | |||||
The35th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 17–19,2004, in theUnited States at the South Course ofOakland Hills Country Club inBloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest ofDetroit.
The European team won the competition by a margin of 181⁄2 to 91⁄2 points,[1] The victory margin was the largest by a European team in the history of the event, and the largest by either side since 1981, when Team USA defeated Team Europe by the same score. It was also the largest margin of defeat for the USA since the competition started in 1927.
In the United States, live Friday coverage was provided byUSA Network.Bill Macatee andPeter Kostis hosted from the 18th tower.NBC Sports presented live coverage of the Saturday and Sunday matches.Dan Hicks andJohnny Miller hosted from the 18th tower,Bob Murphy called holes, while on-course reporters wereGary Koch,Mark Rolfing,Roger Maltbie, andEd Sneed.
TheRyder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format changed slightly from used from that used from1991 to2002, with the order of play swapped on the second day:
With a total of 28 points, 141⁄2 points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
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Name | Age | Residence | Points rank | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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Hal Sutton | 47 | Shreveport, Louisiana | Non-playing captain | |||||
Tiger Woods | 28 | Windermere, Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5–8–2 | 40.00 |
Phil Mickelson | 34 | Rancho Santa Fe, California | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8–5–3 | 59.38 |
Davis Love III | 40 | Sea Island, Georgia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 8–9–4 | 47.62 |
Jim Furyk | 34 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3–6–2 | 36.36 |
Kenny Perry | 44 | Franklin, Kentucky | 5 | 16 | 0 | Rookie | ||
David Toms | 37 | Shreveport, Louisiana | 6 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70.00 |
Chad Campbell | 30 | Lewisville, Texas | 7 | 14 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Chris DiMarco | 36 | Orlando, Florida | 8 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Fred Funk | 48 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 9 | 59 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Chris Riley | 30 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10 | 40 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Jay Haas | 50 | Greenville, South Carolina | 12 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 3–4–1 | 43.75 |
Stewart Cink | 31 | Duluth, Georgia | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 33.33 |
Captains picks are shown in yellow; theworld rankings and records are at the start of the 2004 Ryder Cup.
As vice-captains, United States captain Hal Sutton selectedJack Burke andSteve Jones, to assist him during the tournament.
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Name | Age | Residence | Points rank (World) | Points rank (European) | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
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![]() | 47 | Anhausen, Germany Boca Raton, Florida, USA | Non-playing captain | ||||||
![]() | 33 | Dublin, Ireland | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 24 | Borriol, Spain | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6–3–1 | 65.00 |
![]() | 36 | Chobham, England | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4–6–2 | 41.67 |
![]() | 40 | Málaga, Spain | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1–2–2 | 40.00 |
![]() | 31 | Worksop, England | 5 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 7–8–0 | 46.67 |
![]() | 36 | Warfield, England | 7 | 4 | 43 | 0 | Rookie | ||
![]() | 27 | Weybridge, England Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | 8 | 6 | 27 | 0 | Rookie | ||
![]() | 29 | Weybridge, England | 13 | 7 | 38 | 0 | Rookie | ||
![]() | 37 | Sunningdale, England | 11 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0–1–2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 28 | Milton Keynes, England | 10 | 9 | 60 | 0 | Rookie | ||
![]() | 26 | High Wycombe, England Chicago, Illinois, USA | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | Rookie | ||
![]() | 41 | Troon, Scotland | 19 | 16 | 62 | 6 | 28 | 16–7–5 | 66.07 |
Captains picks are shown in yellow; theworld rankings and records are at the start of the 2004 Ryder Cup.
As vice-captains, European captain Bernhard Langer selectedJoakim Haeggman andAnders Forsbrand to assist him during the tournament.
U.S. captainHal Sutton put his top pairing ofTiger Woods andPhil Mickelson in the first match of the Ryder Cup, hoping to come out to a quick lead. The decision backfired on Sutton, as the Woods/Mickelson pairing fell behind almost from the start, eventually losing. Only a 7-foot par putt byChris Riley on the 18th hole of his match kept Team USA from being shut out by Team Europe. Team USA never had the lead duringany of the first day's four-ball matches.
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Montgomerie/Harrington | ![]() | Mickelson/Woods |
Clarke/Jiménez | ![]() | Campbell/Love III |
McGinley/Donald | halved | Riley/Cink |
García/Westwood | ![]() | Toms/Furyk |
31⁄2 | Session | 1⁄2 |
31⁄2 | Overall | 1⁄2 |
The afternoon alternate-shot session was almost as good for Team Europe as the morning session. Mickelson and Woods lost an early lead in their match, leaving Woods winless in the first day of his last three Ryder Cups. Team USA picked up its first full point, but Europe ended the day with a 61⁄2–11⁄2 lead, its largest lead after the first day in Ryder Cup history.
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Jiménez/Levet | ![]() | DiMarco/Haas |
Montgomerie/Harrington | ![]() | Love III/Funk |
Clarke/Westwood | ![]() | Mickelson/Woods |
García/Donald | ![]() | Perry/Cink |
3 | Session | 1 |
61⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
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García/Westwood | halved | Haas/DiMarco |
Clarke/Poulter | ![]() | Woods/Riley |
Casey/Howell | ![]() | Furyk/Campbell |
Montgomerie/Harrington | ![]() | Cink/Love III |
11⁄2 | Session | 21⁄2 |
8 | Overall | 4 |
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Clarke/Westwood | ![]() | Haas/DiMarco |
Jiménez/Levet | ![]() | Mickelson/Toms |
García/Donald | ![]() | Furyk/Funk |
Harrington/McGinley | ![]() | Love III/Woods |
3 | Session | 1 |
11 | Overall | 5 |
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Paul Casey | ![]() | Tiger Woods |
Sergio García | ![]() | Phil Mickelson |
Darren Clarke | halved | Davis Love III |
David Howell | ![]() | Jim Furyk |
Lee Westwood | ![]() | Kenny Perry |
Colin Montgomerie | ![]() | David Toms |
Luke Donald | ![]() | Chad Campbell |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | ![]() | Chris DiMarco |
Thomas Levet | ![]() | Fred Funk |
Ian Poulter | ![]() | Chris Riley |
Pádraig Harrington | ![]() | Jay Haas |
Paul McGinley | ![]() | Stewart Cink |
71⁄2 | Session | 41⁄2 |
181⁄2 | Overall | 91⁄2 |
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:[2]
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Chad Campbell | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 |
Stewart Cink | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
Chris DiMarco | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Fred Funk | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
Jim Furyk | 1 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
Jay Haas | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Davis Love III | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
Phil Mickelson | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Kenny Perry | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Chris Riley | 1.5 | 1–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
David Toms | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Tiger Woods | 2 | 2–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
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Paul Casey | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Darren Clarke | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
Luke Donald | 2.5 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Sergio García | 4.5 | 4–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
Pádraig Harrington | 4 | 4–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
David Howell | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Thomas Levet | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
Paul McGinley | 2.5 | 2–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Colin Montgomerie | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
Ian Poulter | 1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Lee Westwood | 4.5 | 4–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
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