It’s often said that Americans have an advantage in the singles matches, but give it right back in foursomes and four-balls. Let’s have a look at the statistics since 1983:
Ryder Cup Performance, 1983-2002
Europe USA
Wins 5 4
Matches 123 116
Points 143.5 136.5
Foursomes 39.5 39.5
Four-Balls 49 32
Singles 55 65
The US is seven (7) points behind in the grand total, but seventeen in four-ball. Dead even in foursomes, the US hasn’t overcome the devastating four-ball performance with only a ten-point advantage in the singles matches.
Sunday may be the most exciting day of the competition, but the Ryder Cup has – at least in the past twenty years – been decided in the Friday and Saturday morning four-ball matches.
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