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    What is the biggest Ryder Cup winning margin and what’s the record victory in a match?

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    What is the biggest Ryder Cup winning margin and what’s the record victory in a match?

    THE Ryder Cup is BACK as the best European golfers go head-to-head with their American rivals.

    Luke Donald‘s side travel across the pond looking to defend their crown and win on US soil for just the third time this century.

    Team Europe won the last edition of the Ryder Cup two years ago 16.5-11.5 in Rome, Italy.

    Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York is the venue this time around.

    What is the Ryder Cup’s record victory?

    When the Ryder Cup began in 1927, it was played between the US and Great Britain.

    The Brits expanded to include Ireland in 1973 and then Europe from 1979.

    The biggest win of all-time came in 1967 when Team USA won 23.5-8.5.

    Just four years earlier, the Americans eased to a 23-9 win in the second biggest victory.

    Since the rest of Europe joined Great Britain, the largest win came in 2021 at Whistling Straits when Team USA dismantled their rivals 19-9.

    What is the Ryder Cup’s biggest winning margin in a match?

    In foursomes, which see two players from each team play alternative shots, the biggest win since 18-hole matches begun in 1961 came at the last Ryder Cup.

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    Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland beat Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9&7.

    In fourball, which involves four players playing their own balls individually, the record goes to US stars Lee Trevino and Jerry Pate when they dispatched Nick Faldo and Sam Torrance 7&5 in 1981.

    In singles matches, America’s Tom Kite beating Howard Clark 8&7 in 1981 is the biggest win.

    How does Ryder Cup scoring work?

    There is a total of 28 points on offer across the Ryder Cup.

    Each victory is worth a point and a draw is a half.

    That means 14.5 is enough to take home the trophy.

    If it finishes 14-14, then it is a draw with no tiebreak match and the current holders retain the title.

    The scoring system of a round shows the winning margin.

    A 4&2 win means they were leading by four holes with two left to play.

    If a match is to be decided on the final 18th hole, the result is 1up or 2up, depending on how many holes they won by.

    Ties go down as A/S (all square).

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