The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest. Davis Love III secured victory for the U.S. by defeating Costantino Rocca at the last hole, 1 up. Through 2023, this is the most recent U.S. victory in Europe and also the last time the U.S. retained the Cup.

This was the first Ryder Cup played in Europe to be televised live in the United States by a major network, NBC. The 1989 edition was carried by the USA Network on cable, with video provided by the BBC. The U.S. television coverage in 1985 was a highlight show on ESPN in early November, over a month after its completion. NBC took over live weekend coverage in 1991 in South Carolina.

Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format predominantly used from 1987 to 1999 was as follows: Day 1 (Friday) — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 fourball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session Day 2 (Saturday) — 4 foursome matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball matches in an afternoon session Day 3 (Sunday) — 12 singles matches With a total of 28 points, 14 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 - matches that were level after 18 holes were deemed a draw with half a point going to each team.

Teams The selection process for the European team remained similar to that used since 1985, with nine players chosen from a money list at the conclusion of the Volvo German Open on 29 August and the remaining three team members being chosen soon afterwards by the team captain. The beginning of the qualifying period was, however, extended to start with the Canon European Masters in Switzerland at the beginning of September 1992 rather than starting in January 1993. The change was made so that there would be more opportunities for the leading players to qualify by right."Ryder Cup qualifying period is lengthened". The Times, 17 December 1991; p. 34; Issue 64205. In 1991 two of the three captain's picks were given to José María Olazábal and Nick Faldo, then ranked two and three in the world, who had played most of their golf in the US and did not qualify automatically. A few European players declined invitations to the 1993 PGA Championship to play in the Hohe Brücke Austrian Open in order to gain Ryder Cup points."Ryder Cup his toll of fourth major". The Times, 11 August 1993; p. 38; Issue 64720. At this time prize money in the major championships played in the USA did not earn Ryder Cup points. Prior to the final event Sam Torrance had to withdraw from the final event because of injury but none of the other challengers for automatic places were able to pass him. Joakim Haeggman tied for 6th place in the German Open and rose from 14th to 10th place in the points list while Ronan Rafferty tied for 20th place and finished 11th."Gallacher to place faith in Rafferty". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64735."Langer ends doubts over putting with easy victory". The Times, 30 August 1993; p. 26; Issue 64735. Gallacher made his picks on 30 August. It was widely expected that he would choose Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal as two of his selections and most interest centred on whether he would select Haeggman or Rafferty."Gallacher picks Haeggman as his final choice". The Times, 31 August 1993; p. 19; Issue 64736.

 Team EuropeNameAgePointsrankWorldrankingPreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentage Bernard Gallacher 44 Non-playing captain Bernhard Langer 36 1 3 6 25 11–9–5 54.00 Nick Faldo 36 2 1 8 31 17–12–2 58.06 Colin Montgomerie 30 3 16 1 3 1–1–1 50.00 Costantino Rocca 36 4 40 0 Rookie Barry Lane 33 5 35 0 Rookie Ian Woosnam 35 6 7 5 21 8–10–3 45.24 Peter Baker 25 7 64 0 Rookie Mark James 39 8 31 5 19 7–11–1 39.47 Sam Torrance 40 9 37 6 21 4–12–5 30.95 Joakim Haeggman 24 10 59 0 Rookie José María Olazábal 27 12 9 3 15 10–3–2 73.33 Seve Ballesteros 36 38 21 6 30 17–8–5 65.00

Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

 Team USANameAgePointsrankWorldrankingPreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageTom Watson 44 Non-playing captainPaul Azinger 33 1 5 2 9 5–4–0 55.56Fred Couples 33 2 6 2 7 3–3–1 50.00Tom Kite 43 3 8 6 24 13–7–4 62.50Lee Janzen 29 4 22 0 RookieCorey Pavin 33 5 15 1 3 1–2–0 33.33Payne Stewart 36 6 11 3 12 5–6–1 45.83John Cook 35 7 13 0 RookieDavis Love III 29 8 12 0 RookieChip Beck 37 9 26 2 7 4–2–1 64.29Jim Gallagher Jr. 32 10 53 0 RookieRaymond Floyd 51 22 23 7 27 9–15–3 38.89Lanny Wadkins 43 32 74 7 30 18–10–2 63.33

Captains picks are shown in yellow. The world rankings and records are at the start of the 1993 Ryder Cup.

Friday's matches Morning foursomes Results Torrance/James 4 & 3Wadkins/PavinWoosnam/Langer 7 & 5Azinger/StewartBallesteros/Olazábal 2 & 1Kite/Love IIIFaldo/Montgomerie 4 & 3Floyd/Couples 2 Session 2 2 Overall 2

Afternoon four-ball Results Woosnam/Baker 1 upGallagher/JanzenLanger/Lane 4 & 2Wadkins/PavinFaldo/MontgomeriehalvedAzinger/CouplesBallesteros/Olazábal 4 & 3Love III/Kite 2 Session 1 4 Overall 3

Saturday's matches Morning foursomes Results Faldo/Montgomerie 3 & 2Wadkins/PavinLanger/Woosnam 2 & 1Couples/AzingerBaker/Lane 3 & 2Floyd/StewartBallesteros/Olazábal 2 & 1Love III/Kite 3 Session 1 7 Overall 4

Afternoon four-ball Results Faldo/Montgomerie 2 upCook/BeckJames/Rocca 5 & 4Pavin/GallagherWoosnam/Baker 6 & 5Couples/AzingerOlazábal/Haeggman 2 & 1Floyd/Stewart 1 Session 3 8 Overall 7

Sunday's singles matches Results Ian WoosnamhalvedFred CouplesBarry Lane 1 upChip BeckColin Montgomerie 1 upLee JanzenPeter Baker 2 upCorey PavinJoakim Haeggman 1 upJohn CookMark James 3 & 2Payne StewartCostantino Rocca 1 upDavis Love IIISeve Ballesteros 3 & 2Jim GallagherJosé María Olazábal 2 upRaymond FloydBernhard Langer 5 & 3Tom KiteNick FaldohalvedPaul AzingerSam TorrancehalvedSam Torrance withdrew because of injury, so this match was not actually played.Lanny Wadkins 4 Session 7 13 Overall 15

Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source:

Europe Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsPeter Baker 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 2–0–0Seve Ballesteros 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Nick Faldo 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–1–1Joakim Haeggman 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Mark James 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Barry Lane 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Bernhard Langer 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0Colin Montgomerie 3.5 3–1–1 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–1–1José María Olazábal 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Costantino Rocca 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Sam Torrance 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–0–0Ian Woosnam 4.5 4–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–0

United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsPaul Azinger 1 0–3–2 0–0–1 0–2–0 0–1–1Chip Beck 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0John Cook 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Fred Couples 1 0–3–2 0–0–1 0–2–0 0–1–1Raymond Floyd 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Jim Gallagher Jr. 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0Lee Janzen 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Tom Kite 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Davis Love III 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Corey Pavin 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0Payne Stewart 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Lanny Wadkins 2.5 2–1–1 0–0–1 1–1–0 1–0–0

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