Home advantage now seems to be a much bigger deal in the Ryder Cup with the hosts winning the last five in a row as both Europe and Team USA have found away wins harder and harder to come by.
At Bethpage Black, thanks to what will be a hugely intimidating home crowd in New York, it looks like the toughest away day in the competition’s history – and going on recent results that’s saying something.
In fact, there’s been just one away victory in the last nine Ryder Cup meetings – and even that took the Miracle of Medinah to strike in 2012 when Europe claimed that epic comeback victory.
Apart from that, the home side has been dominant with 11 home wins in the last 13 matches and recently it’s not been a particularly close contest either.
How many Ryder Cup away wins have there been?
Overall, since Europe joined the Ryder Cup in 1979 there have been 22 meetings, with just six away wins during that span – four of those by Europe as the Americans have seriously struggled on the road.
The previous 22 Ryder Cups involving Great Britain and later Ireland were heavily one-sided, with the Americans winning 18 of them – but when Europe came to the party things changed.
Team USA just haven’t managed to travel well, as they’ve lost the last seven trips to Europe with their last away win still being that 1993 effort at The Belfry.
That was just a second away win, the other being at Walton Heath in 1981, which is as much joy as the USA have tasted on foreign soil – with the 1989 tie at The Belfry still seing Europe retain the trophy.
Europe have had much more joy, triumphing on US soil for the first time in 1987 at Muirfield Village and following it up in 1995 at Oak Hill, 2004 at Oakland Hills and that epic 2012 success at Medinah.
Away wins in the Ryder Cup
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Since Europe joined in 1979
|
Year |
Result |
Venue |
|---|---|---|
|
1981 |
Europe 9.5-18.5 USA |
Walton Heath |
|
1987 |
USA 13-15 Europe |
Muirfield Village |
|
1993 |
Europe 13-15 USA |
Belfry |
|
1995 |
USA 13.5-14.5 Europe |
Oak Hill |
|
2004 |
USA 9.5-18.5 Europe |
Oakland Hills |
|
2012 |
USA 13.5-14.5 Europe |
Medinah |
Home advantage getting greater
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