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Larry Nelson
3x member of Team USA
Team Record:  2 wins1 loss
Individual Record: 13 matches,  9 wins3 losses1 tie
Has won 73.1% 
 of potential points
9.5 total points, #11 on the all-time points list
Points above replacement (+/-): +3.0
RYDER CUP APPEARANCES
Ryder Cup
Age
Selection
Record
Point %
Result
1987 Muirfield Village
40
QUALIFIED
0—3—1
12.5% 
L (15.0 to 13.0)
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Payne Stewart
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  J. Olazabal
LOST
1 dn
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
1 dn
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
B. Langer
TIED
1981 Walton Heath
34
QUALIFIED
4—0—0
100% 
W (18.5 to 9.5)
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Lee Trevino
Opponents
B. Langer &  M. Piñero
WON
1 up
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
S. Lyle &  M. James
WON
1 up
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
D. Smyth &  B. Gallacher
WON
3 & 2
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
M. James
WON
2 up
1979 The Greenbrier
32
QUALIFIED
5—0—0
100% 
W (17.0 to 11.0)
Session 1
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
A. Garrido &  S. Ballesteros
WON
2 & 1
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
B. Gallacher &  B. Barnes
WON
4 & 3
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
3 & 2
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
5 & 4
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
S. Ballesteros
WON
3 & 2
RESULTS BY FORMAT
Format
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
Foursomes
6
4—2—0
66.7% 
+1.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 1
Partner
Payne Stewart
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  J. Olazabal
LOST
1 dn
Session 3
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
2 & 1
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Partner
Lee Trevino
Opponents
B. Langer &  M. Piñero
WON
1 up
Session 4
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
D. Smyth &  B. Gallacher
WON
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
B. Gallacher &  B. Barnes
WON
4 & 3
Session 3
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
3 & 2
Four-balls
4
3—1—0
75.0% 
+1.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 4
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
1 dn
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
S. Lyle &  M. James
WON
1 up
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 1
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
A. Garrido &  S. Ballesteros
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
5 & 4
Singles
3
2—0—1
83.3% 
+1.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 5
Opponent
B. Langer
TIED
1981 Walton Heath
Session 5
Opponent
M. James
WON
2 up
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 5
Opponent
S. Ballesteros
WON
3 & 2
RESULTS BY PARTNER
Partner
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
6
4—2—0
66.7% 
+1.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
1 dn
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 1
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
A. Garrido &  S. Ballesteros
WON
2 & 1
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
B. Gallacher &  B. Barnes
WON
4 & 3
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
3 & 2
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
5 & 4
2
2—0—0
100% 
+1.0
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
S. Lyle &  M. James
WON
1 up
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
D. Smyth &  B. Gallacher
WON
3 & 2
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Payne Stewart
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  J. Olazabal
LOST
1 dn
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Lee Trevino
Opponents
B. Langer &  M. Piñero
WON
1 up
RESULTS BY OPPONENT
Opponent
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
5
4—1—0
80.0% 
+1.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Payne Stewart
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  J. Olazabal
LOST
1 dn
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 1
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
A. Garrido &  S. Ballesteros
WON
2 & 1
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
3 & 2
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
5 & 4
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
S. Ballesteros
WON
3 & 2
4
1—2—1
37.5% 
-0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
1 dn
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
B. Langer
TIED
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Lee Trevino
Opponents
B. Langer &  M. Piñero
WON
1 up
3
1—2—0
33.3% 
-0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Lyle &  B. Langer
LOST
1 dn
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
S. Lyle &  M. James
WON
1 up
3
3—0—0
100% 
+1.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 1
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
A. Garrido &  S. Ballesteros
WON
2 & 1
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
3 & 2
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  A. Garrido
WON
5 & 4
2
2—0—0
100% 
+1.0
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
S. Lyle &  M. James
WON
1 up
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
M. James
WON
2 up
2
2—0—0
100% 
+1.0
1981 Walton Heath
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
D. Smyth &  B. Gallacher
WON
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
B. Gallacher &  B. Barnes
WON
4 & 3
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Payne Stewart
Opponents
S. Ballesteros &  J. Olazabal
LOST
1 dn
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Lee Trevino
Opponents
B. Langer &  M. Piñero
WON
1 up
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1981 Walton Heath
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Tom Kite
Opponents
D. Smyth &  B. Gallacher
WON
3 & 2
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Lanny Wadkins
Opponents
B. Gallacher &  B. Barnes
WON
4 & 3
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