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Sandy Lyle
5x member of Team Europe
Team Record:  2 wins3 losses
Individual Record: 18 matches,  7 wins9 losses2 ties
Has won 44.4% 
 of potential points
8.0 total points, #22 on the all-time points list
Points above replacement (+/-): -1.0
RYDER CUP APPEARANCES
Ryder Cup
Age
Selection
Record
Point %
Result
1987 Muirfield Village
29
PICKED
3—1—0
75.0% 
W (15.0 to 13.0)
Session 2
Four-balls
Opponents
A. Bean &  M. Calcavecchia
WON
1 up
Session 3
Foursomes
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
1 up
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1985 The Belfry
27
QUALIFIED
1—1—1
50.0% 
W (16.5 to 11.5)
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Ken Brown
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  R. Floyd
LOST
4 & 3
Session 3
Four-balls
Opponents
C. Stadler &  C. Strange
TIED
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
P. Jacobsen
WON
3 & 2
1983 PGA National
25
QUALIFIED
0—2—0
0.0% 
L (14.5 to 13.5)
Session 1
Foursomes
Opponents
T. Watson &  B. Crenshaw
LOST
5 & 4
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
B. Crenshaw
LOST
3 & 1
1981 Walton Heath
23
QUALIFIED
2—3—0
40.0% 
L (18.5 to 9.5)
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  B. Lietzke
WON
2 & 1
Session 2
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Crenshaw &  J. Pate
WON
3 & 2
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
L. Nelson &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  R. Floyd
LOST
3 & 2
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
21
QUALIFIED
1—2—1
37.5% 
L (17.0 to 11.0)
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Trevino &  G. Morgan
TIED
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Elder &  J. Mahaffey
WON
5 & 4
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
H. Irwin &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
L. Trevino
LOST
2 & 1
RESULTS BY FORMAT
Format
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
Foursomes
7
3—3—1
50.0% 
0.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
2 & 1
1985 The Belfry
Session 1
Partner
Ken Brown
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  R. Floyd
LOST
4 & 3
1983 PGA National
Session 1
Opponents
T. Watson &  B. Crenshaw
LOST
5 & 4
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  B. Lietzke
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  R. Floyd
LOST
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Trevino &  G. Morgan
TIED
Session 3
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Elder &  J. Mahaffey
WON
5 & 4
Four-balls
6
3—2—1
58.3% 
+0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 2
Opponents
A. Bean &  M. Calcavecchia
WON
1 up
Session 4
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
1 up
1985 The Belfry
Session 3
Opponents
C. Stadler &  C. Strange
TIED
1981 Walton Heath
Session 2
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Crenshaw &  J. Pate
WON
3 & 2
Session 3
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
L. Nelson &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 4
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
H. Irwin &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
Singles
5
1—4—0
20.0% 
-1.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 5
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1985 The Belfry
Session 5
Opponent
P. Jacobsen
WON
3 & 2
1983 PGA National
Session 5
Opponent
B. Crenshaw
LOST
3 & 1
1981 Walton Heath
Session 5
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 5
Opponent
L. Trevino
LOST
2 & 1
RESULTS BY PARTNER
Partner
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
4
3—0—1
87.5% 
+1.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 2
Four-balls
Opponents
A. Bean &  M. Calcavecchia
WON
1 up
Session 3
Foursomes
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
1 up
1985 The Belfry
Session 3
Four-balls
Opponents
C. Stadler &  C. Strange
TIED
4
2—2—0
50.0% 
0.0
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  B. Lietzke
WON
2 & 1
Session 2
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Crenshaw &  J. Pate
WON
3 & 2
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
L. Nelson &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  R. Floyd
LOST
3 & 2
3
1—1—1
50.0% 
0.0
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Trevino &  G. Morgan
TIED
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Elder &  J. Mahaffey
WON
5 & 4
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
H. Irwin &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1985 The Belfry
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Ken Brown
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  R. Floyd
LOST
4 & 3
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1983 PGA National
Session 1
Foursomes
Opponents
T. Watson &  B. Crenshaw
LOST
5 & 4
RESULTS BY OPPONENT
Opponent
Matches Played
Record
Point %
+/-
4
0—4—0
0.0% 
-2.0
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
L. Nelson &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
T. Kite
LOST
3 & 2
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
H. Irwin &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
3
2—1—0
66.7% 
+0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Foursomes
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
1 up
1985 The Belfry
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Ken Brown
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  R. Floyd
LOST
4 & 3
3
2—1—0
66.7% 
+0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 3
Foursomes
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Four-balls
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  L. Nelson
WON
1 up
1981 Walton Heath
Session 3
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
L. Nelson &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
3
1—2—0
33.3% 
-0.5
1983 PGA National
Session 1
Foursomes
Opponents
T. Watson &  B. Crenshaw
LOST
5 & 4
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
B. Crenshaw
LOST
3 & 1
1981 Walton Heath
Session 2
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Crenshaw &  J. Pate
WON
3 & 2
2
0—2—0
0.0% 
-1.0
1985 The Belfry
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Ken Brown
Opponents
L. Wadkins &  R. Floyd
LOST
4 & 3
1981 Walton Heath
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  R. Floyd
LOST
3 & 2
2
0—1—1
25.0% 
-0.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Trevino &  G. Morgan
TIED
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
L. Trevino
LOST
2 & 1
2
1—1—0
50.0% 
0.0
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  B. Lietzke
WON
2 & 1
Session 4
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  R. Floyd
LOST
3 & 2
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 2
Four-balls
Opponents
A. Bean &  M. Calcavecchia
WON
1 up
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1981 Walton Heath
Session 2
Four-balls
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Crenshaw &  J. Pate
WON
3 & 2
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Elder &  J. Mahaffey
WON
5 & 4
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 3
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Elder &  J. Mahaffey
WON
5 & 4
1
0—0—1
50.0% 
0.0
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 2
Foursomes
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
L. Trevino &  G. Morgan
TIED
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1983 PGA National
Session 1
Foursomes
Opponents
T. Watson &  B. Crenshaw
LOST
5 & 4
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1981 Walton Heath
Session 1
Foursomes
Partner
Mark James
Opponents
B. Rogers &  B. Lietzke
WON
2 & 1
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1987 Muirfield Village
Session 2
Four-balls
Opponents
A. Bean &  M. Calcavecchia
WON
1 up
1
1—0—0
100% 
+0.5
1985 The Belfry
Session 5
Singles
Opponent
P. Jacobsen
WON
3 & 2
1
0—0—1
50.0% 
0.0
1985 The Belfry
Session 3
Four-balls
Opponents
C. Stadler &  C. Strange
TIED
1
0—0—1
50.0% 
0.0
1985 The Belfry
Session 3
Four-balls
Opponents
C. Stadler &  C. Strange
TIED
1
0—1—0
0.0% 
-0.5
1979 The Greenbrier
Session 4
Four-balls
Partner
Tony Jacklin
Opponents
H. Irwin &  T. Kite
LOST
1 dn
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