Most Fourball Matches Won in Ryder Cup
The record-holder is Ian Woosnam, and with 10 fourball victories over his Ryder Cup career, Woosnam is the only golfer so far to reach double-digit match victories in this format. (Fourball was added to the Ryder Cup beginning in 1963.)
Fourball is the format also known as better ball. Two golfers play as a team, with the lower of their two scores counting as the team's score. In a 2-vs.-2 fourball match, there are four balls in play, hence the name.
The List: Golfers With Most Ryder Cup Fourball Wins
- 10 wins — Ian Woosnam, Team Europe, overall record in fourballs 10-3-1 (wins-losses-halves)
- 9 wins — Jose Maria Olazabal, Team Europe, overall record in fourballs 9-2-3
- 9 wins — Sergio Garcia, Team Europe, overall record in fourballs 9-4-3
- 8 wins — Phil Mickelson, Team USA, overall record in fourballs 8-8-2
- 8 wins — Seve Ballesteros, Team Europe, overall record in fourballs 8-5-2
- 8 wins — Lee Westwood, Team Europe, overall record in fourballs 8-6-2
Note that Sergio Garcia, tied for second, holds the record for most Ryder Cup foursomes victories.
Phil Mickelson is the only Team USA golfer to make the list above. The Americans with the next-most fourball wins after Mickelson, with seven wins each, are Arnold Palmer and Lanny Wadkins. Mickelson had a .500 record in fourballs, the only Ryder Cup format in which he did not have a losing record.
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