1997 Ryder Cup 1997 Ryder Cup The 32nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain, marking the first time the event was contested in continental Europe. The European team won the competition by a margin of 14½ to 13½ and retained the Ryder Cup. The Europeans held a 10½–5½ lead heading into the final day, but the Americans mounted a comeback by winning the singles matches 8–4 but fell just short. Colin Montgomerie halved the final match with Scott Hoch (conceding a par putt on the final hole) to seal the outright victory for the Europeans. This
2016 Ryder Cup picks are shown in yellow. Players written in italics qualified through the Ryder Cup World points list below. Two players qualifying through that list were not in the top 15, as they mainly played on the USPGA tour during the qualification process. The leading 15 players in the final Ryder Cup world point list were: Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Captain's picks are shown in yellow. Players written in italics qualified through the European points list above. Darren Clarke was named as the European captain on February 18, 2015. He was selected by a five-man selection panel