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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox team golf tournament Шаблон:Location map The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held 18–20 September 1969 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.[1][2] The competition ended in a tie at 16 points each, when America's Jack Nicklaus conceded a missable three-foot (0.9 m) putt to Britain's Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole,[3][4] in one of the most famous gestures of sportsmanship in all of sports.[5] It was the first tie in Ryder Cup history, and the United States team retained the Cup.[6][7][8]

The matches were marred by considerable acrimony and unsportsmanlike behavior by players on both sides. Britain's captain Eric Brown had instructed his players not to search for the opposition's ball if it ended up in the rough. American Ken Still, in the first-day foursomes, had deliberately and regularly stood too close to Briton Maurice Bembridge as he was putting.[6] During one of the fourballs on the second day, both captains had to come out and calm down the warring players.[9] This led to Nicklaus conceding Jacklin's final putt with the knowledge that the overall competition would end in a draw.[6][7] On the previous hole, Jacklin sank a long eagle putt while Nicklaus missed his from Шаблон:Convert and the match was squared.[7] Jacklin had won the Open Championship two months earlier at nearby Royal Lytham & St Annes to become the first British champion in eighteen years. After holing his final putt for par, Nicklaus picked up Jacklin's ball marker and told him, "I don't think you would have missed it, but I wasn't going to give you the chance, either."[5]

Playing in his first Ryder Cup at age 29, Nicklaus' gesture became known as "the concession" and marked the beginning of a lasting friendship between the two that has spanned nearly a half century. It was the inspiration for The Concession Golf Club in Florida near Sarasota, which was co-designed by Nicklaus and Jacklin.[10] The two were opposing captains in the competition in 1983 and 1987. While the concession is now viewed as one of the world's greatest acts of sportmanship,[11] US captain Sam Snead was furious that the chance of outright victory had been given away.[12]

The U.S. team had only two players with previous Ryder Cup experience, Billy Casper and Gene Littler.[13] The team was the only one that Arnold Palmer was not a member of from his first appearance in 1961 through his final appearance in 1973.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:

  • Day 1 — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 2 — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16Шаблон:1/2 points were required to win the Cup, or 16 points were needed for the current champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [14]

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Tony Jacklin's golf ball used in the 1969 Ryder Cup held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club

Six places in the team were allocated to the leaders of a points list after the 1969 Open Championship. An Order of Merit style system was used, with points being earned over the previous 12 months, the best 7 performances to count.[15] The leading six were O'Connor, Huggett, Butler, Townsend, Coles and Barnes.[16][17] The remaining six places were chosen by committee the following week.[18]

Шаблон:Flagicon Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Brown 44 Non-playing captain
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Alliss 38 7 27 10–13–4 44.44
Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Barnes 24 0 Rookie
Шаблон:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge 24 0 Rookie
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Butler 37 1 5 0–3–2 20.00
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Caygill 29 0 Rookie
Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Coles 34 4 21 7–11–3 40.48
Шаблон:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher 20 0 Rookie
Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Huggett 32 2 10 3–5–2 40.00
Шаблон:Flagicon Bernard Hunt 39 7 26 6–15–5 32.69
Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Jacklin 25 1 6 2–3–1 41.67
Шаблон:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Snr 44 7 23 7–15–1 32.61
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Townsend 23 0 Rookie

This was the first Ryder Cup for Nicklaus, age 29. Despite having won his seventh major title as a professional in 1967, eligibility rules set by the PGA prevented him from competing in previous editions.[19][20] He competed as a player through 1981, missing only the 1979 edition, and was the non-playing captain of the U.S. team in 1983 and 1987.

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Lee Trevino's cap from the 1969 Ryder Cup played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Шаблон:Flagicon Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Sam Snead 57 Non-playing captain
Tommy Aaron 32 0 Rookie
Miller Barber 38 0 Rookie
Frank Beard 30 0 Rookie
Billy Casper 38 4 19 12–3–4 73.68
Dale Douglass 33 0 Rookie
Raymond Floyd 27 0 Rookie
Dave Hill 32 0 Rookie
Gene Littler 39 4 18 6–4–8 55.56
Jack Nicklaus 29 0 Rookie
Dan Sikes 39 0 Rookie
Ken Still 34 0 Rookie
Lee Trevino 29 0 Rookie

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
Coles/Huggett Шаблон:Flagicon 3 & 2 Barber/Floyd
Gallacher/Bembridge Шаблон:Flagicon 2 & 1 Trevino/Still
Jacklin/Townsend Шаблон:Flagicon 3 & 1 Hill/Aaron
O'Connor/Alliss halved Casper/Beard
3Шаблон:1/2 Session Шаблон:1/2
3Шаблон:1/2 Overall Шаблон:1/2

Afternoon foursomes

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
Coles/Huggett Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Hill/Aaron
Gallacher/Bembridge Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Trevino/Littler
Jacklin/Townsend Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Casper/Beard
Butler/Hunt Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Nicklaus/Sikes
1 Session 3
4Шаблон:1/2 Overall 3Шаблон:1/2

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
O'Connor/Townsend Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Hill/Douglass
Huggett/Caygill halved Floyd/Barber
Barnes/Alliss Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Trevino/Littler
Jacklin/Coles Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Nicklaus/Sikes
2Шаблон:1/2 Session 1Шаблон:1/2
7 Overall 5

Afternoon four-ball

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
Butler/Townsend Шаблон:Flagicon 2 up Casper/Beard
Huggett/Gallacher Шаблон:Flagicon 2 & 1 Hill/Still
Bembridge/Hunt halved Aaron/Floyd
Jacklin/Coles halved Trevino/Barber
1 Session 3
8 Overall 8

Source:[21]

Saturday's matches

Morning singles

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
Peter Alliss Шаблон:Flagicon 2 & 1 Lee Trevino
Peter Townsend Шаблон:Flagicon 5 & 4 Dave Hill
Neil Coles Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Tommy Aaron
Brian Barnes Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Billy Casper
Christy O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon 5 & 4 Frank Beard
Maurice Bembridge Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Ken Still
Peter Butler Шаблон:Flagicon 1 up Raymond Floyd
Tony Jacklin Шаблон:Flagicon 4 & 3 Jack Nicklaus
5 Session 3
13 Overall 11

Afternoon singles

Шаблон:Flagicon Results Шаблон:Flagicon
Brian Barnes Шаблон:Flagicon 4 & 2 Dave Hill
Bernard Gallacher Шаблон:Flagicon 4 & 3 Lee Trevino
Maurice Bembridge Шаблон:Flagicon 7 & 6 Miller Barber
Peter Butler Шаблон:Flagicon 3 & 2 Dale Douglass
Neil Coles Шаблон:Flagicon 4 & 3 Dan Sikes
Christy O'Connor Шаблон:Flagicon 2 & 1 Gene Littler
Brian Huggett halved Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin halved Jack Nicklaus
3 Session 5
16 Overall 16

Source:[2]

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [14]

Great Britain

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Peter Alliss 0.5 0–2–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–0
Brian Barnes 0 0–3–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Maurice Bembridge 2.5 2–2–1 1–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–1
Peter Butler 2 2–2–0 2–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Alex Caygill 0.5 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–1
Neil Coles 3.5 3–2–1 1–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–1
Bernard Gallacher 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Brian Huggett 2 1–2–2 0–0–1 1–1–0 0–1–1
Bernard Hunt 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–1
Tony Jacklin 5 4–0–2 1–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–1
Christy O'Connor 2.5 2–1–1 1–1–0 0–0–1 1–0–0
Peter Townsend 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Tommy Aaron 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–1
Miller Barber 2 1–1–2 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–2
Frank Beard 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1–0–0
Billy Casper 3 2–1–2 1–0–1 0–1–1 1–0–0
Dale Douglass 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Raymond Floyd 1 0–2–2 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–2
Dave Hill 4 4–2–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Gene Littler 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0
Jack Nicklaus 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–1 1–0–0 0–1–0
Dan Sikes 2 2–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–0
Ken Still 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0
Lee Trevino 3.5 3–2–1 1–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–1

References

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External links

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