1973 Ryder Cup

The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19 to 13 points. For the first time, what had previously been the "Great Britain" team was called "Great Britain and Ireland", although golfers from the Republic of Ireland had played since 1953, and from Northern Ireland since 1947.

20th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates20–22 September 1973
VenueMuirfield
LocationEast Lothian, Scotland
Captains

13 19
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino.

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