Sept. 23-28, 2025 Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, NY
2023 Ryder Cup - Morning Foursomes Matches
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The largest margin of victory in the history of the Ryder Cup is 9&7, which was achieved by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg in the Saturday foursomes session of the 2023 contest at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.

The Scandinavian duo, who did not lose a hole, beat World Number One Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka.

They won the first five holes over the U.S. pair, going 6 UP after seven holes and winning four in a row from the eighth to complete Ryder Cup history.

After that, the next biggest winning margin has been 8&7, which has been done twice in singles.

Based purely on on-course results, 10 and 8 is the biggest – and earliest – win possible in match play if a player or pairing were to win each of the first 10 holes,

Here are the biggest match wins ever in the Ryder Cup.

MarginYearFormatMatch
9&72023FoursomesViktor Hovland & Ludvig Åberg def. Scottie Scheffler & Brooks Koepka.
8&71989SinglesTom Kite def. Howard Clark
8&71997SinglesFred Couples def. Ian Woosnam
7&61979FoursomesHale Irwin/Tom Kite def. Ken Brown/Des Smyth
7&61991FoursomesPaul Azinger/Mark O'Meara def. Sir Nick Faldo/David Gilford
7&62012FoursomesKeegan Bradley/Phil Mickelson def. Lee Westwood/Luke Donald
7&61969SinglesMiller Barber/Maurice Bembridge
7&61971SinglesLee Trevino def. Brian Huggett
7&61997SinglesTom Lehman def. Ignacio Garrido
7&51983FoursomesGil Morgan/Lanny Wadkins def. Sam Torrance/J.M. Canizares
7&51985FoursomesJ.M. Canizares/Jose Rivero def. Tom Kite/Calvin Peete
7&51993FoursomesIan Woosnam/Bernhard Langer def. Paul Azinger/Payne Stewart
7&51981Four-ballLee Trevino/Jerry Pate def. Sir Nick Faldo/Sam Torrance
6&51981Four-ballDes Smyth/J.M. Canizares def. Bill Rogers/Bruce Lietzke
6&51989Four-ballSeve Ballesteros/J.M. Olazabal def. Tom Watson/Mark O'Meara
6&51993Four-ballIan Woosnam/Peter Baker def. Fred Couples/Paul Azinger
6&51995Four-ballJeff Maggert/Loren Roberts def. Sam Torrance/Costantino Rocca
6&51963SinglesGene Littler def. Tom Haliburton
6&51973SinglesGay Brewer def. Bernhard Gallacher
6&51973SinglesLee Trevino def. Neil Coles
6&51999SinglesDavis Love III def. Jean Van de Velde
6&41965Four-ballArnold Palmer/Dave Marr def. Peter Alliss/Christy O'Connor
6&41995Four-ballCorey Pavin/Phil Mickelson def. Bernhard Langer/Per-Ulrik Johansson
6&41965SinglesTony Lema def. Christy O'Connor
6&41981SinglesBen Crenshaw def. Des Smyth
6&42004SinglesJim Furyk def. David Howell
6&42010SinglesDustin Johnson def. Martin Kaymer
6&42018SinglesTony Finau def. Tommy Fleetwood

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