| Dates | 20–22 September 1973 | ||||
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| Venue | Muirfield | ||||
| Location | East Lothian, Scotland | ||||
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| United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
Muirfield
Location in Scotland
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.[1] 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.
Muirfield had hosted the Open Championship the previous year, won by American Lee Trevino.
- ^ "U.S. prevails in Ryder Cup". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 23 September 1973. p. 5D.