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Your support makes all the difference.Twenty years have passed since Mark James joined Ken Brown in a campaign of rebellious and anti-social behaviour at the 1979 Ryder Cup at the Greenbrier, and James has made the most of them. A wry, intelligent observer of golf and life, he has become one of the Tour's most respected figures. On paper, he has played 24 Ryder Cup matches and achieved eight wins. In reality, his easygoing nature and professionalism have been an integral part of team unity. Experienced and immune to stress, he is exactly the type of leader the green European team need.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Year US GB/Ire Venue
1927 91/2 21/2 Worcester, Massachusetts
1929 5 7 Moortown, Leeds
1931 9 3 Scioto, Columbus, Ohio
1933 51/2 61/2 Southport and Ainsdale
1935 9 3 Ridgewood, New Jersey
1937 8 4 Southport and Ainsdale
(1939-45 No matches, Second World War)
1947 11 1 Portland, Oregon
1949 7 5 Ganton, Yorkshire
1951 91/2 21/2 Pinehurst, North Carolina
1953 61/2 51/2 Wentworth, Surrey
1955 8 4 Thunderbird, California
1957 41/2 71/2 Lindrick, Nottinghamshire
1959 81/2 31/2 Eldorado, California
1961 141/2 91/2 Royal Lytham St Annes
1963 23 9 East Lake, Atlanta, Georgia
1965 191/2 121/2 Royal Birkdale, Lancashire
1967 231/2 81/2 Champions, Houston, Texas
1969 16 16 Royal Birkdale, Lancashire
1971 19 13 Old Warson, St Louis, Missouri
1973 19 13 Muirfield, Scotland
1975 21 11 Laurel Valley, Pennsylvania
1977 121/2 71/2 Royal Lytham St Annes
US Europe
1979 17 11 The Greenbrier, West Virginia
1981 181/2 91/2 Walton Heath, Surrey
1983 141/2 131/2 PGA National, Florida
1985 111/2 161/2 The Belfry, West Midlands
1987 13 15 Muirfield Village, Ohio
1989 14 14 The Belfry, West Midlands
1991 141/2 131/2 Kiawah Island, South Carolina
1993 15 13 The Belfry, West Midlands
1995 131/2 141/2 Oak Hill, Rochester, New York
1997 131/2 141/2 Valderrama, Spain
Total: US 23, GB/Europe 7, Drawn 2.
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