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2014 U.S. TEAM CAPTAIN

Years Played Teams Matches Points Won Lost Halved Winning Pct. 1977-81-83-89 4 15 10.5 10 4 1 .7 Image of Player Birth Date: September 4, 1949 Birthplace: Kansas City, Residence: Bucyrus, Kansas Family: Wife, Hilary; Children: Meg (9/13/79), Michael Barrett (12/15/82); stepchildren Kyle (9/23/86), Paige (4/22/89), Ross (8/31/91) College: (1971, Psychology) Turned Professional: 1971 Joined PGA TOUR: 1971 PGA TOUR Career Earnings: $11,069,517 (as of to 9/8/14) Champions Tour Career Earnings: $14,236,285 (as of to 9/8/14) Career Worldwide Victories: 57

TOURNAMENT VICTORIES (39) CHAMPIONS TOUR (14) 1974 . 1999 Bank One Championship 1975 Classic, Open Championship 2000 IR SENIOR 1977 National Pro-Am, Andy Williams- 2001 Senior PGA Championship Open Invitational, , Western Open, 2002 Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia Open Championship 2003 Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition 1978 Joe Garagiola-, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic, 2005 Senior British Open, Charles Schwab Cup Championship Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic 2007 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, The Senior Open 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Mgt Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Glen Campbell- Open, MONY Tournament of 2011 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid Champions, Greater New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Open Championship, World Series of Golf INTERNATIONAL (4) 1981 Masters Tournament, USF&G New Orleans Open, Classic 1980 Dunlop Phoenix [] 1984 [Austr] 1982 Glen Campbell-, Sea Pines Heritage, 1992 Open [Asia] U.S. Open Championship, Open Championship 1997 Dunlop Phoenix [Japan] 1983 Open Championship 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match-Play, Championship, MONY OTHER VICTORIES (4) Tournament of Champions, Western Open 1994 Skins Game 1987 Nabisco Championship, 1996 2007 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with ] 2010 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with Jack Nicklaus] MasterCard Colonial 1998 2011 Ka’anapali Champions Skins Game [with Jack Nicklaus]

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS • 4-Time Ryder Cup Team member – 1977, ’81, ’83, ’89 • Recipient, 1992 GCSAA Award • 10 victories, 4 defeats, 1 halve • Authored or co-authored several books, including “Tom Watson’s Strategic Golf” (1995) & “The Timeless Swing” (2011) • Member, 2003 UBS Cup • Ranked the 10th greatest golfer in history, 2000 • 1988, Inductee, • Follows as Golf Professional Emeritus at • 1988 Inductee, Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame Resort, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. • 1999, One of 5 Americans named honorary member of the Royal • Oldest player to hold the 54-hole lead in a major championship & Ancient of St. Andrews, joining , Jack (2009 Open Championship, , ) Nicklaus, former President George H.W. Bush and . • Oldest player to lead after any completed round at a major • 6-time PGA of America Player of the Year: 1977-80; 1982 and 1984 championship (2009 Open Championship) • Winner, – 1977, ’78, ’79 • 2010, Granted lifetime membership to the European Tour • Recipient, 1987 ( Golf Association)

74 | Ryder Cup Media Guide RYDER CUP RECORDS AS CAPTAIN • On Sept. 26, 2014, at 65 years, 23 days, becomes the 1983 PGA National Golf Club — Palm Beach Gardens, FL oldest to serve as a Ryder Cup Captain Day 1: : Watson/ def. / (5 & 4) • In 2014, exceeds (1947 to 1967) by one year Day 1: Four-Balls: for longest span between serving as a Captain Watson/ def. / (2 & 1) Day 2: Four-Balls: Watson/ def. / (5 & 4) TOM WATSON IN THE RYDER CUP Day 2: Foursomes: / def. Watson/Gilder (2 & 1) 1977: Royal Lytham/St. Annes — Singles: Watson def. Gallacher (2 & 1) Day 1: Foursomes: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson def. Tommy Totals: 4-1-0 Horton/ (5 & 4) 1989 — Sutton Coldfield, England Day 2: Four-Balls: Day 1: Foursomes: Watson/ halved with Watson/ def. /Horton (5 & 4) Seve Ballesteros/José María Olazábal Singles: Nick Faldo def. Watson (1 Up) Day 1: Four-Balls: Ballesteros/Olazábal def. Totals: 2-1-0 Watson/Mark O’Meara, 6 and 5 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club — , England Singles: Watson def. Sam Torrance, 3 and 1 Day 1: Foursomes: Watson/Jack Nicklaus def. ... Totals: 1-1-1 & Nick Faldo (4 & 3) Day 2: Four-Balls: Nicklaus/Watson def. Jose Maria Canizares/ (3 & 2) Day 2: Foursomes: Nicklaus/Watson def. Bernhard Langer/Manuel Pinero (3 & 2) Singles: def. Watson (4 & 3) Tom Watson in practice at Walton Heath in Tadworth, Surrey, for the Ryder Cup. 1981 (Photo by Simon Dack/Getty Images) Totals: 3-1-0

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RAYMOND FLOYD

Country: USA Residence: Palm Beach, Birthplace: Fort Bragg, Height: 6 ft. 0 in. Weight: 196 lbs Birth Date (Age): September 4, 1942 (72) Family: Children: Raymond Jr., Robert, Christina Interests: Baseball Turned Professional:...... 1961

RYDER CUP HISTORY Appearances 1993: The Belfry...... Europe 13 USA 15 1969, 75 (winners), 77 (winners), 81 (winners), 83 (winners), 85, 89 Day 1: Foursomes: (Captain), 91 (winners), 93 (winners), 08 (Vice Captain) (winners), 14 Floyd/Couples lost to Faldo/Montgomerie (4 & 3) (Vice Captain) Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Stewart beat Baker/Lane (3 & 2) Overall Record...... Played 31, Won 12, Lost 16, Halved 3: Points 13½ Day 2: Four-Balls: Series Record: Floyd/Stewart beat Olazábal/Haeggman (2 & 1) Singles:...... Played 8 Won 4 Lost 4 Halved 0 Singles: Floyd beat Olazábal (2 Up) Foursomes:...... Played 12 Won 4 Lost 8 Halved 0 Four-Balls:...... Played 11 Won 4 Lost 4 Halved 3 Breakdown by Year of Each Ryder Cup RYDER CUP RECORDS HELD 1969: Royal Birkdale...... GB 16 USA 16 • Aged 51 years and 20 days made history when he became the Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Barber lost to Coles/Huggett (3 & 2) oldest player on either side to play in The Ryder Cup at The Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Barber halved with Huggett/Caygill Belfry in 1993. He beat the previous record of , who was Day 2: Four-Balls; Floyd/Aaron halved with Bembridge/Hunt 50 years and 67 days in 1927. Singles: Floyd lost to Butler (1 Up) • Holds the record for the most number of different Ryder Cup 1975: Laurel Valley GC...... USA 21 GB&I 11 partners, with 14. This record he shares with Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Casper lost to Oosterhuis/Jacklin (2 & 1) and . Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Geiberger halved with Darcy/Hunt Singles: Floyd beat Jacklin (1 Up) 1977: Royal Lytham & St Annes...... GB&I 7½ USA 12½ PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Graham lost to Faldo/Oosterhuis (2 & 1) (As of the 2014 US PGA Championship) Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Nicklaus lost to Faldo/Oosterhuis (1 Up) EVENTS PLAYED...... 726 Singles: Floyd beat James (2 & 1) CUTS MADE...... 582 1981: Walton Heath GC...... Europe 9½ USA 18½ TOP TEN FINISHES...... 222 Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Irwin lost to Gallacher/Smyth (3 & 2) OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS...... $5,323,075 Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Irwin beat Gallacher/Darcy (2 & 1) Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Irwin lost to Langer/Piñero (2 & 1) PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (22) Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Rogers beat Lyle/James (3 & 2) 1963 St Petersburg Open Invitational; 1965 St Paul Open Invitational; Singles: Floyd beat Oosterhuis (1 Up) 1969 Greater Jacksonville Open, , US PGA 1983: PGA National...... USA 14½ Europe 13½ Championship; 1975 Kemper Open; 1976 Masters Tournament, World Day 1: Foursomes: Open Golf Championship; 1977 Byron Nelson Classic, Pleasant Floyd/Gilder lost to Cañizares/Torrance (4 & 3) Valley Classic; 1979 Greater Greensboro Open; 1980 Doral-Eastern Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Strange lost to Ballesteros/Way (1 Up) Open; 1981 Doral-Eastern Open, Tournament Players Championship, Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Kite lost to Faldo/Langer (3 & 2) Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic; 1982 Memorial Singles: Floyd lost to Brown (4 & 3) Tournament, Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, US PGA Championship; 1985: The Belfry...... Europe 16½ USA 11½ 1985 Open; 1986 U.S. Open Championship, Walt Disney Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Wadkins beat Lyle/Brown (4 & 3) World/Oldsmobile Classic; 1992 Doral-Ryder Open Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Wadkins beat Torrance/Clark (1 Up) Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Wadkins lost to Langer/Brown (3 & 2) Other Tournament Victories: (11) Singles: Floyd lost to Way (2 Up) 1978 Open; 1979 Friendship Cup (Costa Rica); 1981 Canadian 1991: Kiawah Island...... USA 14½ Europe 13½ PGA Championship, Seiko Points Leader (USA); 1982 Seiko Points Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Couples beat Langer/James (2 & 1) Leader (USA), Million Dollar Challenge (RSA); 1985 Chrysler Team Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Couples beat Faldo/Woosnam (5 & 3) Championship (with ) (USA); 1988 Skins Game (USA); Day 2: Foursomes: 1990 RMC Invitational (with ) (USA); 1991 Daiwa KBC Floyd/Couples lost to Ballesteros/Olazábal (3 & 2) Augusta (JPN); 1993 Frankin Funds Shark Shootout (with Steve Singles: Floyd lost to Faldo (2 Up) Elkington (USA)

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RAYMOND FLOYD (CONTINUED)

US Champions Tour Victories: (14) TEAMS AND AWARDS 1992 GTE North Classic, Ralphs Senior Classic, Senior Tour PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Championship; 1993 Gulfstream Aerospace Invitational, Northville Ryder Cup...... 1969, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 93 Long Island Classic; 1994 , Senior Classic, Ryder Cup Captain...... 1989 NFL Golf Classic, Senior Tour Championship; Vice Captain...... 2008, 14 US Senior PGA Championship, Burnet Senior Classic, Emerald Coast ...... 1985, 86 Classic; 1996 Ford Senior Players Championship; 2000 Ford Senior World Golf Hall of Fame ...... 1989 Players Championship Vardon Trophy...... 1983

Other Senior Tournament Victories: (19) AWARDS 1992 Fuji Electric Grandslam (USA); 1993 Wendys 3-Tour Challenge Byron Nelson Award...... 1983 (with Jack Nicklaus and Chi Chi Rodriguez) (USA); 1994 Diners Club Matches (with ) (USA), Senior Skins Game (USA); 1995 Senior Skins Game at Los Cabos (USA), Office Depot Father/ Son Challenge (with Raymond Jr) (USA), Lexus Challenge (with Michael Chiklis) (USA), Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge (with and Jack Nicklaus) (USA); 1996 Senior Skins Game at Los Cabos (USA), Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with Raymond Jr) (USA); 1997 Senior Skins Game (USA), Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with Raymond Jr.) (USA), Lexus Challenge (with William Devane) The American Ryder Cup team, September 15, 1977. From left to right, (back row) , , , (USA); 1998 Senior Skins Game (USA); 2000 Office Depot Father/ (non-playing captain), Jerry McGee, Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus; (front Son Challenge (with Raymond Jr) (USA); 2001 Office Depot Father/ row) Raymond Floyd, Hale Irwin, , , Son Challenge (with Raymond Jr) (USA); 2006 Wendy’s Champions and Hubert Green. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Skins Game (with ) (USA)

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ANDY NORTH

Country: USA Residence: Madison, Wisconsin Birthplace: Thorpe, Wisconsin Height: 6 ft. 4 in. Weight: 200 lbs Birth Date (Age): March 3, 1950 (64) Family: Wife: Sue; Children: Nichole (1974), Andrea (1978) Interests: University of Wisconsin sports Turned Professional:...... 1972

RYDER CUP HISTORY PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD Appearances (As of the 2014 US PGA Championship) 1985, 14 (Vice Captain) EVENTS PLAYED...... 507 Overall Record...... Played 3, Won 0, Lost 3, Halved 0: Points 0 CUTS MADE...... 315 Series Record: TOP TEN FINISHES...... 64 Singles:...... Played 1 Won 0 Lost 1 Halved 0 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS...... $1,365.530 Foursomes:...... Played 0 Won 0 Lost 0 Halved 0 Four-Balls:...... Played 3 Won 0 Lost 2 Halved 0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (3) Breakdown by Year of Each Ryder Cup 1977 American Express Westchester Classic; 1978 U.S. Open 1985: The Belfry...... Europe 16½ USA 11½ Championship; 1985 U.S. Open Championship Day 1: Four-Balls: North/Jacobsen lost to Ballesteros/Piñero (2 & 1) Other Tournament Victories: (3) Day 2: Four-Balls: North/Kite lost to Torrance/Clark (2 & 1) 1979 PGA of Golf (tied with ) (USA); 1980 Singles: North lost to Torrance (1 Up) Center Open (ARG); 1990 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (USA)

US Champions Tour Victories: (1) 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Watson)

Other Senior Tournament Victories: (6) 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with ) (USA); 2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Jim Colbert) (USA); 2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Watson) (USA), ING 3 Shootout (USA); 2006 Libery Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Watson) (USA); 2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tom Watson) (USA)

TEAMS AND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Ryder Cup...... 1985 Ryder Cup Vice Captain...... 2014 ...... 1978

Andy North strokes a putt during the Greats of Golf exhibition during the second round of the at TPC Twin Cities held on August 7, 2010 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

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STEVE STRICKER

Country: USA Residence: Madison, Wisconsin Birthplace: Edgerton, Wisconsin Height: 6 ft. 0 in. Weight: 196 lbs Birth Date (Age): February 23, 1967 (47) Family: Wife: Nicki; Children: Bobbi (1998), Isabella (2006) Interests: Hunting Turned Professional:...... 1990

RYDER CUP HISTORY PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD Appearances (As of the 2014 US PGA Championship) 2008 (winners), 10, 12, 14 (Vice Captain) EVENTS PLAYED...... 440 Overall Record...... Played 11, Won 3, Lost 7, Halved 1: Points 3½ CUTS MADE...... 332 Series Record: TOP TEN FINISHES...... 140 Singles:...... Played 3 Won 1 Lost 2 Halved 0 OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS...... $40,674,840 Foursomes:...... Played 3 Won 1 Lost 2 Halved 0 Four-Balls:...... Played 5 Won 1 Lost 3 Halved 1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (12) Breakdown by Year of Each Ryder Cup 1996 Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open ; 2001 WGC - Accenture 2008: Valhalla GC...... USA 16½ Europe 11½ Match-Play Championship; 2007 The Barclays; 2009 Crowne Day 1: Four-Balls: Stricker/Curtis lost to Poulter/Rose (4 & 2) Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Classic, Deutsche Bank Day 2:: Four-Balls: Stricker/Curtis halved with Garcia/Casey Championship; 2010 Northern Trust Open, ; 2011 Singles: Stricker lost to Poulter (3 & 2) the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, John 2010: The ...... Europe 14½ USA 13½ Deere Classic; 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Session 1: Four-Balls: Stricker/Woods beat Poulter/Fisher (2 Up) Session 2: Foursomes: Other Tournament Victories: (5) Stricker/Woods beat Jiménez/Hanson (4 & 3) 1990 Victoria Open (CAN); 1993 Canadian PGA Championship; 2009 Session 3: Foursomes: Shark Shootout (with ) (USA); 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Stricker/Woods lost to Westwood/Donald (6 & 5) Classic (with ) (USA); 2014 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Singles: Stricker beat Westwood (2 & 1) (with Bo Van Pelt) (USA) 2012: Medinah CC...... USA 13½ Europe 14½ Day 1: Foursomes: Stricker/Woods lost to Poulter/Rose (2 & 1) Day 1: Four-Balls: TEAMS AND AWARDS Stricker/Woods lost to Westwood/Colsaerts (1 Up) PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Day 2: Four-Balls: Stricker/Woods lost to Garcia/Donald (1 Up) Ryder Cup...... 2008, 10, 12, Singles: Stricker lost to Kaymer (1 Up) Ryder Cup Vice Captain...... 2014 Alfred Dunhill Cup...... 1996 ...... 1996, 07, 09, 11, 13

AWARDS Courage Award by the PGA TOUR...... 2006, 07

Steve Stricker of the USA team hits a pitch shot during the afternoon four-ball matches on day one of the at on September 19, 2008 in Louisville, . (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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