The winners of the first match were the United States, who defeated Great Britain at Worcester Country Club 91⁄2–21⁄2.

The latest Ryder Cup, at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy, was won by the Europe 161⁄2–111⁄2 on 1 October 2023.

In 100-degree heat and missing a number of their best players, they were unable to match the Americans at the Scioto Country Club and lost 9–3.

[10] The United States regained the Cup in 1935, when they beat Great Britain 9–3 at Ridgewood Country Club.

[12] The advent of the Second World War meant the Ryder Cup was not contested again until 1947 at Portland Golf Club.

The United States dominated the match in wet conditions, as Great Britain scored one point in an 11–1 defeat.

Great Britain went into the final day with a 3–1 lead, but they were unable to secure the three and a half points they needed to win and lost 7–5.

However, they were unable to beat the United States; mistakes at the end of their singles matches by Peter Alliss and Bernard Hunt cost Great Britain as they lost 61⁄2–51⁄2.

[16] Despite recording their best points total in matches held in the United States, Great Britain were again defeated in 1955.

[19][20] The change in format did not affect the trend of American dominance as they won 141⁄2–91⁄2 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

[22] Again, the changes made little difference to the outcome as the United States won 23–9 at East Lake Golf Club.

[24] The 1967 match continued the trend of American victories, as the United States won 231⁄2–81⁄2 at Champions Golf Club.

[32] The 1981 match was originally scheduled to take place at The Belfry, but construction of the course was not completed on time and Walton Heath Golf Club was used instead.

[37] The 1991 match at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, known as the "War on the Shore", saw the United States regain the Cup.

[39] Europe regained the trophy in 1995, defeating the United States 141⁄2–131⁄2 at Oak Hill Country Club.

[40] The Ryder Cup was played outside of the British Isles for the first time in 1997, as Valderrama Golf Club in Spain hosted the contest.

Despite taking a five-point lead into the final day, Europe needed the half point Colin Montgomerie secured in his tied singles match with Scott Hoch to win 141⁄2–131⁄2.

[45] They retained the Cup in 2004 when they won 181⁄2–91⁄2 at Oakland Hills Country Club, in what was the United States' heaviest defeat in the competition.

[48] A tight contest in 2010 came down to the final singles match between European Graeme McDowell and American golfer Hunter Mahan.

[50] The 2014 event held at Gleneagles Hotel on the PGA Centenary Course, resulted in a third successive victory for Europe.