Ryder Cup matches Year Winners Score Runners - up Host country Venue Europe captain United States captain 1979 United States 17 -- 11 Europe United States The Greenbrier, The Greenbrier Course, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia John Jacobs Billy Casper 1981 United States 181⁄2 -- 91⁄2 Europe England Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton - on - the - Hill, Surrey John Jacobs Dave Marr United States 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 Europe United States PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Tony Jacklin Jack Nicklaus 1985 Europe 161⁄2 -- 111⁄2 United States England The Belfry, Brabazon Course, Wishaw, Warwickshire Tony Jacklin Lee Trevino Europe 15 -- 13 United States United States Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio Tony Jacklin Jack Nicklaus 1989 Europe 14 -- 14 United States England The Belfry, Brabazon Course, Wishaw, Warwickshire Tony Jacklin Raymond Floyd 1991 United States 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 Europe United States Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina Bernard Gallacher Dave Stockton 1993 United States 15 -- 13 Europe England The Belfry, Brabazon Course, Wishaw, Warwickshire Bernard Gallacher Tom Watson 1995 Europe 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 United States United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course, Rochester, New York Bernard Gallacher Lanny Wadkins 1997 Europe 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 United States Spain Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia Seve Ballesteros Tom Kite 1999 United States 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 Europe United States The Country Club, Composite Course, Brookline, Massachusetts Mark James Ben Crenshaw 2002 Europe 151⁄2 -- 121⁄2 United States England The Belfry, Brabazon Course, Wishaw, Warwickshire Sam Torrance Curtis Strange Europe 181⁄2 -- 91⁄2 United States United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bernhard Langer Hal Sutton 2006 Europe 181⁄2 -- 91⁄2 United States Republic of Ireland K Club, Palmer Course, Straffan, County Kildare Ian Woosnam Tom Lehman 2008 United States 161⁄2 -- 111⁄2 Europe United States Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky Nick Faldo Paul Azinger Europe 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 United States Wales Celtic Manor Resort, Twenty Ten Course, Newport Colin Montgomerie Corey Pavin 2012 Europe 141⁄2 -- 131⁄2 United States United States Medinah Country Club, Course 3, Medinah, Illinois José María Olazábal Davis Love III 2014 Europe 161⁄2 -- 111⁄2 United States Scotland Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course, Perth & Kinross Paul McGinley Tom Watson 2016 United States 17 -- 11 Europe United States Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota Darren Clarke Davis Love III 2018 Europe 171⁄2 -- 101⁄2 United States France Le Golf National, Albatros Course, Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines Thomas Bjørn Jim Furyk
who captained europe last time they won in europe
Thomas Bjørn