Darcy, Christy O'Connor Jnr, John O'Leary, Eddie Polland Continental Europe: Manuel Piñero (Captain), Francisco Abreu, Salvador Balbuena, Seve Ballesteros, Antonio Garrido United States: Johnny Miller (Captain), Lou Graham, Mark Hayes, Jerry Heard, Dave Hill Australasia: Bob Charles (Captain), Jack Newton, Simon Owen, Ian Stanley, Guy Wolstenholme Rest of the World: Gary Player (Captain), Hugh Baiocchi, Vicente Fernández, Simon Hobday, Kazuo Yoshikawa Group matches Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Group tables England finished ahead of Ireland since they were 3 holes up while Wales were level. Scotland finished ahead of Wales since they were 9 holes up while Wales were 6 holes down. Knock-out Saturday 21 August {{4TeamBracket|seeds=no|nowrap=y | RD1-team1 = Rest of the World | RD1-score1 = 3½ | RD1-team2 = Scotland | RD1-score2 = ½ | RD1-team3 = England | RD1-score3 = ''3½| RD1-team4 = Europe | RD1-score4 = ½ | RD2-team1 = Rest of the World | RD2-score1 = 2 | RD2-team2 = England| RD2-score2 = 2| RD3-team1 = Scotland| RD3-score1 = 2| RD3-team2 = Europe | RD3-score2 = 2 }} England won the final because they were 2 holes up in the four matches. Scotland won the third-place match because they were 9 holes up in the four matches. 1977 The tournament was played on 18, 19 and 20 August between eight teams, the four home nations, Continental Europe, the United States, Australasia and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Gleneagles. Teams were divided into two group of four with the each team playing the others in the group on the first two days. The leading two teams in each group then played semi-finals and a final on the last day. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. In the group matches, one point was awarded for each match won with half a point for a halved match. The order of the groups was decided on points won. The teams were: England: Tony Jacklin (Captain), Neil Coles, Nick Faldo, Tommy Horton, Peter Dawson Scotland: Brian Barnes (Captain), Ken Brown, Bernard Gallacher, David Ingram, Sam Torrance Wales: Brian Huggett (Captain), Simon Cox, Craig Defoy, David Llewellyn, David Vaughan Ireland: Christy O'Connor Snr (Captain), Eamonn Darcy, Christy O'Connor Jnr, John O'Leary, Eddie Polland Continental Europe: Ángel Gallardo (Captain), Francisco Abreu, Seve Ballesteros, Baldovino Dassù, Philippe Toussaint United States: Billy Casper (Captain), Danny Edwards, Bob Murphy,