▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁won ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁second - day ▁f ours om es ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁American ▁lead ▁to ▁ 9 – 7 . ▁Although ▁Roger ▁Chap man ▁beat ▁Hal ▁S utton ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁singles ▁match , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁won ▁ 5 ▁and ▁hal ved ▁the ▁other ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 7 ▁matches ▁for ▁a ▁comfortable ▁victory . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁format ▁for ▁play ▁on ▁Friday ▁and ▁Saturday ▁was ▁the ▁same . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁matches ▁of ▁f ours om es ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁eight ▁singles ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁In ▁all , ▁ 2 4 ▁matches ▁were ▁played . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁matches ▁was ▁worth ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁team ▁competition . ▁If ▁a ▁match ▁was ▁all ▁square ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁hole ▁extra ▁holes ▁were ▁not ▁played . ▁R ather , ▁each ▁side ▁earned ▁ ½ ▁a ▁point ▁toward ▁their ▁team ▁total . ▁The ▁team ▁that ▁accum ulated ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 ½ ▁points ▁won ▁the ▁competition . ▁If ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁were ▁tied , ▁the ▁previous ▁winner ▁would ▁retain ▁the ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁Teams ▁Ten ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁& ▁Ireland ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁plus ▁one ▁non - play ing ▁captain ▁for ▁each ▁team . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Captain : ▁Jim ▁Gab ri elsen ▁Ron ▁Comm ans ▁Frank ▁Fu hrer ▁III ▁Jim ▁Hol t gr ieve ▁Bob ▁Lewis ▁J od ie ▁M ud d