Europe's Ryder Cup victories in the US - in pictures

Muirfield Village, Ohio 1987 Ryder Cup debutant José Maria Olazàbal teamed up with Seve Ballesteros for the first time in what became one of the iconic European Ryder Cup pairings. Their win over Larry Nelson & Payne Stewart helped Europe to a share of the spoils on the opening morning. The duo went on to take three of their four matches Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

With Europe going into the singles on the final day with a 10½ to 5½ lead, victory looked certain. But after the US won five of the opening seven games, nerves jangled. Ballesteros stepped up to sink the match-winning putt at the 17th to beat Curtis Strange 2&1 Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

Which meant that Seve's famous celebration pose came out for the crowd Photograph: Simon Bruty/Getty Images

That gave Europe victory by 15 points to 13 and their first ever win on US soil. The celebrations for the milestone victory included a salsa-style dance by Jose Maria Olazabal on the 18th green, a fact the current Ryder Cup captain says he is ashamed about in hindsight Photograph: Stewart Kendall/Sportsphoto Ltd.

Oak Hill Country Club, New York 1995 Europe's Howard Clark looks bewildered as he registers a 176-yard six-iron hole-in-one on the par three 11th in his match aganst Peter Jacobsen. The US had led by two points and looked set to secure a third successive Ryder Cup Photograph: Getty Images

Nick Faldo came from 1 down with three holes to play for a remarkable victory as his opponent Curtis Strange bogied the 16th, 17th and 18th holes. Pictured is Faldo's plays a great approach on the 18th Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

Faldo's singles victory brought tears to the eyes of Team captain Seve Ballesteros Photograph: Rex Features

Philip Walton sunk the all important bogey putt for Europe to seal a 1 up victory over Jay Haas in the penultimate singles match Photograph: Simon Bruty/Getty Images

Oaklands Hill Country Club, Michigan 2004 The new pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who were sent out early on the first morning, didn’t work after they were beaten first by Montgomerie and Harrington and then Clarke and Westwood Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Two Ryder Cup rookies in Paul Casey and David Howell trailed by one with just two holes to go. However, Howell’s birdie at 17 and Casey’s par at 18 saw them over turn the deficit and secure a momentous victory Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images

European team captain Bernhard Langer is held on the shoulders of his team members Darren Clarke, left, and Lee Westwood as they celebrate their victory with a record margin of 18½ to 9½ Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images