This Day in Golf History--October 16

On this date in 1983, the Ryder Cup Match ended at PGA National. In one of the matches that began to turn the tide in American dominance in the series, the U.S. won 14½-13½. The clinching match was Bernard Gallacher’s 2 and 1 loss to American Tom Watson that gave the U.S. its winning point. But the close battle was a refreshing change to what had often been total U.S. dominance.