1997 Ryder Cup fully signed dinner menu – for welcome dinner held at Valderrama on Tuesday 27th September 1997 and signed by both teams incl Captains beneath their team names set out in the centre page European team incl Seve Ballesteros, Bjorn, Darren Clarke, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Montgomery, Olazabal, Parnervik, C Rocca, Westwood, Woosnam et al and USA team Tom Kite, Couples, Faxon, Furyk, Hoch, Janzen, Lehman, Leonard, Davis Love, Maggert, Mickleson, O’Meara and Woods - some tiny wine stains to cover otherwise (G). Note This was the first time that the Ryder Cup was contested in continental Europe. The European team Captained by Seve Ballesteros won the competition by a margin of 14½ to 13½ and retained the Ryder Cup for the 4th consecutive victory at home