| Year | Captain | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sir Nick Faldo | 90%
|
| 1997 | Seve Ballesteros | 89%
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| 2010 | Colin Montgomerie | 88%
|
| 2012 | José María Olazábal | 85%
|
| 2006 | Ian Woosnam | 82%
|
| 2021 | Padraig Harrington | 81%
|
| 2016 | Darren Clarke | 80%
|
| 2004 | Bernhard Langer | 76%
|
| 1989 | Tony Jacklin | 75%
|
| 1987 | Tony Jacklin | 75%
|
| 1985 | Tony Jacklin | 75%
|
| 1983 | Tony Jacklin | 75%
|
| 2014 | Paul McGinley | 74%
|
| 2002 | Sam Torrance | 70%
|
| 2018 | Thomas Bjorn | 66%
|
| 1995 | Bernard Gallacher | 51%
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| 1993 | Bernard Gallacher | 51%
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| 1991 | Bernard Gallacher | 51%
|
| 1999 | Mark James | 43%
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| 1967 | Dai Rees | 22%
|
| 1961 | Dai Rees | 22%
|
| 1959 | Dai Rees | 22%
|
| 1957 | Dai Rees | 22%
|
| 1955 | Dai Rees | 22%
|
| 1971 | Eric Brown | 21%
|
| 1969 | Eric Brown | 21%
|
| 1953 | Sir Henry Cotton | 16%
|
| 1947 | Sir Henry Cotton | 15%
|
| 1977 | Brian Huggett | 14%
|
| 1981 | John Jacobs | 11%
|
| 1979 | John Jacobs | 11%
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| 1975 | Bernard Hunt | 9%
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| 1973 | Bernard Hunt | 9%
|
| 1927 | Ted Ray | 8%
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| 1949 | Charles Whitcombe | 7%
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| 1937 | Charles Whitcombe | 7%
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| 1935 | Charles Whitcombe | 7%
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| 1931 | Charles Whitcombe | 7%
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| 1933 | J H Taylor | 6%
|
| 1929 | George Duncan | 4%
|
| 1965 | Harry Weetman | 4%
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| 1951 | Arthur Lacey | 3%
|
| 1963 | John Fallon | 3%
|