Most appearances by a pair in the golf Ryder Cup

The most frequent pairing in Ryder Cup history is Severiano Ballesteros and José María Olazábal (both Spain), who played together 15 times while representing Europe in foursomes and four-ball from 1987 to 1993. The duo were very successful together, ending with an overall record of 11-2-2 (Win-Draw-Loss). Their record in foursomes was 6-1-1, while in four-ball it was 5-1-1. In total, they faced 16 different opponents over the four Ryder Cup tournaments. The second most frequent pairing is Peter Allis and Christy O'Connor Sr, who played together 12 times for Great Britain and Ireland from 1959–69. No member of the US Team has played together more than six times.