Golf Writers' Trophy winners
1951 - Max Faulkner
1952 - Miss Elizabeth Price
1953 - Joe Carr
1954 - Miss Frances Stephens
1955 - LGU Junior Team (Mrs BR Bostock, capt)
1956 - John Beharrell
1957 - Dai Rees
1958 - Harry Bradshaw
1959 - Eric Brown
1960 - Sir Stuart Goodwin
1961 - Cdr. RCT Roe
1962 - Mrs Marley Spearman
1963 - Michael Lunt
1964 - Eisenhower Trophy Team (Joe Carr, capt)
1965 - Gerald Micklem
1966 - Ronnie Shade
1967 - John Panton
1968 - Michael Bonallack
1969 - Tony Jacklin
1970 - Tony Jacklin
1971 - Walker Cup Team (Michael Bonallack, capt)
1972 - Miss Mickey Walker
1973 - Peter Oosterhuis
1974 - Peter Oosterhuis
1975 - The Golf Foundation
1976 - Eisenhower Trophy Team (Sandy Saddler, capt)
1977 - Christy O'Connor Sen.
1978 - Peter McEvoy
1979 - Severiano Ballesteros
1980 - Sandy Lyle
1981 - Bernhard Langer
1982 - Gordon Brand Jnr
1983 - Nick Faldo
1984 - Severiano Ballesteros
1985 - Ryder Cup Team (Tony Jacklin, capt)
1986 - Curtis Cup Team (Diane Bailey, capt)
1987 - Ryder Cup Team (Tony Jacklin, capt)
1988 - Sandy Lyle
1989 - Walker Cup Team (Geoff Marks, capt)
1990 - Nick Faldo
1991 - Severiano Ballesteros
1992 - Solheim Cup Team (Mickey Walker, capt)
1993 - Bernhard Langer
1994 - Laura Davies
1995 - Ryder Cup Team (Bernard Gallacher, capt)
1996 - Colin Montgomerie
1997 - Alison Nicholas
1998 - Lee Westwood
1999 - Sergio Garcia
2000 - Lee Westwood
2001 - Walker Cup Team (Peter McEvoy, capt)
2002 - Ryder Cup Team (Sam Torrance, capt)
2003 - Annika Sorenstam
2004 - Ryder Cup Team (Bernhard Langer, capt)
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The Golf Writers' Trophy is awarded each year to the individual or team, born or resident in Europe, who have made the most outstanding contribution to golf in the preceding 12 months.
Karen Stupples, the Women's British Open champion, Jiménez, who won five times, and the English World Cup pair of Luke Donald and Paul Casey were among others to feature in the poll.
Commented Langer: "I loved the challenge of taking on one of the strongest US teams ever on their home soil. We all know that, before 2004, only twice have we been successful on American soil, but my players responded extremely well and with great enthusiasm. This historic event and the large margin we won by, away from home, will not be easily repeated."
Montgomerie added: "It's difficult to say whether someone has been the best captain ever but Bernhard was certainly the coolest. He may have been wearing those blue and yellow shoes, which made even Ian Poulter envious, but he had the shades on and he always walked around at exactly the same pace. He was never flustered by anything. He was the epitome of cool.
"Bernhard was a fantastic leader and did a magnificent job. Thanks to him, we weren't playing for ourselves, we were playing for each other. We left our egos in various parts of Europe and we were a team even before we got on the plane to go to America.
"On the Friday night I could sense some of the younger players might be becoming a little complacent. There was a lot of talk going on while Bernhard was trying to explain something. Eventually, I pointed out that he had won two green jackets, which were two more than any of us, and it might be worth listening to him," Monty recalled.
Montgomerie, who holed the winning putt, added: "Every shot pleases someone, whether it's you or your opponent, and when David Toms chipped 20 feet past at the last, that pleased me. Then he holed the putt, which didn't please me as much.
"I had a four-footer, right-to-left, which are the ones we like, but in the circumstances I didn't want to waste any time and let any negative thoughts creep in. Looking back, you always like to hole a putt to win the match, rather than have two for it and shake hands. So now I am thankful to David for giving me the chance to hole that putt, but I wasn't at the time."
