 In the Ryder Cup, Butler lost his foursomes and fourball matches, both at the final hole, but won both his singles matches on the final day to help Britain to tie the match.Although he had a less successful season Butler was again selected to play in the 1970 World Cup in Argentina.In August 1971 Butler won the Classic International, an event he had helped to organise and lost in a playoff to Tony Jacklin in the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf.