1937 Ryder Cup

6th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates 29–30 June 1937
Venue Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
Location Southport, England
Captains
United Kingdom 4 8 United States
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Southport
Location in England
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

The 6th Ryder Cup Matches were held 29–30 June 1937 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 8 to 4 points. It was the first time that the host team lost the competition and the second of seven consecutive wins for the U.S. side. The course had hosted the event four years earlier in 1933, Britain's last win until 1957.

Due to World War II, this was the final Ryder Cup for a full decade; the series resumed in 1947 in the U.S. at Portland, Oregon.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 6 12 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.

Teams

Source: [1]

From the start of 1937, Henry Cotton became professional to the Ashridge Golf Club and hence became eligible for selection for the British team.[2] He had missed the 1931 edition because of a dispute and was not eligible in 1933 and 1935 because he was employed in Belgium. In April 1937, it was announced that, as in 1935, a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1937 Ryder Cup.[3] In July, the team of ten was selected (as below). Charles Whitcombe was again chosen as the captain.[4]

United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Charles Whitcombe – captain 41583–2–356.25
England Percy Alliss 40342–1–162.50
England Dick Burton 29110–1–00.00
England Henry Cotton 30121–1–050.00
England Bill Cox 27120–1–125.00
England Sam King 260Rookie
England Arthur Lacey 33110–1–00.00
England Alf Padgham 30240–4–00.00
England Alf Perry 32230–2–116.67
Wales Dai Rees 240Rookie


United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Walter Hagen 44Non-playing captain
Ed Dudley 36221–1–050.00
Ralph Guldahl 250Rookie
Tony Manero 320Rookie
Byron Nelson 250Rookie
Henry Picard 30122–0–0100.00
Johnny Revolta 26122–0–0100.00
Gene Sarazen 355106–2–270.00
Denny Shute 32242–2–050.00
Horton Smith 29443–0–187.50
Sam Snead 250Rookie

Tuesday's foursome matches

United Kingdom Results United States
Padgham/Cotton United States 4 & 2 Dudley/Nelson
Lacey/Cox United States 2 & 1 Guldahl/Manero
Whitcombe/Rees halved Sarazen/Shute
Alliss/Burton United Kingdom 2 & 1 Picard/Revolta
1 12 Session 2 12
1 12 Overall 2 12

18 hole scores: Padgham/Cotton v Dudley/Nelson: all square, Lacey/Cox: 1 up, Whitcombe/Rees v Sarazen/Shute: all square, Alliss/Burton: 3 up.[5]

Wednesday's singles matches

United Kingdom Results United States
Alf Padgham United States 8 & 7 Ralph Guldahl
Sam King halved Denny Shute
Dai Rees United Kingdom 3 & 1 Byron Nelson
Henry Cotton United Kingdom 5 & 3 Tony Manero
Percy Alliss United States 1 up Gene Sarazen
Dick Burton United States 5 & 4 Sam Snead
Alf Perry United States 2 & 1 Ed Dudley
Arthur Lacey United States 2 & 1 Henry Picard
2 12 Session 5 12
4 Overall 8

18 hole scores: Guldahl: 6 up, King v Shute: all square, Rees: 1 up, Cotton: 2 up, Alliss: 1 up, Snead: 2 up, Dudley: 1 up, Picard: 1 up.[6]

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [1]

Great Britain

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Percy Alliss11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Dick Burton11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Henry Cotton11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Bill Cox00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Sam King0.50–0–10–0–10–0–0
Arthur Lacey00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Alf Padgham00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Alf Perry00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Dai Rees1.51–0–11–0–00–0–1
Charles Whitcombe0.50–0–10–0–00–0–1

United States

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Ed Dudley22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Ralph Guldahl22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Tony Manero11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Byron Nelson11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Henry Picard11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Johnny Revolta00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Gene Sarazen1.51–0–11–0–00–0–1
Denny Shute10–0–20–0–10–0–1
Sam Snead11–0–01–0–00–0–0

Horton Smith did not play in any matches.

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  2. "T.H. Cotton for Ashridge". The Times, Saturday, October 10, 1936; pg. 6; Issue 47502; col C.
  3. "Ryder Cup Selection Committee". The Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1937; pg. 6; Issue 47658; col F.
  4. "British Team Selected". The Times, Tuesday, June 08, 1937; pg. 8; Issue 47705; col D.
  5. "The Ryder Cup - America Leads". The Times, Wednesday, June 30 1937; pg. 7; Issue 47724.
  6. "Golf - US Win the Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, July 1 1937; pg. 6; Issue 47725.
  • "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1937 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  • "Ryder Cup history: 1937". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  • PGA of America: 1937 Ryder Cup
  • About.com: 1937 Ryder Cup

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