1927 Ryder Cup
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The 1st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9½ – 2½ points.
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[edit] Teams
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Team Great Britain
Ted Ray — Captain
George Duncan
Arthur Havers- Aubrey Boomer
- Fred Robson
- Archie Compston
Herbert Jolly- Charles Whitcombe
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Team United States
- Walter Hagen — Captain
- Johnny Farrell
- Gene Sarazen
- Leo Diegel
- Johnny Golden
- Jim Turnesa
- Al Watrous
- Bill Mehlhorn
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Ray/Robson |  2 & 1 |
Hagen/Golden |
| Duncan/Compston | 8 & 6 |
Farrell/Turnesa |
| Havers/Jolly | 3 & 2 |
Sarazen/Watrous |
| Boomer/Whitcombe |  7 & 5 |
Diegel/Mehlhorn |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Archie Compston | 1 hole |
Bill Mehlhorn |
| Aubrey Boomer | 5 & 4 |
Johnny Farrell |
| Herbert Jolly | 8 & 7 |
Johnny Golden |
| Ted Ray | 7 & 5 |
Leo Diegel |
| Charles Whitcombe | halved | Gene Sarazen |
| Arthur Havers | 2 & 1 |
Walter Hagen |
| Fred Robson | 3 & 2 |
Al Watrous |
| George Duncan | 1 hole |
Jim Turnesa |
| 1 ½ | Singles | 6 ½ |
| 2 ½ | Overall | 9 ½ |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1927 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup – 1927. About:Golf. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup history: 1927. BBC Sport. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
| 1927 Ryder Cup 9½ 2½ |
1929 Ryder Cup 7 5 |
