1929 Ryder Cup
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The 2nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Moortown Golf Club in Leeds, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 7 – 5 points.
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[edit] Teams
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Team Great Britain
George Duncan — Captain
Charles Whitcombe- Aubrey Boomer
- Abe Mitchell
- Ernest Whitcombe
- Archie Compston
- Fred Robson
- Henry Cotton
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Team United States
- Walter Hagen — Captain
- Johnny Farrell
- Leo Diegel
- Gene Sarazen
- Johnny Golden
- Jim Turnesa
- Al Espinosa
- Ed Dudley
- Horton Smith
- Al Watrous
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Foursomes
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Whitcombe/Compston | halved | Farrell/Turnesa |
| Boomer/Duncan |  7 & 5 |
Diegel/Espinosa |
| Mitchell/Robson |  2 & 1 |
Sarazen/Dudley |
| Whitcombe/Cotton | 2 holes |
Golden/Hagen |
| 1 ½ | Foursomes | 2 ½ |
| 1 ½ | Overall | 2 ½ |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Whitcombe | 8 & 6 |
Johnny Farrell |
| George Duncan | 10 & 8 |
Walter Hagen |
| Abe Mitchell | 8 & 6 |
Leo Diegel |
| Archie Compston | 6 & 4 |
Gene Sarazen |
| Aubrey Boomer | 4 & 3 |
Jim Turnesa |
| Fred Robson | 4 & 2 |
Horton Smith |
| Henry Cotton | 4 & 3 |
Al Watrous |
| Ernest Whitcombe | halved | Al Espinosa |
| 5 ½ | Singles | 2 ½ |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1929 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup – 1929. About:Golf. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup history: 1929. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
| 1927 Ryder Cup 9½ 2½ |
1929 Ryder Cup 7 5 |
1931 Ryder Cup 9 3 |
