1965 Ryder Cup
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The 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19½ – 12½ points.
Contents |
[edit] Teams
[edit] 
Team Great Britain
Captain: 
Harry Weetman
- Lionel Platts
Dave Thomas- Bernard Hunt
- Percy Alliss
- Peter Butler
George Will- Neil Coles
Christy O'Connor- Jimmy Martin
- Jimmy Hitchcock
[edit] 
Team United States
Captain: Byron Nelson
- Julius Boros
- Arnold Palmer
- Billy Casper
- Ken Venturi
- Tony Lema
- Dave Marr
- Gene Littler
- Don January
- Tommy Jacobs
[edit] Friday's matches
[edit] Morning Foursomes
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Platts/Butler |  1 hole |
Boros/Lema |
| Thomas/Will |  6 & 5 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Hunt/Coles | 2 & 1 |
Casper/Littler |
| Alliss/O'Connor Snr | 5 & 4 |
Venturi/January |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
[edit] Afternoon Foursomes
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas/Will | 6 & 5 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Alliss/O'Connor Snr | 2 & 1 |
Casper/Littler |
| Martin/Hitchcock | 5 & 4 |
Boros/Lema |
| Hunt/Coles | 3 & 2 |
Venturi/January |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 4 | Overall | 4 |
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning Four-Ball
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas/Will | 1 hole |
January/Jacobs |
| Platts/Butler | halved | Casper/Littler |
| Alliss/O'Connor Snr | 6 & 4 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Hunt/Coles | 1 hole |
Boros/Lema |
| 1 ½ | Four-Ball | 2 ½ |
| 5 ½ | Overall | 6 ½ |
[edit] Afternoon Four-Ball
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Alliss/O'Connor Snr | 2 holes |
Palmer/Marr |
| Thomas/Will | 1 hole |
January/Jacobs |
| Platts/Butler | halved | Casper/Littler |
| Hunt/Coles | 1 hole |
Venturi/Lema |
| 1 ½ | Four-Ball | 2 ½ |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Morning singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 3 & 2 |
Arnold Palmer |
| Lionel Platts | 4 & 2 |
Julius Boros |
| Peter Butler | 1 hole |
Tony Lema |
| Neil Coles | 2 holes |
Dave Marr |
| Bernard Hunt | 2 holes |
Gene Littler |
| Dave Thomas | 2 & 1 |
Tommy Jacobs |
| Percy Alliss | 1 hole |
Billy Casper |
| George Will | halved | Don January |
| 2 ½ | Singles | 5 ½ |
| 9 ½ | Overall | 14 ½ |
[edit] Afternoon singles
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 6 & 4 |
Tony Lema |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 & 1 |
Julius Boros |
| Peter Butler | 2 holes |
Arnold Palmer |
| Percy Alliss | 3 & 1 |
Ken Venturi |
| Neil Coles | 3 & 2 |
Billy Casper |
| George Will | 2 & 1 |
Gene Littler |
| Bernard Hunt | 1 hole |
Dave Marr |
| Lionel Platts | 1 hole |
Tommy Jacobs |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 12 ½ | Overall | 19 ½ |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1965 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup – 1965. About:Golf. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- Ryder Cup history: 1965. BBC Sport. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
| 1963 Ryder Cup 23 9 |
1965 Ryder Cup 19½ 12½ |
1967 Ryder Cup 23½ 8½ |
