1949 Ryder Cup
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1949 Ryder Cup
| 8th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | 16–17 September | |
| Venue | Ganton Golf Club | |
| Location | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England | |
| Captains | Charles Whitcombe (Great Britain) Ben Hogan (USA) |
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| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1947 | 1951» | |
The 8th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ganton Golf Club in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 7 to 5 points.
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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, 6½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.
Teams
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Friday's foursome matches
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Faulkner/Adams |  2 & 1 |
Harrison/Palmer |
| Daly/Bousfield | 4 & 2 |
Hamilton/Alexander |
| Ward/King |  4 & 3 |
Demaret/Heafner |
| Burton/Lees | 1 hole |
Snead/Mangrum |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Saturday's singles matches
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Results | |
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| Max Faulkner | 8 & 7 |
E. J. Harrison |
| Jimmy Adams | 2 & 1 |
Johnny Palmer |
| Charlie Ward | 6 & 5 |
Sam Snead |
| Dai Rees | 6 & 4 |
Bob Hamilton |
| Dick Burton | 3 & 2 |
Clayton Heafner |
| Sam King | 4 & 3 |
Chick Harbert |
| Arthur Lees | 7 & 6 |
Jimmy Demaret |
| Fred Daly | 4 & 3 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
| 2 | Session | 6 |
| 5 | Overall | 7 |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1949 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1949.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup – 1949". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1949.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1949". BBC Sport. 2006-09-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5352978.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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