1953 Ryder Cup
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1953 Ryder Cup
| 10th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | 2–3 October | |
| Venue | Wentworth Club | |
| Location | Surrey, England | |
| Captains | Henry Cotton (Great Britain) Lloyd Mangrum (USA) |
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 5½ 6½  |
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| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1951 | 1955» | |
The 10th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 6½ to 5½ 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 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Weetman/Alliss |  2 & 1 |
Douglas/Oliver |
| Brown/Panton | 8 & 7 |
Mangrum/Snead |
| Adams/Hunt | 7 & 5 |
Kroll/Burke |
| Daly/Bradshaw |  1 hole |
Burkemo/Middlecoff |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday's singles matches
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Results | |
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| Dai Rees | 2 & 1 |
Jack Burke, Jr. |
| Fred Daly | 9 & 7 |
Ted Kroll |
| Eric Brown | 2 holes |
Lloyd Mangrum |
| Harry Weetman | 1 hole |
Sam Snead |
| Max Faulkner | 3 & 1 |
Cary Middlecoff |
| Peter Alliss | 1 hole |
Jim Turnesa |
| Bernard Hunt | halved | Dave Douglas |
| Harry Bradshaw | 3 & 2 |
Fred Haas |
| 4½ | Session | 3½ |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1953 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1953.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup – 1953". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1953.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1953". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346474.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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