1955 Ryder Cup
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1955 Ryder Cup
| 11th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | November 5–6 | |
| Venue | Thunderbird Country Club | |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California | |
| Captains | Chick Harbert (USA) Dai Rees (Great Britain) |
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| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1953 | 1957» | |
The 11th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The United States team won the competition by a score of 8 to 4 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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Saturday's foursome matches
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Fallon/Jacobs |  1 hole |
Harper/Barber |
| Brown/Scott |  5 & 4 |
Ford/Kroll |
| Lees/Weetman | 1 hole |
Burke/Bolt |
| Bradshaw/Rees | 3 & 2 |
Snead/Middlecoff |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Christy O'Connor | 4 & 2 |
Tommy Bolt |
| Syd Scott | 3 & 2 |
Chick Harbert |
| John Jacobs | 1 hole |
Cary Middlecoff |
| Dai Rees | 3 & 1 |
Sam Snead |
| Arthur Lees | 3 & 2 |
Marty Furgol |
| Eric Brown | 3 & 2 |
Jerry Barber |
| Harry Bradshaw | 3 & 2 |
Jack Burke, Jr. |
| Harry Weetman | 3 & 2 |
Doug Ford |
| 3 | Session | 5 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1955 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1955.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup – 1955". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1955.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1955". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346482.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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