1927 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament in Massachusetts, U.S.; first Ryder Cup August 2019 Ryder Cup 1927 June 3–4, 1927 Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts USA Great Britain Walter Hagen Ted Ray 9 2 United States wins Massachusetts 1 42.323 -71.781 type:event it The 1st Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. The first competition was dominated by the United States who won by the then landslide score of 9–2 points. USA Captain Walter Hagen became the first winning captain to lift the Ryder Cup. Samuel Ryder, the competition's founder was unable to be present at Worcester Country Club for the inaugural event due to ill health at the time. Ted Ray was the first captain to represent the Great Britain team. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play golf event, with each match worth one point. From this inaugural event 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, 6 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes. Teams Source: http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf 2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927104329/http://www.pga.org/sites/default/files/assets/library/Media/mg_2015_rc.pdf September 27, 2015 dead USA 1912 50px Team USANameAgeWalter Hagen – captain 34Leo Diegel 28Al Espinosa 36Johnny Farrell 26Johnny Golden 31Bill Mehlhorn 28Gene Sarazen 25Joe Turnesa 26Al Watrous 28 GBR 50px Team Great BritainNameAgeJersey old Ted Ray – captain 50Jersey old Aubrey Boomer 29ENG Archie Compston 34SCO George Duncan 43ENG George Gadd 37ENG Arthur Havers 28border|23px|link=Guernsey Herbert Jolly 32ENG Fred Robson 42ENG Charles Whitcombe 31 A sub-committee of the Professional Golfers' Association was appointed to choose the Great Britain team for the first official Ryder Cup. This consisted of Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor and James Braid."A Professional Selection Committee". The Times, Wednesday, March 2, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44519; col B. In March 1927 an initial group of 9 players was selected to represent Great Britain. These consisted of the above 9 players but with Abe Mitchell instead of Jolly."British Professional Team". The Times, March 4, 1927; pg. 16; Issue 44521; col E. Later in March it was announced that Abe Mitchell would be the captain of the team."British Professional Team". The Times, March 16, 1927; pg. 6; Issue 44531; col D. However, in May, his health gave some concern. It was eventually decided that he was unfit to travel."British Ryder Cup Team". The Times, May 21, 1927; pg. 5; Issue 44587; col G. Later he was operated on for appendicitis. Seven members of the team left on the Aquitania on May 21, Boomer being picked up in Cherbourg. Ray was appointed the new captain."The British Team for America". The Times, May 23, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44588; col A. George Philpot, editor of the British Golf Illustrated magazine, was the team manager and travelled with the team. With the team a man short, the PGA Secretary Percy Perrins recruited Jolly who sailed on a later boat, the Majestic, and arrived in New York on May 31, four days after the rest of the team. Friday's foursome matches GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxRay/RobsonUSA 1912 2 & 1Hagen/GoldenDuncan/CompstonUSA 1912 8 & 6Farrell/TurnesaHavers/JollyUSA 1912 3 & 2Sarazen/WatrousBoomer/WhitcombeGBR 7 & 5Diegel/Mehlhorn 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Saturday's singles matches GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxArchie CompstonUSA 1912 1 upBill MehlhornAubrey BoomerUSA 1912 5 & 4Johnny FarrellHerbert JollyUSA 1912 8 & 7Johnny GoldenTed RayUSA 1912 7 & 5Leo DiegelCharles WhitcombehalvedGene SarazenArthur HaversUSA 1912 2 & 1Walter HagenFred RobsonUSA 1912 3 & 2Al WatrousGeorge DuncanGBR 1 upJoe Turnesa 1 Session 6 2 Overall 9 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: United States Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesLeo Diegel 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Johnny Farrell 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Johnny Golden 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Walter Hagen 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Bill Mehlhorn 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Gene Sarazen 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–1 1–0–0Joe Turnesa 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Al Watrous 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 Al Espinosa did not play in any matches. Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesAubrey Boomer 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Archie Compston 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0George Duncan 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Arthur Havers 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Herbert Jolly 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Ted Ray 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Fred Robson 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Charles Whitcombe 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–1 1–0–0 George Gadd did not play in any matches. References External links http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1927.html Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1927 Results The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive 2007-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153544/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1927.html October 22, 2006 dead http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1927.htm Ryder Cup – 1927 About:Golf 2007-03-15 January 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170127104056/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1927.htm dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/golf/02/ryder_cup/history/html/pre_war_27.stm Ryder Cup history: 1927 BBC Sport 2007-03-15 Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports competitions in Worcester, Massachusetts Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup