1961 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament held in England August 2019 Ryder Cup 1961 13–14 October 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Lytham St Annes, England Great Britain USA Dai Rees Jerry Barber 9 14 United States wins England 1 53.7495 -3.018 type:event it The 14th Ryder Cup Matches were held 13–14 October 1961 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. The United States team won the competition by a score of 14 to 9 points.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1073112/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20131213062914/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1073112/index.htm dead 13 December 2013 Sports Illustrated Longhurst Henry Ryder: A Cup we brought home October 23, 1961 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JZ8oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969%2C3650892 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press U.S. defeats Britain in Ryder Cup golf play October 15, 1961 3-sec. 3 At the 1959 Ryder Cup there had been informal discussions between the US and British PGAs about changing the format of the contest. In April 1960 the British PGA made a formal proposal. The suggestion was that, for 1961, matches would be reduced to 18 holes and that there would be two sets of matches each day; two sets of foursomes on the first day and two sets of singles on the second. The pairings for the foursomes and the order of play in the foursomes and singles could be changed for the second set of matches. They also proposed that, for 1963, the match should be extended to three days with two set of four-ball matches on the extra day.The Times 12 April 1960 16 Changes in the Ryder Cup – P.G.A. suggestions to U.S. – Matches of 18 holes By August 1960 the US PGA had agreed to the proposal as it related to the 1961 event,The Times 16 August 1960 3 Professionals on golf committee the change being formalised later that year.The Times 19 November 1960 3 Ryder Cup over 18 holes – New plan approved by U.S. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format used in 1961 was the first change from that used since the inaugural event in 1927. Instead of 12 matches of 36 holes, there were 24 matches of 18 holes. The schedule of play in 1961 was as follows: Day 1 (Friday) — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions Day 2 (Saturday) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions With a total of 24 points, 12 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 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 27 September 2015 dead The British team was determined using the 1961 Order of Merit with the 1961 Open Championship and News of the World Match Play winners receiving automatic places.The Times 26 November 1959 16 P.G.A. alter Ryder Cup selection – Order of Merit to be used The first qualifying event was the Schweppes PGA Close Championship in early April with the Carling-Caledonian Tournament in early August being the final one. With Arnold Palmer winning the Open, nine players qualified after the Carling-Caledonian Tournament: O'Connor, Hunt, Alliss, Bousfield, Coles, Rees, Panton, Moffitt and Haliburton. Weetman was in tenth place.The Times 5 August 1961 3 Ryder Cup places earned at Longniddry Weetman gained his place when three of the four semi-finalists in the News of the World Match Play were already in the team and the fourth (Peter Thomson, an Australian) was ineligible.The Times 15 August 1961 3 Rees again captains Ryder Cup team Rees was chosen as the captain.The Times 9 September 1961 2 Weetman fills last Ryder Cup place GBR 50px Team Great BritainNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageWAL Dai Rees – captain 48 8 14 4–9–1 32.14ENG Peter Alliss 30 3 6 1–4–1 25.00ENG Ken Bousfield 42 5 6 3–3–0 50.00ENG Neil Coles 27 0 RookieSCO Tom Haliburton 46 0 RookieENG Bernard Hunt 31 3 5 1–3–1 30.00ENG Ralph Moffitt 29 0 RookieIRL Christy O'Connor Snr 36 3 5 2–3–0 40.00SCO John Panton 45 2 3 0–3–0 0.00ENG Harry Weetman 40 5 8 1–6–1 18.75 Arnold Palmer, age 32, competed in his first Ryder Cup. He recorded two wins in pairs and a win and a half in singles. USA 50px Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageJerry Barber – captain 45 1 2 0–2–0 0.00Billy Casper 30 0 RookieBill Collins 33 0 RookieDow Finsterwald 32 2 4 3–1–0 75.00Doug Ford 39 3 6 3–2–1 58.33Jay Hebert 38 1 1 0–0–1 50.00Gene Littler 31 0 RookieArnold Palmer 32 0 RookieMike Souchak 34 1 2 2–0–0 100.00Art Wall Jr. 37 2 3 1–2–0 33.33 Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px Results USA 50pxO'Connor/AllissGBR 4 & 3Ford/LittlerPanton/HuntUSA 4 & 3Wall/HebertRees/BousfieldUSA 2 & 1Casper/PalmerHaliburton/ColesUSA 1 upCollins/Souchak 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon foursomes GBR 50px Results USA 50pxO'Connor/AllissUSA 1 upWall/HebertPanton/HuntUSA 5 & 4Casper/PalmerRees/BousfieldGBR 4 & 2Collins/SouchakHaliburton/ColesUSA 1 upBarber/Finsterwald 1 Session 3 2 Overall 6 Saturday's matches Morning singles GBR 50px Results USA 50pxHarry WeetmanUSA 1 upDoug FordRalph MoffittUSA 5 & 4Mike SouchakPeter AllisshalvedArnold PalmerKen BousfieldUSA 5 & 3Billy CasperDai ReesGBR 2 & 1Jay HebertNeil ColeshalvedGene LittlerBernard HuntGBR 5 & 4Jerry BarberChristy O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1Dow Finsterwald 3 Session 5 5 Overall 11 Afternoon singles GBR 50px Results USA 50pxHarry WeetmanUSA 1 upArt Wall Jr.Peter AllissGBR 3 & 2Bill CollinsBernard HuntUSA 2 & 1Mike SouchakTom HaliburtonUSA 2 & 1Arnold PalmerDai ReesGBR 4 & 3Doug FordKen BousfieldGBR 1 upJerry BarberNeil ColesGBR 1 upDow FinsterwaldChristy O'ConnorhalvedGene Littler 4 Session 3 9 Overall 14 Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesPeter Alliss 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–1 1–1–0Ken Bousfield 2 2–2–0 1–1–0 1–1–0Neil Coles 1.5 1–2–1 1–0–1 0–2–0Tom Haliburton 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0Bernard Hunt 1 1–3–0 1–1–0 0–2–0Ralph Moffitt 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Christy O'Connor 1.5 1–2–1 0–1–1 1–1–0John Panton 0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–2–0Dai Rees 3 3–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0Harry Weetman 0 0–2–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 United States Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesJerry Barber 1 1–2–0 0–2–0 1–0–0Billy Casper 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0Bill Collins 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Dow Finsterwald 2 2–1–0 1–1–0 1–0–0Doug Ford 1 1–2–0 1–1–0 0–1–0Jay Hebert 2 2–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0Gene Littler 1 0–1–2 0–0–2 0–1–0Arnold Palmer 3.5 3–0–1 1–0–1 2–0–0Mike Souchak 3 3–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0Art Wall Jr. 3 3–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 References http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1961.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153506/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1961.html dead 22 October 2006 Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1961 Results The PGA of America March 15, 2007 External links About.com: 1961 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20170126212815/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1961.htm 26 January 2017 Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde Category:Lytham St Annes Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Category:1960s in Lancashire