1933 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament held in England August 2019 Ryder Cup 1933 26–27 June 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club Southport, England Great Britain USA John Henry Taylor Walter Hagen 6 5 Great Britain wins 53.606 -3.035 type:event it UK England 1 The 4th Ryder Cup Matches were held 26–27 June 1933 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 6–5 points, which at the time was the closest score possible other than a tie. As with the three previous events, the host team won and the series was tied at two wins each. John Henry Taylor became only the second of three Team Great Britain captains to ever lift the Ryder Cup and was Great Britain's last Ryder Cup victory until 1957, the only post-war win until Team Europe won its first in 1985. 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, 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 27 September 2015 dead In February 1931, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1933 Ryder Cup."The Ryder Cup". The Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46369; col B. A preliminary squad of 22 was announced. Henry Cotton was not considered as he was employed in Belgium."The Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, February 23, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46376; col F. In early June, the team of ten was selected (as below). J.H. Taylor was to be the non-playing captain."British Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Thursday, June 08, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46465; col A. Initially Easterbrook and Havers were called "reserves" but the distinction was ignored when choosing those who actually played in the matches. GBR 50px Team Great BritainNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageENG J.H. Taylor 62 Non-playing captainENG Percy Alliss 36 1 0 0–0–0 SCO Allan Dailey 25 0 RookieENG Bill Davies 41 1 2 1–1–0 50.00ENG Syd Easterbrook 28 1 1 0–1–0 0.00ENG Arthur Havers 35 2 4 1–3–0 25.00ENG Arthur Lacey 29 0 RookieENG Abe Mitchell 46 2 4 2–2–0 50.00ENG Alf Padgham 26 0 RookieENG Alf Perry 28 0 RookieENG Charles Whitcombe 37 3 5 2–1–2 60.00 The American team did not arrive in the UK until 21 June. They travelled to London and arrived in Southport the following day."U.S. Ryder Cup team arrive". The Times, Thursday, 22 Jun 1933; pg. 4; Issue 46477. USA 1912 50px Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageWalter Hagen – captain 40 3 6 5–1–0 83.33Billy Burke 30 1 2 2–0–0 100.00Leo Diegel 34 3 5 3–2–0 60.00Ed Dudley 32 1 1 0–1–0 0.00Olin Dutra 32 0 RookiePaul Runyan 24 0 RookieGene Sarazen 31 3 6 3–2–1 58.33Denny Shute 28 1 2 2–0–0 100.00Horton Smith 25 2 1 1–0–0 100.00Craig Wood 31 1 1 0–1–0 0.00 All the Americans competed in the 1933 Open Championship. They all qualified and 8 of the 10 made the cut. After the four rounds they held 5 of the 6 leading positions with Shute and Wood tying for the tead. Shute won the 36 hole play-off by 5 strokes. Monday's foursome matches After the morning matches Great Britain led three of the four matches with the other match level. Alliss and Whitcombe had extended their lead to four after eight holes of the afternoon round. Sarazen and Hagen then won the next three holes and levelled the match at the 16th. The British pair won the 17th but Whitcombe missed a 4-foot putt at the last and the match was halved. In the final match the American pair of Dudley and Burke levelled the match after six holes of the afternoon round having been four behind at lunch. They won the 17th and halved the last to win the match."The Ryder Cup - Great Britain lead on the foursomes". The Times, Tuesday, 27 June 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46481. GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxAlliss/WhitcombehalvedSarazen/HagenMitchell/HaversGBR 3 & 2Dutra/ShuteDavies/EasterbrookGBR 1 upWood/RunyanPadgham/PerryUSA 1912 1 upDudley/Burke 2 Session 1 2 Overall 1 18 hole scores: Alliss/Whitcombe: 3 up, Mitchell/Haver: 4 up, Davies/Easterbrook v Wood/Runyan: all square, Padgham/Perry: 4 up. Tuesday's singles matches Dutra was 3 up on Mitchell after 10 holes but Mitchell then won eight holes in a hole to be 5 up at lunch. At the 18th Dutra was stymied and, attempting to chip over Mitchell's ball, knocked Mitchell's ball into the hole. At lunch each team was up in three matches with the other two matches level. In the afternoon play the first two matches finished quickly with wins for Sarazen and Mitchell. Lacey and Hagen were level after 14 holes but Hagen won the next two and eventually won 2 & 1. Alliss and Havers won their matches for Great Britain and after Whitcombe lost at the 17th, all depended on the Easterbrook/Shute match. The match was all square playing the last and both players took three to reach the green. Shute's first putt was strong and he missed the return putt from 4 feet. Easterbrook had also missed his first putt but, when he holed his short second putt, Great Britain had secured the narrowest of wins. If Shute had holed his putt the match would have ended as a tie and the United States, as defending champions, would have retained the cup."The Ryder Cup regained - Great matches at Southport". The Times, Wednesday, 28 June 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46482. GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxAlf PadghamUSA 1912 6 & 4Gene SarazenAbe MitchellGBR 9 & 8Olin DutraArthur LaceyUSA 1912 2 & 1Walter HagenBill DaviesUSA 1912 4 & 3Craig WoodPercy AllissGBR 2 & 1Paul RunyanArthur HaversGBR 4 & 3Leo DiegelSyd EasterbrookGBR 1 upDenny ShuteCharles WhitcombeUSA 1912 2 & 1Horton Smith 4 Session 4 6 Overall 5 18 hole scores: Sarazen: 2 up, Mitchell: 5 up, Lacey: 1 up, Davies v Wood: all square, Alliss: 1 up, Havers v Diegel: all square, Shute: 1 up, Smith: 5 up. Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesPercy Alliss 1.5 1–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–1Bill Davies 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Syd Easterbrook 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Arthur Havers 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Arthur Lacey 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Abe Mitchell 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Alf Padgham 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Alf Perry 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Charles Whitcombe 0.5 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–0–1 Allan Dailey did not play in any matches. United States Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesBilly Burke 1 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Leo Diegel 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Ed Dudley 1 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Olin Dutra 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Walter Hagen 1.5 1–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–1Paul Runyan 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Gene Sarazen 1.5 1–0–1 1–0–0 0–0–1Denny Shute 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Horton Smith 1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0Craig Wood 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 References External links http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1933.html Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1933 Results The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive 2007-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20061022153527/http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1933.html 22 October 2006 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/golf/02/ryder_cup/history/html/pre_war_33.stm Ryder Cup history: 1933 BBC Sport 2007-03-15 PGA of America: 1933 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20061023171410/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/rydercup_detail.cfm?tournament_id=704&tourn_name_id=9&dateid=1933 23 October 2006 About.com 1933 Ryder Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20170127060947/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1933.htm 27 January 2017 Category:Ryder Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Sport in Southport Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Category:20th century in Lancashire Ryder Cup