1929 Ryder Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


1929 Ryder Cup Matches
Venue   Moortown Golf Club
Location   Leeds, England
Captains   George Duncan (GB)
Walter Hagen (US)
Flag of the United Kingdom  7   5  Flag of the United States
Great Britain wins the Ryder Cup
«1927 1931»

The 2nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Moortown Golf Club in Leeds, England. It was very cold, with hail and at one point heavy snow on the greens[1]. About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow lead[2] before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points[3]. George Duncan of Scotland became the first of only three British captains to lift the Ryder Cup.

Contents

[edit] 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.

[edit] Teams

Flag of the United Kingdom Team Great Britain
  • Flag of Scotland George Duncan — Captain
  • Flag of England Charles Whitcombe
  • Flag of England Aubrey Boomer
  • Flag of England Abe Mitchell
  • Flag of England Ernest Whitcombe
  • Flag of England Archie Compston
  • Flag of England Fred Robson
  • Flag of England Henry Cotton
Flag of the United States Team United States

[edit] Saturday's foursome matches

Flag of the United Kingdom Results Flag of the United States
Whitcombe/Compston halved Farrell/Turnesa
Boomer/Duncan Flag of the United States 7 & 5 Diegel/Espinosa
Mitchell/Robson Flag of the United Kingdom 2 & 1 Sarazen/Dudley
Whitcombe/Cotton Flag of the United States 2 holes Golden/Hagen
1½ Session 2½
1½ Overall 2½

[edit] Sunday's singles matches

Flag of the United Kingdom Results Flag of the United States
Charles Whitcombe Flag of the United Kingdom 8 & 6 Johnny Farrell
George Duncan Flag of the United Kingdom 10 & 8 Walter Hagen
Abe Mitchell Flag of the United States 8 & 6 Leo Diegel
Archie Compston Flag of the United Kingdom 6 & 4 Gene Sarazen
Aubrey Boomer Flag of the United Kingdom 4 & 3 Jim Turnesa
Fred Robson Flag of the United States 4 & 2 Horton Smith
Henry Cotton Flag of the United Kingdom 4 & 3 Al Watrous
Ernest Whitcombe halved Al Espinosa
5½ Session 2½
7 Overall 5

[edit] References

  1. ^ Daily Mirror 26 April 1929
  2. ^ Daily Mirror 27 April 1929
  3. ^ Daily Mirror 29 April 1929