1957 Ryder Cup
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| 1957 Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Venue | Lindrick Golf Club | |
| Location | Rotherham, England | |
| Captains | Dai Rees (GB) Jack Burke, Jr. (US) |
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 7½ 4½  |
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| Great Britain wins the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1955 | 1959» | |
The 12th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Lindrick Golf Club in Rotherham, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 7½ to 4½ points, winning the Cup for the first time since 1933. It also marked the last time that a Great Britain team would win the event before players from continental Europe were allowed to take part in the Ryder Cup.
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[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
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[edit] Saturday's foursome matches
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Results |  |
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| Alliss/Hunt |  2 & 1 |
Ford/Finsterwald |
| Bousfield/Rees |  3 & 2 |
Wall/Hawkins |
| Faulkner/Weetman | 4 & 3 |
Kroll/Burke |
| O'Connor/Brown | 7 & 5 |
Mayer/Bolt |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
[edit] Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 4 & 3 |
Tommy Bolt |
| Peter Mills | 5 & 3 |
Jack Burke |
| Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 |
Fred Hawkins |
| Ken Bousfield | 4 & 3 |
Lionel Hebert |
| Dai Rees | 7 & 6 |
Ed Furgol |
| Bernard Hunt | 6 & 5 |
Doug Ford |
| Christy O'Connor | 7 & 6 |
Dow Finsterwald |
| Harry Bradshaw | halved | Dick Mayer |
| 6½ | Session | 1½ |
| 7½ | Overall | 4½ |
[edit] References
- Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1957 Results. The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup – 1957. About:Golf. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- Ryder Cup history: 1957. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
