1935 Ryder Cup

The 5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest of New York City in Bergen County. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9–3 points to regain the cup.

5th Ryder Cup Matches
DatesSeptember 28–29, 1935
VenueRidgewood Country Club
LocationParamus, New Jersey
Captains
United States 9 3 United Kingdom
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Ridgewood CC is located in the United States
Ridgewood CC
Ridgewood CC
Location in the United States
Ridgewood CC is located in New Jersey
Ridgewood CC
Ridgewood CC
Location in New Jersey

The U.S. took a 3–2 lead in the series, all of which were won on home soil. It was the first of seven consecutive wins by the U.S. side, which did not lose again until 1957 in England.

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, 61⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.

Teams

Source: [1]

United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Walter Hagen – captain 42486–1–181.25
Olin Dutra 34120–2–00.00
Ky Laffoon 260Rookie
Sam Parks 260Rookie
Henry Picard 280Rookie
Johnny Revolta 240Rookie
Paul Runyan 27120–2–00.00
Gene Sarazen 33484–2–262.50
Horton Smith 27322–0–0100.00
Craig Wood 33231–2–033.33

In February 1935, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1935 Ryder Cup.[2] As in 1933, Henry Cotton would not be considered as he was employed by a Belgium club. In July, the first eight players were selected: Alliss, Burton, Busson, Cox, Jarman, Padgham, Perry and Charles Whitcombe. Whitcombe was chosen as captain.[3] In August the remaining two, Ernest and Reg Whitcombe were selected.[4]

The British team sailed from Southampton on the Empress of Australia for Quebec on September 14 following the conclusion of the News of the World Match Play the previous day.[5] They returned from New York on board Aquitania leaving on October 17.[6]

United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Charles Whitcombe – captain 40472–2–350.00
England Percy Alliss 38221–0–175.00
England Dick Burton 270Rookie
England Jack Busson 240Rookie
England Bill Cox 250Rookie
England Ted Jarman 280Rookie
England Alf Padgham 29120–2–00.00
England Alf Perry 30110–1–00.00
England Ernest Whitcombe 44240–3–112.50
England Reg Whitcombe 370Rookie

Saturday's foursome matches
United Kingdom Results United States
Perry/Busson United States 7 & 6 Sarazen/Hagen
Padgham/Alliss United States 6 & 5 Picard/Revolta
Cox/Jarman United States 9 & 8 Runyan/Smith
C. Whitcombe/E. Whitcombe United Kingdom 1 up Dutra/Laffoon
1 Session 3
1 Overall 3

Sunday's singles matches
United Kingdom Results United States
Jack Busson United States 3 & 2 Gene Sarazen
Dick Burton United States 5 & 3 Paul Runyan
Reg Whitcombe United States 2 & 1 Johnny Revolta
Alf Padgham United States 4 & 2 Olin Dutra
Percy Alliss United Kingdom 1 up Craig Wood
Bill Cox halved Horton Smith
Ernest Whitcombe United States 3 & 2 Henry Picard
Alf Perry halved Sam Parks
2 Session 6
3 Overall 9

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [1]

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Olin Dutra11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Walter Hagen11–0–00–0–01–0–0
Ky Laffoon00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Sam Parks0.50–0–10–0–10–0–0
Henry Picard22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Johnny Revolta22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Paul Runyan22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Gene Sarazen22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Horton Smith1.51–0–10–0–11–0–0
Craig Wood00–1–00–1–00–0–0

Great Britain
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Percy Alliss11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Dick Burton00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Jack Busson00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Bill Cox0.50–1–10–0–10–1–0
Ted Jarman00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Alf Padgham00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Alf Perry0.50–1–10–0–10–1–0
Charles Whitcombe11–0–00–0–01–0–0
Ernest Whitcombe11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Reg Whitcombe00–1–00–1–00–0–0

References
  1. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  2. "The Ryder Cup Match". The Times, Tuesday, February 19, 1935; pg. 5; Issue 46992; col E.
  3. "British Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Tuesday, July 09, 1935; pg. 7; Issue 47111; col B.
  4. "The Ryder Cup". The Times, Saturday, August 10, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 47139; col F.
  5. "The Ryder Cup Team - A satisfactory choice". The Times, Saturday, September 14, 1935; pg. 5; Issue 47169.
  6. "British Ryder Cup Team sails for home". The Times, Saturday, October 19, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47199.

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