1933 Ryder Cup
| Dates | 26–27 June 1933 | ||||
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| Venue | Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southport,England | ||||
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| Great Britain wins theRyder Cup | |||||
The4th Ryder Cup Matcheswere held 26–27 June 1933 at theSouthport and Ainsdale Golf ClubinSouthport,England.The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 61⁄2–51⁄2points, 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 Taylorbecame only the second of three Team Great Britain captains to ever lift theRyder Cupand was Great Britain's last Ryder Cup victory until1957,the only post-war win until Team Europe won its first in1985.
Format[edit]
TheRyder Cupis amatch playevent, with each match worth one point. From1927through1959,the format consisted of 4foursome(alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 61⁄2points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.
Teams[edit]
Source:[1]
In February 1931, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1933 Ryder Cup.[2]A preliminary squad of 22 was announced.Henry Cottonwas not considered as he was employed in Belgium.[3]
In early June, the team of ten was selected (as below).J.H. Taylorwas to be the non-playing captain.[4]Initially Easterbrook and Havers were called "reserves" but the distinction was ignored when choosing those who actually played in the matches.
 Team Great Britain
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| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J.H. Taylor
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62 | Non-playing captain | |||
| Percy Alliss
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36 | 1 | 0 | 0–0–0 | |
 Allan Dailey
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25 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Bill Davies
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41 | 1 | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50.00 |
| Syd Easterbrook
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28 | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0.00 |
| Arthur Havers
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35 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| Arthur Lacey
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29 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Abe Mitchell
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46 | 2 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
| Alf Padgham
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26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Alf Perry
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28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Charles Whitcombe
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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.[5]
 Team USA
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| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hagen– captain | 40 | 3 | 6 | 5–1–0 | 83.33 |
| Billy Burke | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Leo Diegel | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3–2–0 | 60.00 |
| Ed Dudley | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0.00 |
| Olin Dutra | 32 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Paul Runyan | 24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Gene Sarazen | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3–2–1 | 58.33 |
| Denny Shute | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Horton Smith | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Craig Wood | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0.00 |
All the Americans competed in the1933 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[edit]
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.[6]
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Results |
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| Alliss/Whitcombe | halved | Sarazen/Hagen |
| Mitchell/Havers |  3 & 2
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Dutra/Shute |
| Davies/Easterbrook | 1 up
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Wood/Runyan |
| Padgham/Perry |  1 up
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Dudley/Burke |
| 21⁄2 | Session | 11⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 11⁄2 |
18 hole scores: Alliss/Whitcombe: 3 up, Mitchell/Haver: 4 up, Davies/Easterbrook v Wood/Runyan: all square, Padgham/Perry: 4 up.[6]
Tuesday's singles matches[edit]
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 wasstymiedand, 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.[7]
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Results |
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| Alf Padgham | 6 & 4
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Gene Sarazen |
| Abe Mitchell | 9 & 8
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Olin Dutra |
| Arthur Lacey | 2 & 1
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Walter Hagen |
| Bill Davies | 4 & 3
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Craig Wood |
| Percy Alliss | 2 & 1
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Paul Runyan |
| Arthur Havers | 4 & 3
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Leo Diegel |
| Syd Easterbrook | 1 up
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Denny Shute |
| Charles Whitcombe | 2 & 1
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Horton Smith |
| 4 | Session | 4 |
| 61⁄2 | Overall | 51⁄2 |
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.[7]
Individual player records[edit]
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:[1]
Great Britain[edit]
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Alliss | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Bill Davies | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Syd Easterbrook | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Arthur Havers | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Arthur Lacey | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Abe Mitchell | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Alf Padgham | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Alf Perry | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Charles Whitcombe | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–1 |
Allan Daileydid not play in any matches.
United States[edit]
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burke | 1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Leo Diegel | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Ed Dudley | 1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Olin Dutra | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Walter Hagen | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Paul Runyan | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Gene Sarazen | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–1 |
| Denny Shute | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Horton Smith | 1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Craig Wood | 1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
References[edit]
- ^ab"2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2015.Retrieved26 September2015.
- ^"The Ryder Cup".The Times,Wednesday, February 15, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46369; col B.
- ^"The Ryder Cup".The Times,Thursday, February 23, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46376; col F.
- ^"British Ryder Cup Team".The Times,Thursday, June 08, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46465; col A.
- ^"U.S. Ryder Cup team arrive".The Times,Thursday, 22 Jun 1933; pg. 4; Issue 46477.
- ^ab"The Ryder Cup - Great Britain lead on the foursomes".The Times,Tuesday, 27 June 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46481.
- ^ab"The Ryder Cup regained - Great matches at Southport".The Times,Wednesday, 28 June 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46482.
External links[edit]
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1933 Results".The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2006.Retrieved15 March2007.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1933".BBC Sport.Retrieved15 March2007.
- PGA of America: 1933 Ryder CupArchived23 October 2006 at theWayback Machine
- About.com 1933 Ryder CupArchived27 January 2017 at theWayback Machine