1929 Ryder Cup

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The 2nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Moortown Golf Club in Leeds, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 7 – 5 points.

Contents 1 Teams 1.1 Team Great Britain 1.2 Team United States 2 Saturday's matches 2.1 Foursomes 3 Sunday's matches 3.1 Singles 4 References

[edit] Teams

[edit] Team Great Britain

• George Duncan — Captain
• Charles Whitcombe
• Aubrey Boomer
• Abe Mitchell
• Ernest Whitcombe
• Archie Compston
• Fred Robson
• Henry Cotton

[edit] Team United States

• Walter Hagen — Captain
• Johnny Farrell
• Leo Diegel
• Gene Sarazen
• Johnny Golden
• Jim Turnesa
• Al Espinosa
• Ed Dudley
• Horton Smith
• Al Watrous

[edit] Saturday's matches

[edit] Foursomes

	Results
Whitcombe/Compston	halved	Farrell/Turnesa
Boomer/Duncan	7 & 5	Diegel/Espinosa
Mitchell/Robson	2 & 1	Sarazen/Dudley
Whitcombe/Cotton	2 holes	Golden/Hagen
1 ½	Foursomes	2 ½
1 ½	Overall	2 ½

[edit] Sunday's matches

[edit] Singles

	Results
Charles Whitcombe	8 & 6	Johnny Farrell
George Duncan	10 & 8	Walter Hagen
Abe Mitchell	8 & 6	Leo Diegel
Archie Compston	6 & 4	Gene Sarazen
Aubrey Boomer	4 & 3	Jim Turnesa
Fred Robson	4 & 2	Horton Smith
Henry Cotton	4 & 3	Al Watrous
Ernest Whitcombe	halved	Al Espinosa
5 ½	Singles	2 ½
7	Overall	5

[edit] References

1927 Ryder Cup 9½ 2½

1929 Ryder Cup 7 5

1931 Ryder Cup 9 3