1935 Ryder Cup

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5th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates		September 28–29
Venue		Ridgewood Country Club
Location		Paramus, New Jersey
Captains		Walter Hagen (USA) Charles Whitcombe (Great Britain)
9 3
United States wins the Ryder Cup
«1933		1937»

The 5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9–3 points.

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.

Teams

Team USA

Team Great Britain

Charles Whitcombe — Captain
Alf Perry
Alf Padgham
Bill Cox
Jack Busson
Percy Alliss
Edward Jarman
Ernest Whitcombe
Dick Burton
Reg Whitcombe

In February 1935, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1935 Ryder Cup.^[1] 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.^[2] In August the remaining two, Ernest and Reg Whitcombe were selected.^[3]

Saturday's foursome matches

	Results
Perry/Busson	7 & 6	Sarazen/Hagen
Padgham/Alliss	6 & 5	Picard/Revolta
Cox/Jarman	9 & 8	Runyan/Smith
C. Whitcombe/E. Whitcombe	1 up	Dutra/Laffoon
1	Session	3
1	Overall	3

Sunday's singles matches

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

References

"Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1935 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
"Ryder Cup – 1935". About:Golf. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
"Ryder Cup history: 1935". BBC Sport. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

↑ "The Ryder Cup Match". The Times, Tuesday, February 19, 1935; pg. 5; Issue 46992; col E.
↑ "British Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Tuesday, July 09, 1935; pg. 7; Issue 47111; col B.
↑ "The Ryder Cup". The Times, Saturday, August 10, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 47139; col F.

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