1965 Ryder Cup
| 16th Ryder Cup Matches | |||||
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| Dates | 7–9 October 1965 | ||||
| Venue | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southport, England | ||||
| Captains | Harry Weetman (Great Britain) Byron Nelson (USA) | ||||
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| United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held 7–9 October 1965 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. For the first time commercialisation started to make a presence on site. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19½ to 12½ points.[1][2]
Despite having won his fourth major title as a professional at The Masters in April, 25-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. Eligibility rules set by the PGA prevented him from participating in the Ryder Cup until 1969.[3][4] He competed as a player through 1981, missing only the 1979 edition, and was the non-playing captain of the U.S. team in 1983 and 1987.
Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:
- Day 1 — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 2 — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
- Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions
With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Captain: |
Captain: Byron Nelson |
^ Pott did not play due to a back injury.[5]
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
 |
Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Platts/Butler | 1 up |
Boros/Lema |
| Thomas/Will | 6 & 5 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Hunt/Coles | 2 & 1 |
Casper/Littler |
| Alliss/O'Connor | 5 & 4 |
Venturi/January |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas/Will | 6 & 5 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Alliss/O'Connor | 2 & 1 |
Casper/Littler |
| Martin/Hitchcock | 5 & 4 |
Boros/Lema |
| Hunt/Coles | 3 & 2 |
Venturi/January |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 4 | Overall | 4 |
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas/Will | 1 up |
January/Jacobs |
| Platts/Butler | halved | Casper/Littler |
| Alliss/O'Connor | 6 & 4 |
Palmer/Marr |
| Hunt/Coles | 1 up |
Boros/Lema |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Alliss/O'Connor | 2 up |
Palmer/Marr |
| Thomas/Will | 1 up |
January/Jacobs |
| Platts/Butler | halved | Casper/Littler |
| Hunt/Coles | 1 up |
Venturi/Lema |
| 1½ | Session | 2½ |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
Saturday's matches
Morning singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 3 & 2 |
Arnold Palmer |
| Lionel Platts | 4 & 2 |
Julius Boros |
| Peter Butler | 1 up |
Tony Lema |
| Neil Coles | 2 up |
Dave Marr |
| Bernard Hunt | 2 up |
Gene Littler |
| Dave Thomas | 2 & 1 |
Tommy Jacobs |
| Peter Alliss | 1 up |
Billy Casper |
| George Will | halved | Don January |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 9½ | Overall | 14½ |
Afternoon singles
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Christy O'Connor | 6 & 4 |
Tony Lema |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 & 1 |
Julius Boros |
| Peter Butler | 2 up |
Arnold Palmer |
| Peter Alliss | 3 & 1 |
Ken Venturi |
| Neil Coles | 3 & 2 |
Billy Casper |
| George Will | 2 & 1 |
Gene Littler |
| Bernard Hunt | 1 up |
Dave Marr |
| Lionel Platts | 1 up |
Tommy Jacobs |
| 3 | Session | 5 |
| 12½ | Overall | 19½ |
Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.
Source: [6]
Great Britain
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alliss | 5 | 5–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Peter Butler | 1 | 0–3–2 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Neil Coles | 3 | 3–3–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Bernard Hunt | 3 | 3–3–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Jimmy Martin | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Christy O'Connor | 3 | 3–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Lionel Platts | 2 | 1–2–2 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Dave Thomas | 1 | 1–4–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| George Will | 1.5 | 1–4–1 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
United States
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Boros | 4 | 4–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Billy Casper | 2 | 1–3–2 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Tommy Jacobs | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Don January | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–2–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Tony Lema | 5 | 5–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Gene Littler | 3 | 2–2–2 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–2 |
| Dave Marr | 4 | 4–2–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Arnold Palmer | 4 | 4–2–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Ken Venturi | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Johnny Pott did not play in any matches.
References
- ↑ "United States keeps Cup; Arnold Palmer paces win". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 10, 1965. p. 6B.
- ↑ Wright, Alfred (October 18, 1965). "Byron's boys beat the British Cup team". Sports Illustrated. p. 79.
- ↑ "Media Guide: 1965 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Media Guide: 1967 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Cocky Ryder Cup Teams Tee Off". The Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Canada). 7 October 1965. p. 52. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1965 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1965". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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