- 1965 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1965
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dates = 7–9 October
venue =Royal Birkdale Golf Club
location =Southport ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Harry Weetman
awaycaptain =Byron Nelson
homescore = 12½
awayscore = 19½
result = United States retainsThe 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theRoyal Birkdale Golf Club inSouthport ,England . For the first time commercialisation started to make a presence on site.Fact|date=September 2008 The United States team won the competition by a score of 19½ to 12½ points.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch 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 sessionsWith a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.Teams
;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great BritainCaptain: flagicon|England
Harry Weetman
*flagicon|EnglandLionel Platts
*flagicon|Wales Dave Thomas
*flagicon|EnglandBernard Hunt
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Alliss
*flagicon|England Peter Butler
*flagicon|Scotland George Will
*flagicon|EnglandNeil Coles
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connor
*flagicon|Ireland Jimmy Martin
*flagicon|EnglandJimmy Hitchcock ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United StatesCaptain:Byron Nelson
*Julius Boros
*Arnold Palmer
*Billy Casper
*Ken Venturi
*Tony Lema
*Dave Marr
*Gene Littler
*Don January
*Tommy Jacobs Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon four-ball
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1965.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1965 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1965.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1965 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346544.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1965 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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