- 1961 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1961
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dates = 13–14 October
venue =Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
location =Lytham St Annes ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Dai Rees
awaycaptain =Jerry Barber
homescore = 9½
awayscore = 14½
result = United States retainsThe 14th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club inLytham St Annes ,England .The United States team won the competition by a score of 14½ to 9½ points.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. The format used in 1961 changed for the first time from the format used from 1927 to 1959. Instead of 12 matches of 36 holes, 24 matches of 18 holes (maximum) were played. The schedule of play in 1961 was as follows:
*Day 1 (Friday) — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
*Day 2 (Saturday) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessionsWith a total of 24 points, 12½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.Teams
;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great Britain
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees — Captain
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connor
*flagicon|ScotlandJohn Panton
*flagicon|ScotlandTom Haliburton
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Alliss
*flagicon|EnglandBernard Hunt
*flagicon|EnglandKen Bousfield
*flagicon|EnglandNeil Coles
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman
*flagicon|EnglandRalph Moffitt ;flagicon|USA|size=50px Team United States
*Jerry Barber — Captain
*Doug Ford
*Art Wall
*Billy Casper
*Bill Collins
*Gene Littler
*Jay Hebert
*Arnold Palmer
*Mike Souchak
*Dow Finsterwald Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon singles
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1961.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1961 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/rydercup1961.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1961 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346518.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1961 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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