- 1959 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1959
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dates = November 6–7
venue =Eldorado Golf Club
location =Indian Wells, California
home = US
away = GB
homecaptain =Sam Snead
awaycaptain =Dai Rees
homescore = 8½
awayscore = 3½
result = United States winsThe 13th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theEldorado Golf Club inIndian Wells, California . The United States team won the competition by a score of 8½ to 3½ points. The British who were once again led byDai Rees were unable to repeat the heroics of two years earlier and were comprehensively beaten on American soil. The Americans took a 2½-1½ lead in the Foursomes before finishing off the British challenge in the singles by winning five matches with two matches finishing all square to win the cup back. The British won just one foursome match with Christy O'Connor andPeter Alliss beatingArt Wall and Doug Ford by 3 & 2 and one singles match when Eric Brown beatCary Middlecoff by 4 & 3 however by the time his match was won the United States had already won the competition.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. Since the inaugural1927 Ryder Cup , 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. This would be the last Ryder Cup competition to be played under this format.Teams
;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Sam Snead — Captain
*Bob Rosburg
*Julius Boros
*Art Wall
*Mike Souchak
*Dow Finsterwald
*Doug Ford
*Cary Middlecoff
*Jay Hebert ;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great Britain
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandBernard Hunt
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connor
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman
*flagicon|Scotland Eric Brown
*flagicon|EnglandKen Bousfield
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Alliss
*flagicon|Wales Dave Thomas
*flagicon|Northern IrelandNorman Drew Friday's foursome matches
aturday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1959.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1959 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/rydercup1959.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1959 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346494.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1959 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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