- 1957 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1957
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dates = 4–5 October
venue =Lindrick Golf Club
location =Rotherham ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Dai Rees
awaycaptain =Jack Burke, Jr.
homescore = 7½
awayscore = 4½
result = Great Britain winsThe 12th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theLindrick Golf Club inRotherham ,England . The Great Britain team led by captainDai Rees beat the United States team by a score of 7½ to 4½ points, winning theRyder Cup for the first time since 1933.On the first day of competition the Americans dominated the foursomes, winning three of four matches.
Dick Mayer andTommy Bolt 's 7 & 5 win over Britain's Christy O'Connor and Eric Brown was the largest margin of victory on day one. On the second day of competition the British rallied, starting with the first two singles matches. Brown recorded a 4 & 3 victory over Bolt, and Peter Mills defeatedJack Burke, Jr. to draw Britain level at 3 to 3. The Americans responded whenFred Hawkins won his match againstPeter Alliss , however Britain won the next four matches. Great Britain won the Ryder Cup when O'Connor defeatedDow Finsterwald , giving the British team 7 points. Harry Bradshaw and Mayer halved the final singles match to bring the final score to 7½ to 4½. The 1957 matches would mark the last time that a United States team would lose the event before players from continental Europe were allowed to take part in the Ryder Cup.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
;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great Britain
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Alliss
*flagicon|EnglandKen Bousfield
*flagicon|EnglandMax Faulkner
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connor
*flagicon|EnglandBernard Hunt
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman
*flagicon|Scotland Eric Brown
*flagicon|England Peter Mills
*flagicon|Ireland Harry Bradshaw;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Jack Burke, Jr. — Captain
*Doug Ford
*Art Wall
*Ted Kroll
*Dick Mayer
*Dow Finsterwald
*Fred Hawkins
*Tommy Bolt
*Lionel Hebert
*Ed Furgol Friday's foursome matches
aturday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1957.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1957 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/rydercup1957.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1957 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346488.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1957 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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