- 1953 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1953
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dates = 2–3 October
venue =Wentworth Club
location =Surrey ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Henry Cotton
awaycaptain =Lloyd Mangrum
homescore = 5½
awayscore = 6½
result = United States retainsThe 10th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theWentworth Club inVirginia Water ,Surrey ,England .The United States team won the competition by a score of 6½ to 5½ points.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch 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|EnglandHenry Cotton — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman
*flagicon|Scotland Eric Brown
*flagicon|Scotland Jimmy Adams
*flagicon|Northern Ireland Fred Daly
*flagicon|EnglandPeter Alliss
*flagicon|ScotlandJohn Panton
*flagicon|EnglandBernard Hunt
*flagicon|Ireland Harry Bradshaw
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees
*flagicon|EnglandMax Faulkner ;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Lloyd Mangrum — Captain
*Dave Douglas
*Ted Kroll
*Walter Burkemo
*Ed Oliver
*Sam Snead
*Jack Burke, Jr.
*Cary Middlecoff
*Jim Turnesa
*Fred Haas Friday's foursome matches
aturday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1953.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1953 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/rydercup1953.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1953 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346474.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1953 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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