- 1949 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1949
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dates = 16–17 September
venue =Ganton Golf Club
location =Scarborough, North Yorkshire ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Charles Whitcombe
awaycaptain =Ben Hogan
homescore = 5
awayscore = 7
result = United States retainsThe 8th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theGanton Golf Club inScarborough, North Yorkshire ,England .The United States team won the competition by a score of 7 to 5 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|EnglandCharles Whitcombe — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandMax Faulkner
*flagicon|Northern Ireland Fred Daly
*flagicon|England Charlie Ward
*flagicon|England Richard Burton
*flagicon|Scotland Jimmy Adams
*flagicon|EnglandKen Bousfield
*flagicon|EnglandSam King
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lees
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees ;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Ben Hogan — Captain
*E. J. Harrison
*Bob Hamilton
*Jimmy Demaret
*Sam Snead
*Johnny Palmer
*Skip Alexander
*Clayton Heafner
*Lloyd Mangrum
*Chick Harbert Friday's foursome matches
aturday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1949.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1949 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/rydercup1949.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1949 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5352978.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1949 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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