- 1937 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1937
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dates = 29–30 June
venue =Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
location =Southport ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =Charles Whitcombe
awaycaptain =Walter Hagen
homescore = 4
awayscore = 8
result = United States retainsThe 6th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club inSouthport ,England .The United States team won the competition by a score of 8 to 4 points. It was the first time that the host team lost the competition.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|EnglandAlf Padgham
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lacey
*flagicon|EnglandPercy Alliss
*flagicon|EnglandHenry Cotton
*flagicon|England Bill Cox
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees
*flagicon|England Richard Burton
*flagicon|EnglandSam King
*flagicon|EnglandAlf Perry ;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Walter Hagen — Captain
*Ed Dudley
*Ralph Guldahl
*Gene Sarazen
*Henry Picard
*Byron Nelson
*Tony Manero
*Denny Shute
*Johnny Revolta
*Sam Snead Tuesday's foursome matches
Wednesday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1937.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1937 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/rydercup1937.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1937 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346418.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1937 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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