- 1933 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1933
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dates = 26–27 June
venue =Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
location =Southport ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain =John Henry Taylor
awaycaptain =Walter Hagen
homescore = 6½
awayscore = 5½
result = Great Britain winsThe 4th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club inSouthport ,England .The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 6½–5½ points.John Henry Taylor became only the second of three Team Great Britain captains to ever lift theRyder Cup .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|EnglandJohn Henry Taylor — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandPercy Alliss
*flagicon|EnglandAbe Mitchell
*flagicon|England William Davies
*flagicon|EnglandAlf Padgham
*flagicon|EnglandCharles Whitcombe
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Havers
*flagicon|EnglandSyd Easterbrook
*flagicon|EnglandAlf Perry
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lacey ;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Walter Hagen — Captain
*Gene Sarazen
*Olin Dutra
*Craig Wood
*Ed Dudley
*Denny Shute
*Paul Runyan
*Billy Burke
*Leo Diegel
*Horton Smith Monday's foursome matches
Tuesday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1933.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1933 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/rydercup1933.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1933 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/golf/02/ryder_cup/history/html/pre_war_33.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1933 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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