- 1929 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1929
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dates = 26–27 April
venue = Moortown Golf Club
location =Leeds ,England
home = GB
away = US
homecaptain = George Duncan
awaycaptain =Walter Hagen
homescore = 7
awayscore = 5
result = Great Britain winsThe 2nd Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Moortown Golf Club inLeeds ,England . It was very cold, with hail and at one point heavy snow on the greens [Daily Mirror 26 April 1929] . About two thousand spectators saw America gain a narrow lead [Daily Mirror 27 April 1929] before the Great Britain team won singles on the final day and thus the competition by a score of 7–5 points [Daily Mirror 29 April 1929] . George Duncan of Scotland became the first of only three British captains to lift theRyder Cup which was given to him bySamuel Ryder who was in attendance after missing the 1927 matches.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|Scotland George Duncan — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandCharles Whitcombe
*flagicon|EnglandAubrey Boomer
*flagicon|EnglandAbe Mitchell
*flagicon|EnglandErnest Whitcombe
*flagicon|EnglandArchie Compston
*flagicon|EnglandFred Robson
*flagicon|EnglandHenry Cotton ;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Walter Hagen — Captain
*Johnny Farrell
*Leo Diegel
*Gene Sarazen
*Johnny Golden
*Jim Turnesa
*Al Espinosa
*Ed Dudley
*Horton Smith
*Al Watrous Friday's foursome matches
aturday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1929.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1929 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/rydercup1929.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1929 |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_29.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1929 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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