- 1955 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1955
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dates = November 5–6
venue =Thunderbird Country Club
location =Rancho Mirage, California
home = US
away = GB
homecaptain =Chick Harbert
awaycaptain =Dai Rees
homescore = 8
awayscore = 4
result = United States retainsThe 11th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theThunderbird Country Club inRancho Mirage, California .The United States team won the competition by a score of 8 to 4 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|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Chick Harbert — Captain
*Chandler Harper
*Doug Ford
*Jack Burke, Jr.
*Sam Snead
*Jerry Barber
*Ted Kroll
*Tommy Bolt
*Cary Middlecoff
*Marty Furgol ;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great Britain
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees — Captain
*flagicon|Scotland John Fallon
*flagicon|Scotland Eric Brown
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lees
*flagicon|Ireland Harry Bradshaw
*flagicon|England John Jacobs
*flagicon|EnglandSyd Scott
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman
*flagicon|Ireland Christy O'Connoraturday's foursome matches
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1955.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1955 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/rydercup1955.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1955 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346482.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1955 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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