1937 Ryder Cup

The 6th Ryder Cup Matches were held 29–30 June 1937 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, 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 and the second of seven consecutive wins for the U.S. side. The course had hosted the event four years earlier in 1933, Britain's last win until 1957.

6th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates29–30 June 1937
VenueSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club
LocationSouthport, England
Captains
4 8
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Southport
Location in England
Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
Location in Southport, Merseyside,
north of Liverpool, England

Due to World War II, this was the final Ryder Cup for a full decade; the series resumed in 1947 in the U.S. at Portland, Oregon.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match 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, ​6 1⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.

Teams

Source: [1]

From the start of 1937, Henry Cotton became professional to the Ashridge Golf Club and hence became eligible for selection for the British team.[2] He had missed the 1931 edition because of a dispute and was not eligible in 1933 and 1935 because he was employed in Belgium. In April 1937, it was announced that, as in 1935, a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1937 Ryder Cup.[3] In July, the team of ten was selected (as below). Charles Whitcombe was again chosen as the captain.[4]

 Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Charles Whitcombe – captain 41583–2–356.25
Percy Alliss 40342–1–162.50
Dick Burton 29110–1–00.00
Henry Cotton 30121–1–050.00
Bill Cox 27120–1–125.00
Sam King 260Rookie
Arthur Lacey 33110–1–00.00
Alf Padgham 30240–4–00.00
Alf Perry 32230–2–116.67
Dai Rees 240Rookie


 Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Walter Hagen 44Non-playing captain
Ed Dudley 36221–1–050.00
Ralph Guldahl 250Rookie
Tony Manero 320Rookie
Byron Nelson 250Rookie
Henry Picard 30122–0–0100.00
Johnny Revolta 26122–0–0100.00
Gene Sarazen 355106–2–270.00
Denny Shute 32242–2–050.00
Horton Smith 29443–0–187.50
Sam Snead 250Rookie

Tuesday's foursome matches
Results
Padgham/Cotton 4 & 2 Dudley/Nelson
Lacey/Cox 2 & 1 Guldahl/Manero
Whitcombe/Rees halved Sarazen/Shute
Alliss/Burton 2 & 1 Picard/Revolta
​1 1⁄2 Session ​2 1⁄2
​1 1⁄2 Overall ​2 1⁄2

18 hole scores: Padgham/Cotton v Dudley/Nelson: all square, Lacey/Cox: 1 up, Whitcombe/Rees v Sarazen/Shute: all square, Alliss/Burton: 3 up.[5]

Wednesday's singles matches
Results
Alf Padgham 8 & 7 Ralph Guldahl
Sam King halved Denny Shute
Dai Rees 3 & 1 Byron Nelson
Henry Cotton 5 & 3 Tony Manero
Percy Alliss 1 up Gene Sarazen
Dick Burton 5 & 4 Sam Snead
Alf Perry 2 & 1 Ed Dudley
Arthur Lacey 2 & 1 Henry Picard
​2 1⁄2 Session ​5 1⁄2
4 Overall 8

18 hole scores: Guldahl: 6 up, King v Shute: all square, Rees: 1 up, Cotton: 2 up, Alliss: 1 up, Snead: 2 up, Dudley: 1 up, Picard: 1 up.[6]

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [1]

Great Britain
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Percy Alliss11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Dick Burton11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Henry Cotton11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Bill Cox00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Sam King0.50–0–10–0–10–0–0
Arthur Lacey00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Alf Padgham00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Alf Perry00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Dai Rees1.51–0–11–0–00–0–1
Charles Whitcombe0.50–0–10–0–00–0–1

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Ed Dudley22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Ralph Guldahl22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Tony Manero11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Byron Nelson11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Henry Picard11–1–01–0–00–1–0
Johnny Revolta00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Gene Sarazen1.51–0–11–0–00–0–1
Denny Shute10–0–20–0–10–0–1
Sam Snead11–0–01–0–00–0–0

Horton Smith did not play in any matches.

References
  1. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "T.H. Cotton for Ashridge". The Times, Saturday, October 10, 1936; pg. 6; Issue 47502; col C.
  3. "Ryder Cup Selection Committee". The Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1937; pg. 6; Issue 47658; col F.
  4. "British Team Selected". The Times, Tuesday, June 08, 1937; pg. 8; Issue 47705; col D.
  5. "The Ryder Cup - America Leads". The Times, Wednesday, June 30 1937; pg. 7; Issue 47724.
  6. "Golf - US Win the Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, July 1 1937; pg. 6; Issue 47725.

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