1963 Ryder Cup


The 15th Ryder Cup Matches were held October 11–13, 1963 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, at the site now known as East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The United States team won the competition by a score of 23 to 9 points.[2][3] The U.S. did not lose a single match in the afternoon sessions.[4]

15th Ryder Cup Matches
DatesOctober 11–13, 1963
VenueAtlanta Athletic Club
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Captains
23 9
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Atlanta AC
Location in the United States
Atlanta AC
Location in Georgia

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format changed in 1963, with the addition of four-ball (better ball) matches on a third day of play. The schedule of play was as follows:

  • Day 1 (Friday) — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 2 (Saturday) — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 3 (Sunday) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [5]

In his second Ryder Cup, Arnold Palmer was the last playing captain in the competition. He was 3–1 in pairs and 1–1 in singles.

Despite having won his third major title as a professional at the PGA Championship in July, 23-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. Eligibility rules set by the PGA prevented him from participating in the Ryder Cup until 1969.[6][7] He competed as a player through 1981, missing only the 1979 edition, and was the non-playing captain of the U.S. team in 1983 and 1987.

 Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Arnold Palmer – captain 34143–0–187.50
Julius Boros 43111–0–0100.00
Billy Casper 32133–0–0100.00
Dow Finsterwald 34375–2–071.43
Bob Goalby 340Rookie
Tony Lema 290Rookie
Gene Littler 33130–1–233.33
Billy Maxwell 340Rookie
Johnny Pott 270Rookie
Dave Ragan 280Rookie

The British team was determined using a points system, points being earned in 9 stroke-play events during the 1963 season. Winners of the 1963 Open Championship and News of the World Match Play received automatic places.[8] The first qualifying event was the Schweppes PGA Close Championship in early April with the Senior Service Tournament in September being the final one. Dave Thomas won the News of the World Match Play but, since he finished 9th in the points list, the team was filled with the leading 10 players in the points list: Coles, Bernard Hunt, Huggett, Alliss, Haliburton, O'Connor, Weetman, Will, Thomas and Geoff Hunt.[9]

 Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
John Fallon 50Non-playing captain
Peter Alliss 324103–5–240.00
Neil Coles 29141–2–137.50
Tom Haliburton 48130–3–00.00
Brian Huggett 260Rookie
Bernard Hunt 33492–6–127.78
Geoffrey Hunt 270Rookie
Christy O'Connor Snr 38493–5–138.89
Dave Thomas 29120–1–125.00
Harry Weetman 426101–8–115.00
George Will 260Rookie

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
Results
Huggett/Will 3 & 2 Palmer/Pott
Alliss/O'Connor 1 up Casper/Ragan
Coles/B. Hunt halved Boros/Lema
Thomas/Weetman halved Littler/Finsterwald
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon foursomes
Results
Thomas/Weetman 4 & 3 Maxwell/Goalby
Huggett/Will 5 & 4 Palmer/Casper
Coles/G. Hunt 2 & 1 Littler/Finsterwald
Haliburton/B. Hunt 1 up Boros/Lema
0 Session 4
2 Overall 6

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball
Results
Huggett/Thomas 5 & 4 Palmer/Finsterwald
Alliss/B. Hunt halved Littler/Boros
Weetman/Will 3 & 2 Casper/Maxwell
Coles/O'Connor 1 up Goalby/Ragan
1½ Session 2½
3½ Overall 8½

Afternoon four-ball
Results
Coles/O'Connor 3 & 2 Palmer/Finsterwald
Alliss/B. Hunt 1 up Lema/Pott
Haliburton/G. Hunt 2 & 1 Casper/Maxwell
Huggett/Thomas halved Goalby/Ragan
½ Session 3½
4 Overall 12

Sunday's matches

Morning singles
Results
Geoffrey Hunt 5 & 3 Tony Lema
Brian Huggett 3 & 1 Johnny Pott
Peter Alliss 1 up Arnold Palmer
Neil Coles halved Billy Casper
Dave Thomas 3 & 2 Bob Goalby
Christy O'Connor 1 up Gene Littler
Harry Weetman 1 up Julius Boros
Bernard Hunt 2 up Dow Finsterwald
4½ Session 3½
8½ Overall 15½

Afternoon singles
Results
George Will 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Neil Coles 2 & 1 Dave Ragan
Peter Alliss halved Tony Lema
Tom Haliburton 6 & 5 Gene Littler
Harry Weetman 2 & 1 Julius Boros
Christy O'Connor 2 & 1 Billy Maxwell
Dave Thomas 4 & 3 Dow Finsterwald
Bernard Hunt 2 & 1 Bob Goalby
½ Session 7½
9 Overall 23

Individual player records

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

Source: [5]

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Julius Boros32–1–21–1–01–0–10–0–1
Billy Casper4.54–0–10–0–12–0–02–0–0
Dow Finsterwald4.54–1–11–1–01–0–12–0–0
Bob Goalby3.53–1–12–0–01–0–00–1–1
Tony Lema43–0–21–0–11–0–11–0–0
Gene Littler43–0–22–0–01–0–10–0–1
Billy Maxwell44–0–01–0–01–0–02–0–0
Arnold Palmer44–2–01–1–01–1–02–0–0
Johnny Pott11–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Dave Ragan2.52–1–11–0–01–0–00–1–1

Great Britain
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Peter Alliss21–2–21–0–10–1–00–1–1
Neil Coles21–3–20–1–10–1–11–1–0
Tom Haliburton00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Brian Huggett2.52–2–11–0–01–1–00–1–1
Bernard Hunt21–3–21–1–00–1–10–1–1
Geoffrey Hunt00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Christy O'Connor11–4–00–2–00–1–01–1–0
Dave Thomas10–4–20–2–00–1–10–1–1
Harry Weetman1.51–3–11–1–00–1–10–1–0
George Will11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0

References
  1. The AAC sold its Atlanta property in 1966 to finance its move to what is now Johns Creek. In 1968, East Lake Country Club was formed and purchased the former AAC site; the club later changed its name to its current form.
  2. "Yanks rout British in Ryder golf, 23-9". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 13, 1963. p. 31.
  3. Wright, Alfred (October 21, 1963). "The British went out in the noonday sun". Sports Illustrated. p. 53.
  4. "Ryder Cup won again by U.S. team". Eugene Register-Guard. UPI. October 14, 1963. p. 3B.
  5. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. "Media Guide: 1963 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  7. "Media Guide: 1969 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  8. "Points system". The Times. December 12, 1962. p. 4.
  9. "Brothers in". The Glasgow Herald. September 23, 1963. p. 10.

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