1965 Ryder Cup

16th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates 7–9 October 1965
Venue Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location Southport, England
Captains
United Kingdom 12½ 19½ United States
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in England

The 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held 7–9 October 1965 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. For the first time commercialisation started to make a presence on site. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19½ to 12½ points.[1][2]

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:

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: [3]

For the 1965 event the British PGA reduced the period that a tournament professional had to wait before becoming eligible for the Ryder Cup team from five years to three. This meant that ex-amateur golfers like Guy Wolstenholme (who turned professional in late 1960) and Doug Sewell (1961) became eligible, although neither qualified.[4]

United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
England Harry Weetman 44 Non-playing captain
England Peter Alliss 34 5 15 4–7–4 40.00
England Peter Butler 33 0 Rookie
England Neil Coles 31 2 10 2–5–3 35.00
England Jimmy Hitchcock 35 0 Rookie
England Bernard Hunt 35 5 15 3–9–3 30.00
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Martin 41 0 Rookie
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 40 5 14 4–9–1 32.14
England Lionel Platts 30 0 Rookie
Wales Dave Thomas 31 2 8 0–5–3 18.75
Scotland George Will 28 1 4 1–3–0 25.00

Despite having won his fourth major title as a professional at The Masters in April, 25-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.[5][6] 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.

Pott did not play due to a back injury.[7]

United States Team USA
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Byron Nelson 53 Non-playing captain
Julius Boros 45 2 6 3–1–2 66.67
Billy Casper 34 2 8 7–0–1 93.75
Tommy Jacobs 30 0 Rookie
Don January 35 0 Rookie
Tony Lema 31 1 5 3–0–2 80.00
Gene Littler 35 2 8 3–1–4 62.50
Dave Marr 31 0 Rookie
Arnold Palmer 36 2 10 7–2–1 75.00
Johnny Pott 29 1 3 1–2–0 33.33
Ken Venturi 34 0 Rookie

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Platts/Butler United States 1 up Boros/Lema
Thomas/Will United Kingdom 6 & 5 Palmer/Marr
Hunt/Coles United States 2 & 1 Casper/Littler
Alliss/O'Connor United Kingdom 5 & 4 Venturi/January
2 Session 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Thomas/Will United States 6 & 5 Palmer/Marr
Alliss/O'Connor United Kingdom 2 & 1 Casper/Littler
Martin/Hitchcock United States 5 & 4 Boros/Lema
Hunt/Coles United Kingdom 3 & 2 Venturi/January
2 Session 2
4 Overall 4

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
Thomas/Will United States 1 up January/Jacobs
Platts/Butler halved Casper/Littler
Alliss/O'Connor United States 6 & 4 Palmer/Marr
Hunt/Coles United Kingdom 1 up Boros/Lema
Session
Overall

Afternoon four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
Alliss/O'Connor United Kingdom 2 up Palmer/Marr
Thomas/Will United States 1 up January/Jacobs
Platts/Butler halved Casper/Littler
Hunt/Coles United States 1 up Venturi/Lema
Session
7 Overall 9

Saturday's matches

Morning singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Jimmy Hitchcock United States 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Lionel Platts United States 4 & 2 Julius Boros
Peter Butler United States 1 up Tony Lema
Neil Coles United States 2 up Dave Marr
Bernard Hunt United Kingdom 2 up Gene Littler
Dave Thomas United States 2 & 1 Tommy Jacobs
Peter Alliss United Kingdom 1 up Billy Casper
George Will halved Don January
Session
Overall 14½

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Christy O'Connor United States 6 & 4 Tony Lema
Jimmy Hitchcock United States 2 & 1 Julius Boros
Peter Butler United States 2 up Arnold Palmer
Peter Alliss United Kingdom 3 & 1 Ken Venturi
Neil Coles United Kingdom 3 & 2 Billy Casper
George Will United States 2 & 1 Gene Littler
Bernard Hunt United States 1 up Dave Marr
Lionel Platts United Kingdom 1 up Tommy Jacobs
3 Session 5
12½ Overall 19½

Individual player records

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

Source: [3]

Great Britain

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Peter Alliss 5 5–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
Peter Butler 1 0–3–2 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–2
Neil Coles 3 3–3–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Jimmy Hitchcock 0 0–3–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–0–0
Bernard Hunt 3 3–3–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Jimmy Martin 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0
Christy O'Connor 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
Lionel Platts 2 1–2–2 1–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–2
Dave Thomas 1 1–4–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–2–0
George Will 1.5 1–4–1 0–1–1 1–1–0 0–2–0

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Julius Boros 4 4–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Billy Casper 2 1–3–2 0–2–0 1–1–0 0–0–2
Tommy Jacobs 3 3–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 2–0–0
Don January 2.5 2–2–1 0–0–1 0–2–0 2–0–0
Tony Lema 5 5–1–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
Gene Littler 3 2–2–2 1–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–2
Dave Marr 4 4–2–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Arnold Palmer 4 4–2–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0
Ken Venturi 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 1–0–0

Johnny Pott did not play in any matches.

References

  1. "United States keeps Cup; Arnold Palmer paces win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 10, 1965. p. 6B.
  2. Wright, Alfred (October 18, 1965). "Byron's boys beat the British Cup team". Sports Illustrated. p. 79.
  3. 1 2 "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. "P.G.A. relax Ryder Cup rule". The Times. 8 February 1964. p. 4.
  5. "Media Guide: 1965 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  6. "Media Guide: 1967 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  7. "Cocky Ryder Cup Teams Tee Off". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. 7 October 1965. p. 52. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

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