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1963 Ryder Cup

Golf competition in Atlanta, Georgia

Golf competition in Atlanta, Georgia

FieldValue
nameRyder Cup
year1963
datesOctober 11–13, 1963
venueAtlanta Athletic Club
locationAtlanta, Georgia
homeUSA
awayGreat Britain
homecaptainArnold Palmer
awaycaptainJohn Fallon
homescore23
awayscore9
resultUnited States wins

|USA |USA Georgia

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. The United States team won the competition by a score of 23 to 9 points. The U.S. did not lose a single match in the afternoon sessions.

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, 16 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source:

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. 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.

NameAgePrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Arnold Palmer – captain34143–0–187.50
Julius Boros43111–0–0100.00
Billy Casper32133–0–0100.00
Dow Finsterwald34375–2–071.43
Bob Goalby340Rookie
Tony Lema290Rookie
Gene Littler33130–1–233.33
Billy Maxwell340Rookie
Johnny Pott270Rookie
Dave Ragan280Rookie

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. 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.

NameAgePrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
SCO John Fallon50Non-playing captain
ENG Peter Alliss324103–5–240.00
ENG Neil Coles29141–2–137.50
SCO Tom Haliburton48130–3–00.00
WAL Brian Huggett260Rookie
ENG Bernard Hunt33492–6–127.78
ENG Geoffrey Hunt270Rookie
IRL Christy O'Connor Snr38493–5–138.89
WAL Dave Thomas29120–1–125.00
ENG Harry Weetman426101–8–115.00
SCO George Will260Rookie

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBRResultsUSA2Overall2
**Huggett/Will**GBR 3 & 2Palmer/Pott
Alliss/O'ConnorUSA 1 up**Casper/Ragan**
Coles/B. HunthalvedBoros/Lema
Thomas/WeetmanhalvedLittler/Finsterwald
2Session2

Afternoon foursomes

GBRResultsUSA2Overall6
Thomas/WeetmanUSA 4 & 3**Maxwell/Goalby**
Huggett/WillUSA 5 & 4**Palmer/Casper**
Coles/G. HuntUSA 2 & 1**Littler/Finsterwald**
Haliburton/B. HuntUSA 1 up**Boros/Lema**
0Session4

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball

GBRResultsUSA3Overall8
Huggett/ThomasUSA 5 & 4**Palmer/Finsterwald**
Alliss/B. HunthalvedLittler/Boros
Weetman/WillUSA 3 & 2**Casper/Maxwell**
**Coles/O'Connor**GBR 1 upGoalby/Ragan
1Session2

Afternoon four-ball

GBRResultsUSA4Overall12
Coles/O'ConnorUSA 3 & 2**Palmer/Finsterwald**
Alliss/B. HuntUSA 1 up**Lema/Pott**
Haliburton/G. HuntUSA 2 & 1**Casper/Maxwell**
Huggett/ThomashalvedGoalby/Ragan
Session3

Sunday's matches

Morning singles

GBRResultsUSA8Overall15
Geoffrey HuntUSA 5 & 3**Tony Lema**
**Brian Huggett**GBR 3 & 1Johnny Pott
**Peter Alliss**GBR 1 upArnold Palmer
Neil ColeshalvedBilly Casper
Dave ThomasUSA 3 & 2**Bob Goalby**
Christy O'ConnorUSA 1 up**Gene Littler**
**Harry Weetman**GBR 1 upJulius Boros
**Bernard Hunt**GBR 2 upDow Finsterwald
4Session3

Afternoon singles

GBRResultsUSA9Overall23
George WillUSA 3 & 2**Arnold Palmer**
Neil ColesUSA 2 & 1**Dave Ragan**
Peter AllisshalvedTony Lema
Tom HaliburtonUSA 6 & 5**Gene Littler**
Harry WeetmanUSA 2 & 1**Julius Boros**
Christy O'ConnorUSA 2 & 1**Billy Maxwell**
Dave ThomasUSA 4 & 3**Dow Finsterwald**
Bernard HuntUSA 2 & 1**Bob Goalby**
Session7

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source:

United States

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

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

References

  1. The AAC sold its Atlanta property in 1966 to finance its move to what is now [[Johns Creek, Georgia. 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. (October 13, 1963). "Yanks rout British in Ryder golf, 23-9". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. Wright, Alfred. (October 21, 1963). "The British went out in the noonday sun".
  4. (October 14, 1963). "Ryder Cup won again by U.S. team". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide".
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  8. (12 December 1962). "Points system". The Times.
  9. (23 September 1963). "Brothers in". [[The Glasgow Herald]].
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