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1965 Ryder Cup

Golf tournament held in England

Golf tournament held in England

FieldValue
nameRyder Cup
year1965
dates7–9 October 1965
venueRoyal Birkdale Golf Club
locationSouthport, England
homeGreat Britain
awayUSA
homecaptainHarry Weetman
awaycaptainByron Nelson
homescore12
awayscore19
resultUnited States wins

|UK 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 19 to 12 points.

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:

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

The British team was determined using a points system. Compared to the system used in 1963, there was more emphasis on high finishes, points only being allocated to the leading 20 rather than the leading 40. Points were based on the actual finishing position, whereas previously non-eligible players had been excluded in determining positions. In addition, points were earned in a number of invitation events, including the Dunlop Masters, the Martini International and the Esso Golden Tournament. The Open champion remained an automatic choice but the News of the World Match Play champion was no longer guaranteed a place. Counting tournaments started with the 1964 Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament and finished with the 1965 Esso Golden Tournament. 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. The field for the 1965 Esso Golden Tournament were the first 15 in the Ryder Cup points list. Before the event the leading seven were guaranteed their place in the team; the remaining eight being in contention for the three remaining places. Jimmy Hitchcock and Dave Thomas who were 8th and 9th before the event retained their places in the top 10 but Wolstenholme, who started 10th, was passed by George Will, the winner of the tournament.

NameAgePoints
rankPrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
ENG Harry Weetman44Non-playing captain
ENG Peter Alliss3455154–7–440.00
ENG Peter Butler3330Rookie
ENG Neil Coles3122102–5–335.00
ENG Jimmy Hitchcock35100Rookie
ENG Bernard Hunt3515153–9–330.00
IRL Jimmy Martin4170Rookie
IRL Christy O'Connor Snr4045144–9–132.14
ENG Lionel Platts3060Rookie
WAL Dave Thomas318280–5–318.75
SCO George Will289141–3–025.00

Despite having won his fourth major title as a professional at the Masters Tournament 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. 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.

NameAgePrevious
Ryder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Byron Nelson53Non-playing captain
Julius Boros45263–1–266.67
Billy Casper34287–0–193.75
Tommy Jacobs300Rookie
Don January350Rookie
Tony Lema31153–0–280.00
Gene Littler35283–1–462.50
Dave Marr310Rookie
Arnold Palmer362107–2–175.00
Johnny Pott29131–2–033.33
Ken Venturi340Rookie

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBRResultsUSA2Overall2
Platts/ButlerUSA 1 up**Boros/Lema**
**Thomas/Will**GBR 6 & 5Palmer/Marr
Hunt/ColesUSA 2 & 1**Casper/Littler**
**Alliss/O'Connor**GBR 5 & 4Venturi/January
2Session2

Afternoon foursomes

GBRResultsUSA4Overall4
Thomas/WillUSA 6 & 5**Palmer/Marr**
**Alliss/O'Connor**GBR 2 & 1Casper/Littler
Martin/HitchcockUSA 5 & 4**Boros/Lema**
**Hunt/Coles**GBR 3 & 2Venturi/January
2Session2

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball

GBRResultsUSA5Overall6
Thomas/WillUSA 1 up**January/Jacobs**
Platts/ButlerhalvedCasper/Littler
Alliss/O'ConnorUSA 6 & 4**Palmer/Marr**
**Hunt/Coles**GBR 1 upBoros/Lema
1Session2

Afternoon four-ball

GBRResultsUSA7Overall9
**Alliss/O'Connor**GBR 2 upPalmer/Marr
Thomas/WillUSA 1 up**January/Jacobs**
Platts/ButlerhalvedCasper/Littler
Hunt/ColesUSA 1 up**Venturi/Lema**
1Session2

Saturday's matches

Morning singles

GBRResultsUSA9Overall14
Jimmy HitchcockUSA 3 & 2**Arnold Palmer**
Lionel PlattsUSA 4 & 2**Julius Boros**
Peter ButlerUSA 1 up**Tony Lema**
Neil ColesUSA 2 up**Dave Marr**
**Bernard Hunt**GBR 2 upGene Littler
Dave ThomasUSA 2 & 1**Tommy Jacobs**
**Peter Alliss**GBR 1 upBilly Casper
George WillhalvedDon January
2Session5

Afternoon singles

GBRResultsUSA12Overall19
Christy O'ConnorUSA 6 & 4**Tony Lema**
Jimmy HitchcockUSA 2 & 1**Julius Boros**
Peter ButlerUSA 2 up**Arnold Palmer**
**Peter Alliss**GBR 3 & 1Ken Venturi
**Neil Coles**GBR 3 & 2Billy Casper
George WillUSA 2 & 1**Gene Littler**
Bernard HuntUSA 1 up**Dave Marr**
**Lionel Platts**GBR 1 upTommy Jacobs
3Session5

Individual player records

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

Source:

Great Britain

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Peter Alliss55–1–02–0–02–0–01–1–0
Peter Butler10–3–20–2–00–1–00–0–2
Neil Coles33–3–01–1–01–1–01–1–0
Jimmy Hitchcock00–3–00–2–00–1–00–0–0
Bernard Hunt33–3–01–1–01–1–01–1–0
Jimmy Martin00–1–00–0–00–1–00–0–0
Christy O'Connor33–2–00–1–02–0–01–1–0
Lionel Platts21–2–21–1–00–1–00–0–2
Dave Thomas11–4–00–1–01–1–00–2–0
George Will1.51–4–10–1–11–1–00–2–0

United States

PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Julius Boros44–1–02–0–02–0–0
Billy Casper21–3–20–2–01–1–0
Tommy Jacobs33–1–01–1–00–0–0
Don January2.52–2–10–0–10–2–0
Tony Lema55–1–02–0–02–0–0
Gene Littler32–2–21–1–01–1–0
Dave Marr44–2–02–0–01–1–0
Arnold Palmer44–2–02–0–01–1–0
Ken Venturi11–3–00–1–00–2–0

Johnny Pott did not play in any matches.

References

References

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  2. Wright, Alfred. (October 18, 1965). "Byron's boys beat the British Cup team".
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