1957 Ryder Cup
The 12th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Lindrick Golf Club in Rotherham, England. The Great Britain team led by captain Dai Rees beat the United States team by a score of 7½ to 4½ points, winning the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1933. It was the only British victory from 1935 to 1983, with Dai Rees becoming the third and last British captain to lift the trophy. It would mark the last time that a United States team would lose the event before players from continental Europe were allowed to take part in the Ryder Cup in 1979.
On the first day of competition the Americans dominated the foursomes, winning three of four matches. Dick Mayer and Tommy Bolt's 7 & 5 win over Britain's Christy O'Connor and Eric Brown was the largest margin of victory on day one. On the second day of competition the British rallied, starting with the first two singles matches. Brown recorded a 4 & 3 victory over Bolt, and Peter Mills defeated Jack Burke, Jr. to draw Britain level at 3 to 3. The Americans responded when Fred Hawkins won his match against Peter Alliss, however Britain won the next four matches. Great Britain won the Ryder Cup when O'Connor defeated Dow Finsterwald, giving the British team 7 points. Harry Bradshaw and Mayer halved the final singles match to bring the final score to 7½ to 4½ to round off the victory.
Read more about 1957 Ryder Cup: Format, Teams, Friday's Foursome Matches, Saturday's Singles Matches
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