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Ryder Cup - 1957

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:
Great Britain 7.5, U.S. 4.5
Venue:
Lindrick Club in Yorkshire, England
Captains:
U.S.: Jack Burke Jr.
Great Britain: Dai Rees
Foursomes:
• Doug Ford/Dow Finsterwald, U.S., def. Peter Alliss/Bernard Hunt, GB, 2 and 1
• Ken Bousfield/Dai Rees, GB, def. Art Wall/Fred Hawkins, US, 3 and 2
• Ted Kroll/Jack Burke Jr., U.S., def. Max Faulkner/Harry Weetman, GB, 4 and 3
• Dick Mayer/Tommy Bolt, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr./Eric Brown, GB, 7 and 5
Singles:
• Eric Brown, GB, def. Tommy Bolt, U.S., 4 and 3
• Peter Mills, GB, def. Jack Burke Jr., U.S., 5 and 3
• Fred Hawkins, U.S., def. Peter Alliss, GB, 2 and 1
• Ken Bousfield, GB, def. Lionel Hebert, U.S., 4 and 3
• Dai Rees, GB, def. Ed Furgol, U.S., 7 and 6
• Bernard Hunt, GB, def. Doug Ford, U.S., 6 and 5
• Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, def. Dow Finsterwald, U.S., 7 and 6
• Dick Mayer, U.S., halved with Harry Bradshaw, GB

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