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Ryder Cup - 1961

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Final Score:


U.S. 14.5, Great Britain 9.5

Venue:


Royal Lytham & St. Annes in St. Annes, England

Captains:


U.S.: Jerry Barber
Great Britain: Dai Rees

Foursomes:


Morning
• Christy O'Connor Sr./Peter Alliss, GB, def. Doug Ford/Gene Littler, U.S., 4 and 3
• Art Wall/Jay Hebert, U.S., def. John Panton/Bernard Hunt, GB, 4 and 3
• Billy Casper/Arnold Palmer, U.S., def. Dai Rees/Ken Bousfield, GB, 2 and 1
• Bill Collins/Mike Souchak, U.S., def. Tom Haliburton/Neil Coles, GB, 1 up
Afternoon
• Art Wall/Jay Hebert, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr./Peter Alliss, GB, 1-up
• Billy Casper/Arnold Palmer, U.S., def. John Panton/Bernard Hunt, GB, 5 and 4
• Dai Rees/Ken Bousfield, GB, def. Bill Collins/Mike Souchak, U.S., 4 and 2
• Jerry Barber/Dow Finsterwald, U.S., def. Tom Haliburton/Neil Coles, GB, 1-up

Singles:


Morning
• Doug Ford, U.S., def. Harry Weetman, GB, 1-up
• Mike Souchak, U.S., def. Ralph Moffitt, GB, 5 and 4
• Arnold Palmer, U.S., halved with Peter Alliss, GB
• Billy Casper, U.S., def. Ken Bousfield, GB, 5 and 3
• Dai Rees, GB, def. Jay Hebert, U.S., 2 and 1
• Neil Coles, GB, halved with Gene Littler, U.S.
• Bernard Hunt, GB, def. Jerry Barber, U.S., 5 and 4
• Dow Finsterwald, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, 2 and 1

Afternoon
• Art Wall, U.S., def. Harry Weetman, GB, 1-up
• Peter Alliss, GB, def. Bill Collins, U.S., 3 and 2
• Mike Souchak, U.S., def. Bernard Hunt, GB, 2 and 1
• Arnold Palmer, U.S., def. Tom Haliburton, GB, 2 and 1
• Dai Rees, GB, def. Doug Ford, U.S., 4 and 3
• Ken Bousfield, GB, def. Jerry Barber, U.S., 1-up
• Neil Coles, GB, def. Dow Finsterwald, U.S., 1-up
• Gene Littler, U.S., halved with Christy O'Connor Sr., GB

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