1927 Ryder Cup: Winner and Scores from the First One
Final Score: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5
Dates Played: June 3-4, 1927
Golf Course: Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massachusetts
Team Captains: Great Britain — Ted Ray; USA — Walter Hagen
Team Rosters
- Great Britain: Aubrey Boomer, Archie Compston, George Duncan, George Gadd, Arthur Havers, Herbert Jolly, Ted Ray, Fred Robson, Charles Whitcombe
- United States: Leo Diegel, Al Espinosa, Johnny Farrell, Johnny Golden, Walter Hagen, Bill Mehlhorn, Gene Sarazen, Joe Turnesa, Al Watrous
The matches themselves were a bit anticlimactic. The American side won three of the four foursomes, including an 8-and-6 victory by Johnny Farrell and Joe Turnesa. In the singles, only George Duncan (1-up over Turnesa) and Charles Whitcombe (halved with Gene Sarazen) managed to earn points for the British side.
Day 1 Match Scores
Foursomes- Walter Hagen/Johnny Golden, USA, def. Ted Ray/Fred Robson, Great Britain, 2 and 1
- Johnny Farrell/Jim Turnesa, USA, def. George Duncan/Archie Compston, Great Britain, 8 and 6
- Gene Sarazen/Al Watrous, USA, def. Arthur Havers/Herbert Jolly, Great Britain, 3 and 2
- Aubrey Boomer/Charles Whitcombe, Great Britain, def. Leo Diegel/Bill Mehlhorn, USA, 7 and 5
Day 2 Match Scores
Singles- Bill Mehlhorn, USA, def. Archie Compston, Great Britain, 1-up
- Johnny Farrell, USA, def. Aubrey Boomer, Great Britain, 5 and 4
- Johnny Golden, USA, def. Herbert Jolly, Great Britain, 8 and 7
- Leo Diegel, USA, def. Ted Ray, Great Britain, 7 and 5
- Charles Whitcombe, Great Britain, halved with Gene Sarazen, USA
- Walter Hagen, USA, def. Arthur Havers, Great Britain, 2 and 1
- Al Watrous, USA, def. Fred Robson, Great Britain, 3 and 2
- George Duncan, Great Britain, def. Jim Turnesa, USA, 1-up
Overall score: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5
1927 Ryder Cup Player Records
(Records are listed as wins-losses-halves.)
Great Britain
Aubrey Boomer, 1-1-0
Archie Compston, 0-2-0
George Duncan, 1-1-0
George Gadd, did not play
Arthur Havers, 0-2-0
Herbert Jolly, 0-2-0
Ted Ray, 0-2-0
Fred Robson, 0-2-0
Charles Whitcombe, 1-0-1
United States
Leo Diegel, 1-1-0
Al Espinosa, did not play
Johnny Farrell, 2-0-0
Johnny Golden, 2-0-0
Walter Hagen, 2-0-0
Bill Mehlhorn, 1-1-0
Gene Sarazen, 1-0-1
Joe Turnesa, 1-1-0
Al Watrous, 2-0-0
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1929 Ryder Cup