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| | | | 1927 Worcester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts | | | |
| Captains: Walter Hagen (US), Ted Ray (GB) | USA 9 1/2 GB 2 1/2 | | | 
1927 Great Britain Team | |
Beginning with the first formal match, the U.S. Ryder Cup Team elected to
field a team of native-born Americans. Only Walter Hagen, Bill Mehlhorn
and Al Watrous remained from the informal U.S. squad of the previous year.
The British team was virtually intact from 1926, with the exception of
Charles Whitcombe, who replaced his brother Ernie, and Ted Ray, who took
over the captain's duties from Abe Mitchell, who was diagnosed with
appendicitis. The British Team sailed on the Aquitania from Southampton, a
six-day journey. Because the team was undermanned, Professional Golfers'
Association Secretary Percy Perrins recruited Herbert Jolly, one of a
number of outstanding players from the Channel Islands, to join the team.
Jolly boarded the Majestic in Southampton and arrived in New York City
four days after the rest of the team. The competition at Worcester Country
Club featured four foursomes and eight singles matches. The Americans won
nine matches, with only two defeats and one halve. Ted Ray later summed up
the initial Matches: "One of the chief reasons for our failure was the
superior putting of the American team. They holed out much better than we
did." |
| | | | Great Britain | United States | | | Foursomes | | | | | | | | | E Ray & F Robson | 0 | W Hagen & J Golden (2 & 1) | 1 | | G Duncan & A Compston | 0 | J Farrell & J Turnesa (8 & 6) | 1 | | A G Havers & H C Jolly | 0 | G Sarazen & A Watrous (3 & 2) | 1 | | A Boomer & C A Whitcombe (7 & 5) | 1 | L Diegel & W Mehlhorn | 0 | | Singles | | | | | | | | | A Compston | 0 | W Mehlhorn (1 hole) | 1 | | A Boomer | 0 | J Farrell (5 & 4) | 1 | | H C Jolly | 0 | J Golden (8 & 7) | 1 | | E Ray | 0 | L Diegel (7 & 5) | 1 | | C A Whitcombe (halved) | ½ | G Sarazen (halved) | ½ | | A G Havers | 0 | W Hagen (2 & 1) | 1 | | F Robson | 0 | A Watrous (3 & 2) | 1 | | G Duncan (1 hole) | 1 | J Turnesa | 0 | | | USA 9 1/2GB 2 1/2 | | | |
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