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| | | | 1929 Moortown Golf Club, Leeds, England | | | |
| Captains: Walter Hagen (US), George Duncan (GB) | GB 7 USA 5 | | | 
1929 Great Britain Team | |
A crowd estimated at 10,000 turned out both days to witness Britain rally
to a victory over a Walter Hagen-led team. After trailing 2 1/2 to 1 1/2
in the opening-day foursomes, the hosts displayed outstanding play in the
singles at Moortown Golf Club. The Matches marked the debut of Henry
Cotton, a 22-year-old who would eventually go on to win three British Open
titles. It was the first time in Ryder Cup competition where two brothers,
Charles and Ernest Whitcombe, competed together. And, it was a case of
generosity by Hagen that may have cost the U.S. a victory. Hagen elected
to let all his players have at least one match, while British Captain
George Duncan played eight and had Percy Alliss and Stewart Burns on the
sidelines. The Americans' Horton Smith, a budding star, played one singles
match and switched for the first time to hickory-shafted clubs. The Royal
and Ancient Golf Club didn't approve steel-shafted clubs until 1930. In
one of the most stunning matches of any Ryder Cup competition, Duncan
routed Hagen, 10 and 8. Meanwhile, Britain's Archie Compston sailed past
Gene Sarazen, 6 and 4, and 22-year-old Henry Cotton downed Al Watrous, 4
and 3, to secure the Ryder Cup trophy. |
| | | | Great Britain | United States | | | Foursomes | | | | | | | | | C A Whitcombe & A Compston (halved) | ½ | J Farrell & J Turnesa (halved) | ½ | | A Boomer & G Duncan | 0 | L Diegel & A Espinosa (7 & 5) | 1 | | A Mitchell & F Robson (2 & 1) | 1 | G Sarazen & E Dudley | 0 | | E R Whitcombe & T H Cotton | 0 | J Golden & W Hagen (2 holes) | 1 | | Singles | | | | | | | | | C A Whitcombe (8 & 6) | 1 | J Farrell | 0 | | G Duncan (10 & 8) | 1 | W Hagen | 0 | | A Mitchell | 0 | L Diegel (8 & 6) | 1 | | A Compston (6 & 4) | 1 | G Sarazen | 0 | | A Boomer (4 & 3) | 1 | J Turnesa | 0 | | F Robson | 0 | H Smith (4 & 2) | 1 | | T H Cotton (4 & 3) | 1 | A Watrous | 0 | | E R Whitcombe (halved) | ½ | A Espinosa (halved) | ½ | | | GB 7USA 5 | | | |
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