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| | | | 1935 Ridgewood Country Club, Ridgewood, New Jersey | | | |
| Captains: Walter Hagen (US), Charles Whitcombe (GB) | USA 9 GB 3 | | | 
1935 Great Britain Team | |
Great Britain sent the triumvirate of Whitcombe brothers -- Charles,
Ernest and Reg -- but they did little to alter the home-course advantage
for the Americans, who were boosted by the play of Walter Hagen and Gene
Sarazen, Paul Runyan and Horton Smith, and the duo of Henry Picard and
Johnny Revolta in the opening foursomes. Picard and Revolta turned in the
"narrowest" victory for the three sets of U.S. stars, with a 6 and 5
conquest of Percy Alliss and Alf Padgham. Hagen, competing for the final
time in his remarkable Ryder Cup career, joined Sarazen for a 7 and 6 romp
past Alf Perry and Jack Busson. The heat wasn't as stifling as it had been
four years earlier in Columbus, Ohio, but there was clover on the fairways
to distract some players. Britain's Charles and Ernest Whitcombe combined
for the only foursome victory, a 1-up decision over Olin Dutra and Ky
Laffoon. However, Captain Charles Whitcombe elected to sit out the singles
as he apparently felt all three Whitcombes in the Matches at the same time
was unfair to other teammates. But, Hagen did the same and watched happily
from the gallery as his team eased to a 6-2 domination of the singles.
Hagen retired from competing in an event he had helped launch with a 7-1-1
record. |
| | | | Great Britain | United States | | | Foursomes | | | | | | | | | A Perry & J Busson | 0 | G Sarazen & W Hagen (7 & 6) | 1 | | A H Padgham & P Alliss | 0 | H Picard & J Revolta (6 & 5) | 1 | | W J Cox & E W Jarman | 0 | P Runyan & H Smith (9 & 8) | 1 | | C A Whitcombe & E R Whitcombe (1 hole) | 1 | O Dutra & K Laffoon | 0 | | Singles | | | | | | | | | J Busson | 0 | G Sarazen (3 & 2) | 1 | | R Burton | 0 | P Runyan (5 & 3) | 1 | | R Whitcombe | 0 | J Revolta (2 & 1) | 1 | | A H Padgham | 0 | O Dutra (4 & 2) | 1 | | P Alliss (1 hole) | 1 | C Wood | 0 | | W J Cox (halved) | ½ | H Smith (halved) | ½ | | E R Whitcombe | 0 | H Picard (3 & 2) | 1 | | A Perry (halved) | ½ | S Parks (halved) | ½ | | | USA 9GB 3 | | | |
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