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| | | | 1947 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon | | | |
| Captains: Ben Hogan (US), Henry Cotton (GB) | USA 11 GB 1 | | | 
1947 Great Britain Team | |
It's doubtful the Ryder Cup Matches would have resumed in 1947 had an
Oregon fruit grower and canner, Robert A. Hudson, not come forward to fund
the British team. Food rationing was still in force in Britain when
Hudson, who also was a member of the PGA Advisory Committee (1946-68),
stepped up and offered his help and the use of Portland Golf Club as the
host site. Hudson was the perfect host, meeting the British team in New
York after they arrived on the Queen Mary and joining the players for a 3
1/2-day rail journey to the Pacific Northwest. During the trip, Britain's
Max Faulkner -- who had requested the train route in advance -- surprised
his teammates by citing American history along the route. Once at Portland
Golf Club, the Americans were overwhelming in their dominance on a course
that suffered under extreme wet conditions. Only Britain's Sam King was
able to muster a point, defeating Herman Keiser, 4 and 3, in the singles.
Following the Matches, Hudson sent Christmas baskets of food to all
members of the British Team and others he met in 1947 and again in 1951.
Even when food rationing ended, the baskets continued to arrive. The U.S.
Team featured Byron Nelson and Sam Snead, the only members of the 1937
unit. It was the first U.S. team selected via a points system, designed by
PGA Tournament Committee Chairman George Schneiter. The British Team
returned Dai Rees, Henry Cotton and King. Following the Matches, The PGA
of America's Tournament Bureau made every effort to schedule as many
exhibition matches as possible throughout the nation for the British Team.
Taking the cue from Hudson, the Professional Golfers Association of Great
Britain began rallying on its own to build funding for the event. |
| | | | Great Britain | United States | | | Foursomes | | | | | | | | | T H Cotton & A Lees | 0 | E Oliver & L Worsham (10 & 8) | 1 | | F Daly & C H Ward | 0 | S Snead & L Mangrum (6 & 5) | 1 | | J Adams & M Faulkner | 0 | B Hogan & J Demaret (2 holes) | 1 | | D J Rees & S L King | 0 | B Nelson & H Barron (2 & 1) | 1 | | Singles | | | | | | | | | F Daly | 0 | E J Harrison (5 & 4) | 1 | | J Adams | 0 | L Worsham (3 & 2) | 1 | | M Faulkner | 0 | L Mangrum (6 & 5) | 1 | | C H Ward | 0 | E Oliver (4 & 3) | 1 | | A Lees | 0 | B Nelson (2 & 1) | 1 | | T H Cotton | 0 | S Snead (5 & 4) | 1 | | D J Rees | 0 | J Demaret (3 & 2) | 1 | | S L King (4 & 3) | 1 | H Keiser | 0 | | | USA 11GB 1 | | | |
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