1967 Ryder Cup

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Ben Hogan was named the captain of the U.S. team in May 1967, five months before the matches.[5] He opted for the U.S. team to use the smaller British golf ball; the same weight, its diameter was Script error: No such module "convert". smaller at Script error: No such module "convert"..[6]

The match had originally been arranged for June 9–11, a date that the British P.G.A. had reluctantly agreed to, as it interfered with the British tournament season. In April 1966, it was agreed that the dates be changed to October 20–22.[7]

The course hosted the U.S. Open two years later in 1969.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:

  • Day 1 — Eight foursomes (alternate shot) matches, four each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 2 — Eight four-ball (better ball) matches, four each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 3 — Sixteen singles matches, eight each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [8][9]

Template:Flagicon Team USA
Name Age Points
rank 		Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Ben Hogan 55 Non-playing captain
Billy Casper 36 1 3 14 8–3–3 67.86
Arnold Palmer 38 2 3 16 11–4–1 71.88
Gay Brewer 35 3 0 Rookie
Doug Sanders 34 4 0 Rookie
Gene Littler 37 5 3 14 5–3–6 57.14
Julius Boros 47 6 3 11 7–2–2 72.73
Bobby Nichols 31 7 0 Rookie
Al Geiberger 30 8 0 Rookie
Gardner Dickinson 40 9 0 Rookie
Johnny Pott 31 10 2 3 1–2–0 33.33

The British team was based on a points system using performances in 1966 and 1967, starting with the 1966 Schweppes PGA Close Championship and finishing after the 1967 Open Championship.[10][11]

Template:Flagicon Team Great Britain
Name Age Points
rank 		Previous
Ryder Cups 		Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 54 Non-playing captain
Template:Flagicon Peter Alliss 36 1 6 21 9–8–4 52.38
Template:Flagicon Hugh Boyle 31 9 0 Rookie
Template:Flagicon Neil Coles 33 3 3 16 5–8–3 40.62
Template:Flagicon Malcolm Gregson 24 8 0 Rookie
Template:Flagicon Brian Huggett 30 7 1 5 2–2–1 50.00
Template:Flagicon Bernard Hunt 37 4 6 21 6–12–3 35.71
Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin 23 5 0 Rookie
Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Snr 42 6 6 19 7–11–1 39.47
Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas 33 2 3 13 1–9–3 19.23
Template:Flagicon George Will 30 10 2 10 2–7–1 25.00

Friday matches

October 20, 1967

Morning foursomes

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Huggett/Will halved Casper/Boros
Alliss/O'Connor Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Palmer/Dickinson
Jacklin/Thomas Template:Flagicon 4 & 3 Sanders/Brewer
Hunt/Coles Template:Flagicon 6 & 5 Nichols/Pott
1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Session 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2
1<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Overall 2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2

Afternoon foursomes

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Huggett/Will Template:Flagicon 1 up Casper/Boros
Gregson/Boyle Template:Flagicon 5 & 4 Dickinson/Palmer
Jacklin/Thomas Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Littler/Geiberger
Alliss/O'Connor Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Nichols/Pott
1 Session 3
2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Overall 5<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2

Saturday matches

October 21, 1967

Morning four-ball

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Alliss/O'Connor Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Casper/Brewer
Hunt/Coles Template:Flagicon 1 up Nichols/Pott
Jacklin/Thomas Template:Flagicon 1 up Littler/Geiberger
Huggett/Will Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Dickinson/Sanders
0 Session 4
2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Overall 9<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2

Afternoon four-ball

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Hunt/Coles Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 Casper/Brewer
Alliss/Gregson Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Dickinson/Sanders
Will/Boyle Template:Flagicon 1 up Palmer/Boros
Jacklin/Thomas halved Littler/Geiberger
<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Session 3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2
3 Overall 13

Sunday matches

October 22, 1967

Morning singles

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Hugh Boyle Template:Flagicon 4 & 3 Gay Brewer
Peter Alliss Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Brian Huggett Template:Flagicon 1 up Julius Boros
Neil Coles Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Doug Sanders
Malcolm Gregson Template:Flagicon 4 & 2 Al Geiberger
Dave Thomas halved Gene Littler
Bernard Hunt halved Bobby Nichols
3 Session 5
6 Overall 18

Afternoon singles

Template:Flagicon Results Template:Flagicon
Brian Huggett Template:Flagicon 5 & 3 Arnold Palmer
Peter Alliss Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Gay Brewer
Tony Jacklin Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Gardner Dickinson
Christy O'Connor Template:Flagicon 3 & 2 Bobby Nichols
George Will Template:Flagicon 3 & 1 Johnny Pott
Malcolm Gregson Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Al Geiberger
Bernard Hunt halved Julius Boros
Neil Coles Template:Flagicon 2 & 1 Doug Sanders
2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Session 5<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2
8<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 Overall 23<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [8]

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Julius Boros 3 2–1–2 0–1–1 1–0–1 1–0–0
Gay Brewer 3 3–2–0 1–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0
Billy Casper 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–0
Gardner Dickinson 5 5–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 2–0–0
Al Geiberger 3.5 3–1–1 2–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–1
Gene Littler 2 1–1–2 0–0–1 0–1–0 1–0–1
Bobby Nichols 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–0
Arnold Palmer 5 5–0–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Johnny Pott 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Doug Sanders 2 2–3–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0

Great Britain

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Peter Alliss 1 1–5–0 1–1–0 0–2–0 0–2–0
Hugh Boyle 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Neil Coles 2 2–3–0 2–0–0 0–1–0 0–2–0
Malcolm Gregson 0 0–4–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Brian Huggett 1.5 1–3–1 1–1–0 0–1–1 0–1–0
Bernard Hunt 1 0–3–2 0–0–2 0–1–0 0–2–0
Tony Jacklin 2.5 2–3–1 0–2–0 2–0–0 0–1–1
Christy O'Connor 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–1–0
Dave Thomas 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–1–1
George Will 0.5 0–4–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 0–2–0

Nicklaus absence

Despite having won his seventh major title as a professional at the U.S. Open in June, 27-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. At the time, a five-year apprenticeship as a professional was required before Ryder Cup points could be earned. Nicklaus turned pro in November 1961 and was granted tournament status at the end of that year.[12] He expedited his status by passing PGA business classes in February 1966, and was granted full membership that June.[13] Only then was he eligible to accumulate Ryder Cup points, which ended with the Masters in April. Captain's selections did not exist in 1967 and Nicklaus was in a slump following his win at the Masters in 1966;[14] entering the Masters in 1967 as the two-time defending champion, he was in 13th place in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Also just off the team were Dave Marr and Bob Goalby.[15] Nicklaus and Goalby missed the cut at Augusta and Marr's T-16 finish was not enough to pass Johnny Pott for the tenth and final spot on the team.[9] Pott was 4–0–0 in the competition.

The outmoded five-year rule had similarly kept Arnold Palmer off the teams in 1957 and 1959. Don January won the PGA Championship in 1967 in July, but was also at home; the only reigning major champion on either team in 1967 was Masters champion Gay Brewer.

Nicklaus competed in the Ryder Cup as a player from 1969 through 1981, missing only in 1979. He was the non-playing captain in 1983 and 1987.

References

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