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Arthur Lees

England · born , Sheffield, England · died

4Ryder Cup points from 8 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 4-4-0 · 4 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 2-2-0 · Foursomes 2-2-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1947 (T6), 1949 (T6), 1950 (T7), 1952 (T9)

Near misses

  1. 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
  2. 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 287
  3. 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T7 · 284
  4. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 298

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 8 matches: 4 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-2-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club GB · USA won 11–1 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  4. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Henry Cotton's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1947 Ryder Cup The USA swept the foursomes 4-0, with Ed Oliver and Lew Worsham beating Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees 10 & 9.
  2. 1949 Ryder Cup Trailing 1-3 after the foursomes, the USA won six of eight singles, including Dutch Harrison 8 & 7 over Max Faulkner and Jimmy Demaret 7 & 6 over Arthur Lees.
  3. 1955 Ryder Cup Arthur Lees, all square with Marty Furgol at lunch, won 3 & 2, and Eric Brown beat Jerry Barber 3 & 2, but the USA still took the singles 5-3.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1951 Ryder Cup

    Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1951.

    Career line, 1947–1955

    The Open
    1947 The Open: finished T61949 The Open: finished T61950 The Open: finished T71952 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01949 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01951 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-0-01955 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-0
    19481950195219541956

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Arthur Lees was born in 1908 in Sheffield, England. Lees played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB (1947, 1949, 1951, 1955), winning 4, losing 4 and halving 0 of 8 matches for 4 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
    2. 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 287
    3. 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T7 · 284
    4. 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 298

    Ryder Cup

    Lees played 4 Ryder Cups for GB: 8 matches, 4 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 4 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club GB · USA won 11–1 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    4. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point · committee pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Henry Cotton (1), Dick Burton (1), Charlie Ward (1), Harry Weetman (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Arthur Lees
    3. R&A 1947
    4. R&A 1949
    5. R&A 1950
    6. Golf Compendium 1952
    7. GC: 1947 ryder cup
    8. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup
    9. GC: 1949 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1949 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1955 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1955 Ryder Cup