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Bernard Hunt

England · born , Atherstone, Warwickshire, England · died

9Ryder Cup points from 28 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 8 Cups · 6-16-6 · 9 points (32.1%)
  • Singles 4-3-3 · Foursomes 1-9-1 · Four-ball 1-4-2
  • Ryder Cup captain 1973, 1975
  • Open top 10s 1955 (T5), 1960 (T3), 1964 (4), 1965 (T5)

Near misses

  1. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
  2. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 282
  3. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 287 (-1)
  4. 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 289

Ryder Cup

8 Cups, 28 matches: 6 won, 16 lost, 6 halved, 9 points. Foursomes 1-9-1, four-ball 1-4-2, singles 4-3-3.

  1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
  2. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  3. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points · automatic
  4. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
  5. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-2, 2 points · automatic
  6. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
  7. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
  8. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · committee pick
  9. 1973 Captain GB&I · lost 13–19
  10. 1975 Captain GB&I · lost 11–21

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Neil Coles' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1953 Ryder Cup Bernard Hunt, dormie-one on Dave Douglas, missed a ~4-ft putt at the 18th (36th) to win; the halve made it 6.5-5.5 to the USA.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1965 Ryder Cup

    Royal Birkdale Golf Club · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1965.

    Career line, 1953–1969

    The Open
    1955 The Open: finished T51960 The Open: finished T31964 The Open: finished 41965 The Open: finished T5
    Ryder Cup
    1953 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-11957 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01959 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-01961 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-3-01963 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-3-21965 Ryder Cup (GB): 3-3-01967 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-3-21969 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-1
    1955196019651970

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Bernard Hunt was born in 1930 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. Hunt played in 8 Ryder Cups for GB (1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969), winning 6, losing 16 and halving 6 of 28 matches for 9 points, and captained the side in 1973 and 1975.

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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. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
    2. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 282
    3. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 287 (-1)
    4. 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 289

    Ryder Cup

    Hunt played 8 Ryder Cups for GB: 28 matches, 6 won, 16 lost, 6 halved, 9 points (32.1% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-9-1, four-ball 1-4-2, singles 4-3-3 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
    2. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    3. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points · automatic
    4. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
    5. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-2, 2 points · automatic
    6. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
    7. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
    8. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · committee pick
    9. 1973 Captain GB&I · lost 13–19
    10. 1975 Captain GB&I · lost 11–21

    Partners, with matches played together: Neil Coles (8), Peter Alliss (3), John Panton (2), Jimmy Adams (1), Eric Brown (1), Tom Haliburton (1), Peter Butler (1), Maurice Bembridge (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: Bernard Hunt
    3. R&A 1955
    4. R&A 1960
    5. R&A 1964
    6. SI Vault 1964 (par)
    7. R&A 1965
    8. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 1957 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1957 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1959 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1959 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    15. WP 1961
    16. GC: 1963 ryder cup
    17. WP 1963
    18. GC: 1965 ryder cup
    19. WP 1965
    20. GC: 1967 ryder cup
    21. WP 1967
    22. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    23. WP 1969
    24. WP Ryder Cup