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Dave Douglas

United States · born , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · died

1.5Ryder Cup points from 2 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-0-1 · 1.5 points (75.0%)
  • Singles 0-0-1 · Foursomes 1-0-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 2 matches: 1 won, 0 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points. Foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-0-1.

  1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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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

    1953 Ryder Cup

    Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points

    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.

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1953.

    Career line, 1953–1953

    Ryder Cup
    1953 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-1
    19531954

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    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Dave Douglas was born in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Douglas played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1953), winning 1, losing 0 and halving 1 of 2 matches for 1.5 points.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Douglas played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 2 matches, 1 won, 0 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-0-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Ed Oliver (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 10 won, 7 lost.

    1. 1949 Round of 64 beat Pete Cooper 1 up
    2. 1949 Round of 32 beat Mike DeMassey 3 & 2
    3. 1949 Round of 16 lost to Sam Snead 1 up
    4. 1950 Round of 64 beat Marty Furgol 3 & 1
    5. 1950 Round of 32 beat Jimmy Hines 5 & 4
    6. 1950 Round of 16 beat Elmer Reed 5 & 4
    7. 1950 Quarterfinal lost to Henry Williams Jr. 1 up
    8. 1951 Round of 64 lost to Buck White 2 & 1
    9. 1952 Round of 64 beat Johnny Palmer 2 & 1
    10. 1952 Round of 32 lost to Walter Burkemo 1 up
    11. 1953 Round of 64 beat Lew Worsham won on 20th hole
    12. 1953 Round of 32 beat Sam Snead won on 19th hole
    13. 1953 Round of 16 beat Jackson Bradley won on 37th hole
    14. 1953 Quarterfinal lost to Walter Burkemo 2 up
    15. 1954 Round of 64 lost to Walter Burkemo 4 & 2
    16. 1955 Round of 64 beat Herman Scharlau 4 & 3
    17. 1955 Round of 32 lost to Jack Burke 8 & 6

    Sources

    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 American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Wikipedia: Dave Douglas (golfer)
    3. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 83
    4. Golf Compendium 1949
    5. Golf Compendium 1950
    6. Golf Compendium 1953
    7. Michigan Daily, 4 July 1953 (AP)
    8. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup