Dutch Harrison

United States · born 1910, Conway, Arkansas · died 1982

2Ryder Cup points from 3 matches

Ryder Cup3 Cups

Summary

Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 2-1-0 · 2 points (66.7%)
Singles 2-0-0 · Foursomes 0-1-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 3 matches: 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-0-0.

1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 1-0-0, 1 point
1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · did not play

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

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.

Results by championship

Best day

1949 Ryder Cup

Ganton Golf Club · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 points

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.

Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1949.

Career line, 1947–1951

Ryder Cup

1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-0 1949 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-0 1951 Ryder Cup (USA): did not play

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Ryder Cup, USA

Dutch Harrison was born in 1910 in Conway, Arkansas. Harrison played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1947, 1949, 1951 (did not play)), winning 2, losing 1 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 2 points.

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The record

Ryder Cup

Harrison played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 2 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 1-0-0, 1 point
1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · did not play

Partners, with matches played together: Johnny Palmer (1).

PGA Championship match play

Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 9 won, 11 lost.

1939 Round of 64 beat John Kinder 3 & 2
1939 Round of 32 beat Johnny Farrell 3 & 2
1939 Round of 16 beat Bruce Coltart 10 & 9
1939 Quarterfinal beat Horton Smith 4 & 3
1939 Semifinal lost to Byron Nelson 9 & 8
1940 Round of 64 lost to Frank Walsh 2 & 1
1941 Round of 64 lost to Jim Foulis 2 & 1
1942 Round of 32 lost to Jim Turnesa 6 & 5
1945 Round of 32 lost to Terl Johnson 1 up
1946 Round of 64 beat Joe Mozel 6 & 4
1946 Round of 32 beat Toney Penna 1 up
1946 Round of 16 lost to Jug McSpaden 4 & 3
1948 Round of 64 lost to Jim Ferrier won on 20th hole
1952 Round of 64 lost to Marty Furgol 2 up
1953 Round of 64 beat Charles Harter 3 & 2
1953 Round of 32 lost to Bill Nary 1 up
1954 Round of 64 beat Jack Burke 1 up
1954 Round of 32 beat Johnny Palmer 4 & 3
1954 Round of 16 lost to Sam Snead 7 & 6
1955 Round of 64 lost to Wally Ulrich won on 19th hole

Sources

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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.