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Herman Barron

United States · born , Port Chester, New York · died

1Ryder Cup points from 1 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-0-0 · 1 points (100.0%)
  • Singles 0-0-0 · Foursomes 1-0-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0

Ryder Cup

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

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 1-0-0, 1 point

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Byron Nelson's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1947 Ryder Cup

    Portland Golf Club · USA won 11–1 · 1-0-0, 1 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1947.

    Career line, 1947–1947

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

    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Herman Barron was born in 1909 in Port Chester, New York. Barron played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1947), winning 1, losing 0 and halving 0 of 1 match for 1 point.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Barron played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 1 matches, 1 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 1 points (100.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 1-0-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Byron Nelson (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 10 won, 11 lost.

    1. 1929 Round of 32 beat Clarence Doser 5 & 4
    2. 1929 Round of 16 lost to Leo Diegel 10 & 9
    3. 1932 Round of 32 beat Neal McIntyre 8 & 7
    4. 1932 Round of 16 beat Abe Espinosa won on 38th hole
    5. 1932 Quarterfinal lost to Olin Dutra 5 & 4
    6. 1934 Round of 32 lost to Gene Sarazen 3 & 2
    7. 1935 Round of 64 lost to Levi Lynch won on 19th hole
    8. 1936 Round of 64 lost to Ed Dudley 3 & 2
    9. 1937 Round of 64 lost to Ed Dudley 5 & 3
    10. 1939 Round of 64 beat Jimmy Thomson 2 up
    11. 1939 Round of 32 lost to Billy Burke 2 & 1
    12. 1945 Round of 32 beat Harry Nettlebladt 5 & 3
    13. 1945 Round of 16 lost to Vic Ghezzi 2 up
    14. 1946 Round of 64 beat Ellsworth Vines 6 & 5
    15. 1946 Round of 32 beat Fay Coleman 3 & 2
    16. 1946 Round of 16 lost to Byron Nelson 3 & 2
    17. 1947 Round of 64 beat Leo Fraser 1 up
    18. 1947 Round of 32 lost to Jim Ferrier 3 & 2
    19. 1949 Round of 64 beat Milon Marusic 3 & 2
    20. 1949 Round of 32 beat Jimmy Thomson 2 & 1
    21. 1949 Round of 16 lost to Lloyd Mangrum 4 & 3

    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 American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Herman Barron
    3. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 102
    4. Golf Compendium 1929
    5. Golf Compendium 1932
    6. Golf Compendium 1945
    7. Golf Compendium 1946
    8. Golf Compendium 1949
    9. GC: 1947 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup