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Johnny Golden

United States · born , Tuxedo, New York · died

3Ryder Cup points from 3 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 3-0-0 · 3 points (100.0%)
  • Singles 1-0-0 · Foursomes 2-0-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0

Ryder Cup

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

  1. 1927 Worcester Country Club USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1929 Moortown Golf Club USA · GB won 7–5 · 1-0-0, 1 point

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Walter Hagen's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1927 Ryder Cup

    Worcester Country Club · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1927.

    Career line, 1927–1929

    Ryder Cup
    1927 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01929 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-0
    1927192819291930

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

    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Johnny Golden was born in 1896 in Tuxedo, New York. Golden played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1927, 1929), winning 3, losing 0 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Golden played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 3 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (100.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1927 Worcester Country Club USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1929 Moortown Golf Club USA · GB won 7–5 · 1-0-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Walter Hagen (2).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 10 won, 9 lost.

    1. 1921 Round of 16 beat Laurie Ayton 1 up
    2. 1921 Quarterfinal lost to Walter Hagen 8 & 7
    3. 1922 Round of 64 beat Frank Coltart 4 & 3
    4. 1922 Round of 32 beat P. J. Gaudin 8 & 7
    5. 1922 Round of 16 beat Al Ciuci 3 & 2
    6. 1922 Quarterfinal beat Tom Kerrigan 4 & 3
    7. 1922 Semifinal lost to Emmet French 8 & 7
    8. 1923 Round of 16 lost to Walter Hagen 4 & 3
    9. 1925 Round of 16 lost to Tommy Armour 6 & 5
    10. 1926 Round of 16 beat Gene Sarazen 4 & 3
    11. 1926 Quarterfinal beat George Christ 7 & 6
    12. 1926 Semifinal lost to Leo Diegel 1 up
    13. 1927 Round of 16 beat Harold Long won on 37th hole
    14. 1927 Quarterfinal beat Francis Gallett 3 & 2
    15. 1927 Semifinal lost to Joe Turnesa 7 & 6
    16. 1931 Round of 16 lost to Cyril Walker 5 & 4
    17. 1932 Round of 16 lost to Al Collins 1 up
    18. 1933 Round of 16 beat Bobby Cruickshank 2 & 1
    19. 1933 Quarterfinal lost to Johnny Farrell 5 & 4

    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: Johnny Golden
    3. Golf Compendium 1921
    4. Golf Compendium 1922
    5. Golf Compendium 1923
    6. Golf Compendium 1925
    7. Golf Compendium 1926
    8. Golf Compendium 1927
    9. Golf Compendium 1931
    10. Golf Compendium 1932
    11. Golf Compendium 1933
    12. GC: 1927 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1927 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1929 ryder cup
    15. Wikipedia: 1929 Ryder Cup