Johnny Pott
Summary
- Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 5-2-0 · 5 points (71.4%)
- Singles 1-1-0 · Foursomes 2-1-0 · Four-ball 2-0-0
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 7 matches: 5 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 5 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 2-0-0, singles 1-1-0.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Bobby Nichols' rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1967 Ryder Cup
Champions Golf Club · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1967.
Career line, 1963–1967
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Ryder Cup, USA
Johnny Pott was born in 1935 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Pott played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1963, 1965 (did not play), 1967), winning 5, losing 2 and halving 0 of 7 matches for 5 points.
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The record
Ryder Cup
Pott played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 7 matches, 5 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 5 points (71.4% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 2-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) USA · USA won 23–9 · 1-2-0, 1 point
- 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · USA won 19.5–12.5 · did not play
- 1967 Champions Golf Club USA · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Bobby Nichols (3), Arnold Palmer (1), Tony Lema (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.