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Ken Bousfield

England · born , Marston Moor, Yorkshire, England · died

5Ryder Cup points from 10 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 6 Cups · 5-5-0 · 5 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 2-2-0 · Foursomes 3-3-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1955 (T5), 1961 (T8)

Near misses

  1. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
  2. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 291

Ryder Cup

6 Cups, 10 matches: 5 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 5 points. Foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-2-0.

  1. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 1-0-0, 1 point
  2. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
  3. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · did not play · automatic
  4. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points · automatic
  5. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · committee pick
  6. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Dai Rees' rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1961 Ryder Cup

    Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1961.

    Career line, 1949–1961

    The Open
    1955 The Open: finished T51961 The Open: finished T8
    Ryder Cup
    1949 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-0-01951 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-01955 Ryder Cup (GB): did not play1957 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-0-01959 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01961 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-2-0
    195019551960

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Ken Bousfield was born in 1919 in Marston Moor, Yorkshire, England. Bousfield played in 6 Ryder Cups for GB (1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961), winning 5, losing 5 and halving 0 of 10 matches for 5 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
    2. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 291

    Ryder Cup

    Bousfield played 6 Ryder Cups for GB: 10 matches, 5 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 1-0-0, 1 point
    2. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
    3. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · did not play · automatic
    4. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points · automatic
    5. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · committee pick
    6. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Dai Rees (4), Fred Daly (2).

    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 European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Ken Bousfield
    3. R&A 1955
    4. R&A 1961
    5. GC: 1949 ryder cup
    6. Wikipedia: 1949 Ryder Cup
    7. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    8. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    9. GC: 1955 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1955 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 1957 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1957 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1959 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1959 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    16. WP 1961