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Percy Alliss

England · born , Sheffield, England · died

3.5Ryder Cup points from 6 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 3-2-1 · 3.5 points (58.3%)
  • Singles 2-1-0 · Foursomes 1-1-1 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1922 (10), 1925 (T6), 1927 (T10), 1928 (T4), 1929 (T4), 1931 (T3)

Near misses

  1. 1922 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 10 · 308
  2. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T6 · 310
  3. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300
  4. 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 298
  5. 1929 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 300
  6. 1931 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T3 · 298
  7. 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T4 · 292
  8. 1934 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T9 · 296
  9. 1936 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 291
  10. 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 296

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 6 matches: 3 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points. Foursomes 1-1-1, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-1-0.

  1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · did not play
  2. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points
  3. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  4. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Charles Whitcombe's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1937 Ryder Cup Gene Sarazen's approach at the 33rd bounced off a spectator onto the green and he holed the birdie putt to lead Percy Alliss, winning 1 up.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1933 Ryder Cup

    Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1933.

    Career line, 1922–1939

    The Open
    1922 The Open: finished 101925 The Open: finished T61927 The Open: finished T101928 The Open: finished T41929 The Open: finished T41931 The Open: finished T31932 The Open: finished T41934 The Open: finished T91936 The Open: finished T51939 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1929 Ryder Cup (GB): did not play1933 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-0-11935 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01937 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-0
    1925193019351940

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Percy Alliss was born in 1897 in Sheffield, England. Alliss played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB (1929, 1933, 1935, 1937), winning 3, losing 2 and halving 1 of 6 matches for 3.5 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. 1922 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 10 · 308
    2. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T6 · 310
    3. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300
    4. 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 298
    5. 1929 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 300
    6. 1931 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T3 · 298
    7. 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T4 · 292
    8. 1934 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T9 · 296
    9. 1936 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 291
    10. 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 296

    Ryder Cup

    Alliss played 4 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 3 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points (58.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-1, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · did not play
    2. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points
    3. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    4. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Charles Whitcombe (1), Alf Padgham (1), Dick Burton (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.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Percy Alliss
    3. R&A 1922
    4. R&A 1925
    5. R&A 1927
    6. R&A 1928
    7. R&A 1929
    8. R&A 1931
    9. R&A 1932
    10. R&A 1934
    11. R&A 1936
    12. R&A 1939
    13. GC: 1929 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1929 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1933 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1933 Ryder Cup
    17. GC: 1935 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 1935 Ryder Cup
    19. GC: 1937 ryder cup
    20. Wikipedia: 1937 Ryder Cup