Sam King
Summary
Near misses
- 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 294
- 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 286
- 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 286
- 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 295
- 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 7 · 290
- 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
- 1959 The Open Muirfield · finished T5 · 288
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 5 matches: 1 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points. Foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-1.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Dai Rees' rivals →
Moments
- 1947 Ryder Cup Sam King beat Herman Keiser 4 & 3 in the last singles for GB's only point of the 11-1 defeat.
Results by championship
Best day
1947 Ryder Cup
Portland Golf Club · USA won 11–1 · 1-1-0, 1 points
Sam King beat Herman Keiser 4 & 3 in the last singles for GB's only point of the 11-1 defeat.
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1947.
Career line, 1937–1959
12 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Sam King was born in 1911 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. King played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1937, 1947, 1949), winning 1, losing 3 and halving 1 of 5 matches for 1.5 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.
- 1939 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 294
- 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 286
- 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 286
- 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 295
- 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 7 · 290
- 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
- 1959 The Open Muirfield · finished T5 · 288
Ryder Cup
King played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 5 matches, 1 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points (30.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 0-0-1, 0.5 points
- 1947 Portland Golf Club GB · USA won 11–1 · 1-1-0, 1 point
- 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
Partners, with matches played together: Dai Rees (1), Charlie Ward (1).
Sources
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.