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Ted Ray

Jersey · born , Grouville, Jersey · died

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1912 The Open
  • Last major 1920 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 0-2-0 · 0 points (0.0%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 1927
  • Runner-up in majors 3 times

Wins

  1. 1912 The Open Muirfield · 295 · by 4 strokes from Harry Vardon
  2. 1920 U.S. Open Inverness Club · 295 (+7) · by 1 stroke from Jack Burke Sr., Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchison and Harry Vardon

Near misses

  1. 1902 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 9 · 318
  2. 1906 The Open Muirfield · finished T8 · 312
  3. 1907 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 318
  4. 1908 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 301
  5. 1909 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 6 · 304
  6. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308
  7. 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T5 · 305
  8. 1913 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to J.H. Taylor · 312
  9. 1913 U.S. Open The Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · playoff: 18 holes; Ouimet 72
  10. 1914 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T10 · 316
  11. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 3 · 306
  12. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Jim Barnes · 301

Ryder Cup

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

  1. 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  2. 1927 Captain GB · lost 2.5–9.5

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: J.H. Taylor's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1912 Open Ray became the first champion in the 72-hole era to lead outright after every round.
  2. 1912 Open Supporters lifted Ray onto their shoulders and carried him off in celebration.

Records and firsts

  1. 1927 Ryder Cup Oldest GB/Europe · 50y 67d

Results by championship

    Best day

    1912 The Open

    Muirfield · 295 · by 4 strokes from Harry Vardon

    Ray became the first champion in the 72-hole era to lead outright after every round.

    Supporters lifted Ray onto their shoulders and carried him off in celebration.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1912.

    Career line, 1902–1927

    U.S. Open
    1913 U.S. Open: runner-up to Francis Ouimet1920 U.S. Open: won
    The Open
    1902 The Open: finished 91906 The Open: finished T81907 The Open: finished T51908 The Open: finished 31909 The Open: finished 61910 The Open: finished T51911 The Open: finished T51912 The Open: won1913 The Open: runner-up to J.H. Taylor1914 The Open: finished T101920 The Open: finished 31925 The Open: runner-up to Jim Barnes
    Ryder Cup
    1927 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-0
    19101920

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

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Ted Ray was born on April 6, 1877, in Grouville, Jersey. Ray won 2 major championships: 1 U.S. Open (1920) and 1 Open Championship (1912). Ray played in 1 Ryder Cup for GB (1927), winning 0, losing 2 and halving 0 of 2 matches for 0 points, and captained the side in 1927.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1912 The Open Muirfield · 295 · by 4 strokes from Harry Vardon
    2. 1920 U.S. Open Inverness Club, Toledo, OH · 295 (+7) · by 1 stroke from Jack Burke Sr., Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchison and Harry Vardon

    Near misses

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

    1. 1902 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 9 · 318
    2. 1906 The Open Muirfield · finished T8 · 312
    3. 1907 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 318
    4. 1908 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 301
    5. 1909 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 6 · 304
    6. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308
    7. 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T5 · 305
    8. 1913 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to J.H. Taylor · 312
    9. 1913 U.S. Open The Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · playoff: 18 holes; Ouimet 72
    10. 1914 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T10 · 316
    11. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 3 · 306
    12. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Jim Barnes · 301

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Ray played 1 Ryder Cups for GB: 2 matches, 0 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    2. 1927 Captain GB · lost 2.5–9.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Fred Robson (1).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1927 Ryder Cup Oldest GB/Europe · 50y 67d

    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.

    1. where2golf
    2. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    3. Wikipedia: Ted Ray (golfer)
    4. R&A 1912
    5. GC 1912
    6. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    7. R&A 1902
    8. Golf Compendium 1902
    9. Golf Compendium 1906
    10. R&A 1907
    11. R&A 1908
    12. R&A 1909
    13. R&A 1910
    14. R&A 1911
    15. R&A 1914
    16. R&A 1920
    17. GC: 1927 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 1927 Ryder Cup
    19. WP Ryder Cup
    20. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records