1933 Ryder Cup: Great Britain wins at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
Great Britain won the 1933 Ryder Cup 6½–5½ over the USA at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, England.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1933 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- 26 June 1933 to 27 June 1933
- Course
- Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England
- Edition
- 4th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 5½, Great Britain 6½ · Great Britain won by 1 point
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Walter Hagen
- Great Britain captain
- J.H. Taylor
- Holder after
- GB
- Winning point
- Syd Easterbrook (GB) · Singles: Easterbrook d. Denny Shute 1 up (last match on course)
- Attendance
- about 7,000 (Day 1 only (host-club history))
Session 1: foursomes, 26 June 1933 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 1½, Great Britain 2½ · running score USA 1½, Great Britain 2½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen | Percy Alliss and Charles Whitcombe | halved | halved |
| 2 | Olin Dutra and Denny Shute | Abe Mitchell and Arthur Havers | 3 & 2 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Craig Wood and Paul Runyan | Bill Davies and Syd Easterbrook | 1 up | Great Britain |
| 4 | Ed Dudley and Billy Burke | Alf Padgham and Alf Perry | 1 up | USA |
Session 2: singles, 27 June 1933 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 4, Great Britain 4 · running score USA 5½, Great Britain 6½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Sarazen | Alf Padgham | 6 & 4 | USA |
| 2 | Olin Dutra | Abe Mitchell | 9 & 8 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Walter Hagen | Arthur Lacey | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 4 | Craig Wood | Bill Davies | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 5 | Paul Runyan | Percy Alliss | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Leo Diegel | Arthur Havers | 4 & 3 | Great Britain |
| 7 | Denny Shute | Syd Easterbrook | 1 up | Great Britain |
| 8 | Horton Smith | Charles Whitcombe | 2 & 1 | USA |
USA team, 1933
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burke | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Leo Diegel | United States | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Ed Dudley | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Olin Dutra | United States | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Walter Hagen | United States | 1-0-1 | 1½ | |
| Paul Runyan | United States | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Gene Sarazen | United States | 1-0-1 | 1½ | |
| Denny Shute | United States | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Horton Smith | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Craig Wood | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 |
Great Britain team, 1933
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Alliss | England | 1-0-1 | 1½ | |
| Allan Dailey | Scotland | yes | did not play | |
| Bill Davies | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Syd Easterbrook | England | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Arthur Havers | England | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Arthur Lacey | England | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Abe Mitchell | England | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Alf Padgham | England | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Alf Perry | England | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Charles Whitcombe | England | 0-1-1 | ½ |
What happened at the 1933 Ryder Cup
All square on the 18th (36th) hole, Denny Shute ran his first putt 4 feet past and missed the return; Syd Easterbrook holed his short putt to win 1 up and the Cup.
In the singles Olin Dutra, stymied at the 18th by Abe Mitchell, chipped over and knocked Mitchell's ball into the hole; Mitchell won 9 & 8.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Ryder Cup data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: ryder-cup.csv (the Ryder Cup room's record), with every match and team sheet from GNN's Ryder Cup data.