1947 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Portland Golf Club
USA won the 1947 Ryder Cup 11–1 over Great Britain at Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1947 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- November 1, 1947 to November 2, 1947
- Course
- Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States
- Edition
- 7th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 11, Great Britain 1 · USA won by 10 points
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Ben Hogan
- Great Britain captain
- Henry Cotton
- Holder after
- USA
Session 1: foursomes, November 1, 1947 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 4, Great Britain 0 · running score USA 4, Great Britain 0.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Oliver and Lew Worsham | Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees | 10 & 9 | USA |
| 2 | Sam Snead and Lloyd Mangrum | Fred Daly and Charlie Ward | 6 & 5 | USA |
| 3 | Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret | Jimmy Adams and Max Faulkner | 2 up | USA |
| 4 | Byron Nelson and Herman Barron | Dai Rees and Sam King | 2 & 1 | USA |
Session 2: singles, November 2, 1947 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 7, Great Britain 1 · running score USA 11, Great Britain 1.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch Harrison | Fred Daly | 5 & 4 | USA |
| 2 | Lew Worsham | Jimmy Adams | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 3 | Lloyd Mangrum | Max Faulkner | 6 & 5 | USA |
| 4 | Ed Oliver | Charlie Ward | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 5 | Byron Nelson | Arthur Lees | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 6 | Sam Snead | Henry Cotton | 5 & 4 | USA |
| 7 | Jimmy Demaret | Dai Rees | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 8 | Herman Keiser | Sam King | 4 & 3 | Great Britain |
USA team, 1947
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Barron | United States | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Dutch Harrison | United States | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Ben Hogan | United States | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Herman Keiser | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Byron Nelson | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Ed Oliver | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Sam Snead | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Lew Worsham | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
Great Britain team, 1947
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | Scotland | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Henry Cotton | England | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Max Faulkner | England | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Eric Green | England | yes | did not play | |
| Reg Horne | England | yes | did not play | |
| Sam King | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Arthur Lees | England | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Dai Rees | Wales | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ward | England | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
What happened at the 1947 Ryder Cup
The USA swept the foursomes 4-0, with Ed Oliver and Lew Worsham beating Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees 10 & 9.
Sam King beat Herman Keiser 4 & 3 in the last singles for GB's only point of the 11-1 defeat.
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.