1949 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Ganton Golf Club
USA won the 1949 Ryder Cup 7–5 over Great Britain at Ganton Golf Club in Scarborough (Ganton), North Yorkshire, England.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1949 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- 16 September 1949 to 17 September 1949
- Course
- Ganton Golf Club, Scarborough (Ganton), North Yorkshire, England
- Edition
- 8th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 7, Great Britain 5 · USA won by 2 points
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Ben Hogan
- Great Britain captain
- Charles Whitcombe
- Holder after
- USA
- Comeback
- yes — USA comeback: trailed 1-3 after foursomes, won singles 6-2
Session 1: foursomes, 16 September 1949 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 1, Great Britain 3 · running score USA 1, Great Britain 3.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch Harrison and Johnny Palmer | Max Faulkner and Jimmy Adams | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 2 | Bob Hamilton and Skip Alexander | Fred Daly and Ken Bousfield | 4 & 2 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Jimmy Demaret and Clayton Heafner | Charlie Ward and Sam King | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 4 | Sam Snead and Lloyd Mangrum | Dick Burton and Arthur Lees | 1 up | Great Britain |
Session 2: singles, 17 September 1949 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 6, Great Britain 2 · running score USA 7, Great Britain 5.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch Harrison | Max Faulkner | 8 & 7 | USA |
| 2 | Johnny Palmer | Jimmy Adams | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Sam Snead | Charlie Ward | 6 & 5 | USA |
| 4 | Bob Hamilton | Dai Rees | 6 & 4 | Great Britain |
| 5 | Clayton Heafner | Dick Burton | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 6 | Chick Harbert | Sam King | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 7 | Jimmy Demaret | Arthur Lees | 7 & 6 | USA |
| 8 | Lloyd Mangrum | Fred Daly | 4 & 3 | USA |
USA team, 1949
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Alexander | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Bob Hamilton | United States | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Chick Harbert | United States | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Dutch Harrison | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Clayton Heafner | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Palmer | United States | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Sam Snead | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 |
Great Britain team, 1949
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | Scotland | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Ken Bousfield | England | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Dick Burton | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Max Faulkner | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Laurie Ayton Jnr | Scotland | yes | did not play | |
| Sam King | England | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Arthur Lees | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Dai Rees | Wales | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Ward | England | 0-2-0 | 0 |
What happened at the 1949 Ryder Cup
Before play, Ben Hogan had several British irons' grooves inspected; they were ruled too deep and Ganton professional Jock Ballantine filed them down the night before.
Trailing 1-3 after the foursomes, the USA won six of eight singles, including Dutch Harrison 8 & 7 over Max Faulkner and Jimmy Demaret 7 & 6 over Arthur Lees.
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.