1953 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Wentworth Club, West Course
USA won the 1953 Ryder Cup 6½–5½ over Great Britain at Wentworth Club, West Course in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1953 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- 2 October 1953 to 3 October 1953
- Course
- Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
- Edition
- 10th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 6½, Great Britain 5½ · USA won by 1 point
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Lloyd Mangrum
- Great Britain captain
- Henry Cotton
- Holder after
- USA
- Winning point
- Dave Douglas (USA), halve · Singles: Douglas halved with Bernard Hunt
- Retaining point
- Jim Turnesa d. Peter Alliss 1 up (guaranteed retention)
Session 1: foursomes, 2 October 1953 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 3, Great Britain 1 · running score USA 3, Great Britain 1.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Douglas and Ed Oliver | Harry Weetman and Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 2 | Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead | Eric Brown and John Panton | 8 & 7 | USA |
| 3 | Ted Kroll and Jack Burke Jr. | Jimmy Adams and Bernard Hunt | 7 & 5 | USA |
| 4 | Walter Burkemo and Cary Middlecoff | Fred Daly and Harry Bradshaw | 1 up | Great Britain |
Session 2: singles, 3 October 1953 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 3½, Great Britain 4½ · running score USA 6½, Great Britain 5½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Burke Jr. | Dai Rees | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 2 | Ted Kroll | Fred Daly | 9 & 7 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Lloyd Mangrum | Eric Brown | 2 up | Great Britain |
| 4 | Sam Snead | Harry Weetman | 1 up | Great Britain |
| 5 | Cary Middlecoff | Max Faulkner | 3 & 1 | USA |
| 6 | Jim Turnesa | Peter Alliss | 1 up | USA |
| 7 | Dave Douglas | Bernard Hunt | halved | halved |
| 8 | Fred Haas | Harry Bradshaw | 3 & 2 | Great Britain |
USA team, 1953
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Burkemo | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Dave Douglas | United States | yes | 1-0-1 | 1½ |
| Fred Haas | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Ted Kroll | United States | yes | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Cary Middlecoff | United States | yes | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| Ed Oliver | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Sam Snead | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Jim Turnesa | United States | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
Great Britain team, 1953
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | Scotland | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Peter Alliss | England | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Harry Bradshaw | Ireland | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Eric Brown | Scotland | yes | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Max Faulkner | England | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Bernard Hunt | England | yes | 0-1-1 | ½ |
| John Panton | Scotland | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Dai Rees | Wales | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Harry Weetman | England | 1-1-0 | 1 |
What happened at the 1953 Ryder Cup
Peter Alliss, after going out of bounds at the 17th, fluffed a chip at the 18th (36th) and lost 1 up to Jim Turnesa, guaranteeing the USA retained the Cup.
Bernard Hunt, dormie-one on Dave Douglas, missed a ~4-ft putt at the 18th (36th) to win; the halve made it 6.5-5.5 to the USA.
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.