1957 Ryder Cup: Great Britain wins at Lindrick Golf Club
Great Britain won the 1957 Ryder Cup 7½–4½ over the USA at Lindrick Golf Club in near Worksop, Nottinghamshire or South Yorkshire (sources conflict), England.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1957 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- 4 October 1957 to 5 October 1957
- Course
- Lindrick Golf Club, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire or South Yorkshire (sources conflict), England
- Edition
- 12th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 4½, Great Britain 7½ · Great Britain won by 3 points
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Jack Burke Jr.
- Great Britain captain
- Dai Rees
- Holder after
- GB
- Winning point
- disputed: Ken Bousfield (Golf Monthly) or Christy O'Connor Snr (Wikipedia) · Bousfield d. Lionel Hebert 4 & 3 (2-ft putt at the 33rd) or O'Connor d. Dow Finsterwald 7 & 6
- Comeback
- yes — GB comeback: trailed 1-3 after foursomes, won singles 6.5-1.5
Session 1: foursomes, 4 October 1957 (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 | Doug Ford and Dow Finsterwald | Peter Alliss and Bernard Hunt | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 2 | Art Wall Jr. and Fred Hawkins | Ken Bousfield and Dai Rees | 3 & 2 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Ted Kroll and Jack Burke Jr. | Max Faulkner and Harry Weetman | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 4 | Dick Mayer and Tommy Bolt | Christy O'Connor Snr and Eric Brown | 7 & 5 | USA |
Session 2: singles, 5 October 1957 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 1½, Great Britain 6½ · running score USA 4½, Great Britain 7½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Bolt | Eric Brown | 4 & 3 | Great Britain |
| 2 | Jack Burke Jr. | Peter Mills | 5 & 3 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Fred Hawkins | Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 4 | Lionel Hebert | Ken Bousfield | 4 & 3 | Great Britain |
| 5 | Ed Furgol | Dai Rees | 7 & 6 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Doug Ford | Bernard Hunt | 6 & 5 | Great Britain |
| 7 | Dow Finsterwald | Christy O'Connor Snr | 7 & 6 | Great Britain |
| 8 | Dick Mayer | Harry Bradshaw | halved | halved |
USA team, 1957
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bolt | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Dow Finsterwald | United States | yes | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| Doug Ford | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Ed Furgol | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Fred Hawkins | United States | yes | 1-1-0 | 1 |
| Lionel Hebert | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Art Wall Jr. | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | United States | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Ted Kroll | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Dick Mayer | United States | yes | 1-0-1 | 1½ |
Great Britain team, 1957
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alliss | England | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Ken Bousfield | England | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Harry Bradshaw | Ireland | 0-0-1 | ½ | |
| Eric Brown | Scotland | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Max Faulkner | England | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Bernard Hunt | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Peter Mills | England | yes | 1-0-0 | 1 |
| Dai Rees | Wales | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Harry Weetman | England | 0-1-0 | 0 |
What happened at the 1957 Ryder Cup
Eric Brown beat Tommy Bolt 4 & 3 in the top singles; they did not shake hands and Bolt broke a wedge in the locker room.
Captain Dai Rees dropped Max Faulkner and Harry Weetman from the singles; Weetman said he would never play under Rees again and was suspended by the PGA for 12 months (lifted 17 April 1958).
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.