1967 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Champions Golf Club
USA won the 1967 Ryder Cup 23½–8½ over Great Britain at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, United States.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1967 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- October 20, 1967 to October 22, 1967
- Course
- Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas, United States
- Edition
- 17th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 23½, Great Britain 8½ · USA won by 15 points
- Points to win
- 16½ (holder retains with 16)
- USA captain
- Ben Hogan
- Great Britain captain
- Dai Rees
- Holder after
- USA
Session 1: foursomes, October 20, 1967 (AM)
Session: USA 2½, Great Britain 1½ · running score USA 2½, Great Britain 1½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Julius Boros | Brian Huggett and George Will | halved | halved |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson | Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 3 | Doug Sanders and Gay Brewer | Tony Jacklin and Dave Thomas | 4 & 3 | Great Britain |
| 4 | Bobby Nichols and Johnny Pott | Bernard Hunt and Neil Coles | 6 & 5 | USA |
Session 2: foursomes, October 20, 1967 (PM)
Session: USA 3, Great Britain 1 · running score USA 5½, Great Britain 2½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Julius Boros | Brian Huggett and George Will | 1 up | USA |
| 2 | Gardner Dickinson and Arnold Palmer | Malcolm Gregson and Hugh Boyle | 5 & 4 | USA |
| 3 | Gene Littler and Al Geiberger | Tony Jacklin and Dave Thomas | 3 & 2 | Great Britain |
| 4 | Bobby Nichols and Johnny Pott | Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr | 2 & 1 | USA |
Session 3: four-ball, October 21, 1967 (AM)
Session: USA 4, Great Britain 0 · running score USA 9½, Great Britain 2½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Gay Brewer | Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 2 | Bobby Nichols and Johnny Pott | Bernard Hunt and Neil Coles | 1 up | USA |
| 3 | Gene Littler and Al Geiberger | Tony Jacklin and Dave Thomas | 1 up | USA |
| 4 | Gardner Dickinson and Doug Sanders | Brian Huggett and George Will | 3 & 2 | USA |
Session 4: four-ball, October 21, 1967 (PM)
Session: USA 3½, Great Britain ½ · running score USA 13, Great Britain 3.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Casper and Gay Brewer | Bernard Hunt and Neil Coles | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 2 | Gardner Dickinson and Doug Sanders | Peter Alliss and Malcolm Gregson | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer and Julius Boros | George Will and Hugh Boyle | 1 up | USA |
| 4 | Gene Littler and Al Geiberger | Tony Jacklin and Dave Thomas | halved | halved |
Session 5: singles, October 22, 1967 (AM)
Session: USA 5, Great Britain 3 · running score USA 18, Great Britain 6.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gay Brewer | Hugh Boyle | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 2 | Billy Casper | Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | Tony Jacklin | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 4 | Julius Boros | Brian Huggett | 1 up | Great Britain |
| 5 | Doug Sanders | Neil Coles | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Al Geiberger | Malcolm Gregson | 4 & 2 | USA |
| 7 | Gene Littler | Dave Thomas | halved | halved |
| 8 | Bobby Nichols | Bernard Hunt | halved | halved |
Session 6: singles, October 22, 1967 (PM)
Session: USA 5½, Great Britain 2½ · running score USA 23½, Great Britain 8½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Palmer | Brian Huggett | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 2 | Gay Brewer | Peter Alliss | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Gardner Dickinson | Tony Jacklin | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 4 | Bobby Nichols | Christy O'Connor Snr | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 5 | Johnny Pott | George Will | 3 & 1 | USA |
| 6 | Al Geiberger | Malcolm Gregson | 2 & 1 | USA |
| 7 | Julius Boros | Bernard Hunt | halved | halved |
| 8 | Doug Sanders | Neil Coles | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
USA team, 1967
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Boros | United States | 2-1-2 | 3 | |
| Gay Brewer | United States | yes | 3-2-0 | 3 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 4-0-1 | 4½ | |
| Gardner Dickinson | United States | yes | 5-0-0 | 5 |
| Al Geiberger | United States | yes | 3-1-1 | 3½ |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1-1-2 | 2 | |
| Bobby Nichols | United States | yes | 4-0-1 | 4½ |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 5-0-0 | 5 | |
| Johnny Pott | United States | 4-0-0 | 4 | |
| Doug Sanders | United States | yes | 2-3-0 | 2 |
Great Britain team, 1967
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alliss | England | 1-5-0 | 1 | |
| Hugh Boyle | Ireland | yes | 0-3-0 | 0 |
| Neil Coles | England | 2-3-0 | 2 | |
| Malcolm Gregson | England | yes | 0-4-0 | 0 |
| Brian Huggett | Wales | 1-3-1 | 1½ | |
| Bernard Hunt | England | 0-3-2 | 1 | |
| Tony Jacklin | England | yes | 2-3-1 | 2½ |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 0-4-0 | 0 | |
| Dave Thomas | Wales | 2-1-2 | 3 | |
| George Will | Scotland | 0-4-1 | ½ |
What happened at the 1967 Ryder Cup
Ben Hogan introduced his side at the opening with the line that they were "the finest golfers in the world."
Arnold Palmer and rookie Gardner Dickinson each won all five of their matches, the first players to go 5-0 in one Cup.
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.