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Saturday 17 September 1949Team cupsYear in Review
USA wins Ryder Cup
Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, England · Friday 16 to Saturday 17 September 1949
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 39 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/12°C · wind 28 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ryder Cup
1927–2025 in our record, 45 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Team cup
Ryder Cup
Ganton Golf Club, Ganton
1 of 5 researched
Winner
USA
USA 7, Great Britain 5Total
2 pointsMargin
Runner-up: Great Britain
To par not yet researched.
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet