1967 Ryder Cup

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17th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates October 20–22, 1967
Venue Champions Golf Club
Location Houston, Texas, U.S.
Captains
United States 23½ 8½ United Kingdom
United States wins the Ryder Cup
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Location in the United States

The 17th Ryder Cup Matches were held October 20–22, 1967 at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. The United States team won the competition by a record score of 23½ to 8½ points.[1][2][3] To date, the 15-point victory margin remains the largest at the Ryder Cup.[4]

Ben Hogan was named the captain of the U.S. team in May 1967, five months before the matches.[5] He opted for the U.S. team to use the smaller British golf ball; the same weight, its diameter was .06 inches (1.5 mm) smaller at 1.62 inches (4.11 cm).[6]

The course hosted the U.S. Open two years later in 1969.

Format

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:

  • Day 1 — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 2 — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions
  • Day 3 — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions

With a total of 32 points, 16½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Teams

Source: [7][8]

United States Team USA
Name Age Points
rank		 Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Ben Hogan 55 Non-playing captain
Billy Casper 36 1 3 14 8–3–3 67.86
Arnold Palmer 38 2 3 16 11–4–1 71.88
Gay Brewer 35 3 0 Rookie
Doug Sanders 34 4 0 Rookie
Gene Littler 37 5 3 14 5–3–6 57.14
Julius Boros 47 6 3 11 7–2–2 72.73
Bobby Nichols 31 7 0 Rookie
Al Geiberger 30 8 0 Rookie
Gardner Dickinson 40 9 0 Rookie
Johnny Pott 31 10 2 3 1–2–0 33.33


United Kingdom Team Great Britain
Name Age Previous
Ryder Cups		 Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Wales Dai Rees 54 Non-playing captain
England Peter Alliss 36 6 21 9–8–4 52.38
Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle 31 0 Rookie
England Neil Coles 33 3 16 5–8–3 40.62
England Malcolm Gregson 24 0 Rookie
Wales Brian Huggett 30 1 5 2–2–1 50.00
England Bernard Hunt 37 6 21 6–12–3 35.71
England Tony Jacklin 23 0 Rookie
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 42 6 19 7–11–1 39.47
Wales Dave Thomas 33 3 13 1–9–3 19.23
Scotland George Will 30 2 10 2–7–1 25.00

Friday matches

October 20, 1967

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Huggett/Will halved Casper/Boros
Alliss/O'Connor United States 2 & 1 Palmer/Dickinson
Jacklin/Thomas United Kingdom 4 & 3 Sanders/Brewer
Hunt/Coles United States 6 & 5 Nichols/Pott
1½ Session 2½
1½ Overall 2½

Afternoon foursomes

United Kingdom Results United States
Huggett/Will United States 1 up Casper/Boros
Gregson/Boyle United States 5 & 4 Dickinson/Palmer
Jacklin/Thomas United Kingdom 3 & 2 Littler/Geiberger
Alliss/O'Connor United States 2 & 1 Nichols/Pott
1 Session 3
2½ Overall 5½

Saturday matches

October 21, 1967

Morning four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
Alliss/O'Connor United States 3 & 2 Casper/Brewer
Hunt/Coles United States 1 up Nichols/Pott
Jacklin/Thomas United States 1 up Littler/Geiberger
Huggett/Will United States 3 & 2 Dickinson/Sanders
0 Session 4
2½ Overall 9½

Afternoon four-ball

United Kingdom Results United States
Hunt/Coles United States 5 & 3 Casper/Brewer
Alliss/Gregson United States 3 & 2 Dickinson/Sanders
Will/Boyle United States 1 up Palmer/Boros
Jacklin/Thomas halved Littler/Geiberger
½ Session 3½
3 Overall 13

Sunday matches

October 22, 1967

Morning singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Hugh Boyle United States 4 & 3 Gay Brewer
Peter Alliss United States 2 & 1 Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin United States 3 & 2 Arnold Palmer
Brian Huggett United Kingdom 1 up Julius Boros
Neil Coles United Kingdom 2 & 1 Doug Sanders
Malcolm Gregson United States 4 & 2 Al Geiberger
Dave Thomas halved Gene Littler
Bernard Hunt halved Bobby Nichols
3 Session 5
6 Overall 18

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom Results United States
Brian Huggett United States 5 & 3 Arnold Palmer
Peter Alliss United Kingdom 2 & 1 Gay Brewer
Tony Jacklin United States 3 & 2 Gardner Dickinson
Christy O'Connor United States 3 & 2 Bobby Nichols
George Will United States 3 & 1 Johnny Pott
Malcolm Gregson United States 2 & 1 Al Geiberger
Bernard Hunt halved Julius Boros
Neil Coles United Kingdom 2 & 1 Doug Sanders
2½ Session 5½
8½ Overall 23½

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [7]

United States

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Julius Boros 3 2–1–2 0–1–1 1–0–1 1–0–0
Gay Brewer 3 3–2–0 1–1–0 0–1–0 2–0–0
Billy Casper 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–0
Gardner Dickinson 5 5–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 2–0–0
Al Geiberger 3.5 3–1–1 2–0–0 0–1–0 1–0–1
Gene Littler 2 1–1–2 0–0–1 0–1–0 1–0–1
Bobby Nichols 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–1 2–0–0 1–0–0
Arnold Palmer 5 5–0–0 2–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Johnny Pott 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Doug Sanders 2 2–3–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0

Great Britain

Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Peter Alliss 1 1–5–0 1–1–0 0–2–0 0–2–0
Hugh Boyle 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Neil Coles 2 2–3–0 2–0–0 0–1–0 0–2–0
Malcolm Gregson 0 0–4–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0
Brian Huggett 1.5 1–3–1 1–1–0 0–1–1 0–1–0
Bernard Hunt 1 0–3–2 0–0–2 0–1–0 0–2–0
Tony Jacklin 2.5 2–3–1 0–2–0 2–0–0 0–1–1
Christy O'Connor 0 0–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–1–0
Dave Thomas 3 2–1–2 0–0–1 2–0–0 0–1–1
George Will 0.5 0–4–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 0–2–0

Nicklaus absence

Despite having won his seventh major title as a professional at the U.S. Open in June, 27-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. At the time, a five-year apprenticeship as a professional was required before Ryder Cup points could be earned. Nicklaus turned pro in November 1961 and was granted tournament status at the end of that year.[9] He expedited his status by passing PGA business classes in February 1966, and was granted full membership that June. Only then was he eligible to accumulate Ryder Cup points, which ended with the Masters in April. Captain's selections did not exist in 1967 and Nicklaus was in a slump following his win at the 1966 Masters;[10] entering the Masters in 1967 as the two-time defending champion, he was in 13th place in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Also just off the team were Dave Marr and Bob Goalby.[11] Nicklaus and Goalby missed the cut at Augusta and Marr's T-16 finish was not enough to pass Johnny Pott for the tenth and final spot on the team.[8]

The outmoded five-year rule had similarly kept Arnold Palmer off the teams in 1957 and 1959. Don January won the PGA Championship in 1967 but was also at home; the only reigning major champion on either team in 1967 was Masters champion Gay Brewer.

Nicklaus competed in the Ryder Cup as a player from 1969 through 1981, missing only in 1979. He was the non-playing captain in 1983 and 1987.

References

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