| Dates | November 6–7, 1959 | ||||
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| Venue | Eldorado Country Club[1] | ||||
| Location | Indian Wells, California | ||||
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| United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 13th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 6–7, 1959 at the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.[1] The United States team won the competition by a score of 81⁄2 to 31⁄2 points.[2][3]
The British were again led by Dai Rees, but were unable to repeat the heroics of two years earlier and were comprehensively beaten on American soil. The Americans took a 21⁄2–11⁄2 lead in the foursomes before finishing off the British challenge in the singles by winning five matches with two matches finishing all square to win the cup back. The British won just one foursome match with Christy O'Connor and Peter Alliss beating Art Wall Jr. and Doug Ford by 3 & 2 and one singles match when Eric Brown beat Cary Middlecoff by 4 & 3 however by the time his match was won the United States had already won the competition.
- ^ a b "People, paintbrush palms and mirrored mountains". Sports Illustrated. November 2, 1959. p. 24. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. regains Ryder crown". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 1B.
- ^ "Big splash in the Ryder Cup". Sports Illustrated. November 16, 1959. p. 36. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.