Activities Sports & Athletics 1953 Ryder Cup: USA Pulls Out Win Late Share PINTEREST Email Print 1953 Ryder Cup captains Henry Cotton (left) and Lloyd Mangrum. Terry Disney/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Golf Golf Tournaments Basics History Gear Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Cricket Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. our editorial process Brent Kelley Updated February 20, 2020 The 1953 Ryder Cup was the most closely contested since the 1933 Ryder Cup, which Great Britain won, 6.5 to 5.5. The score was the same here, but Team USA was the winner in 1953. This was the 10th time the Ryder Cup was played. Dates: Oct. 2-3, 1953Score: USA 6.5, Great Britain 5.5Site: Wentworth Golf Club in Wentworth, EnglandCaptains: USA - Lloyd Mangrum; Great Britain - Henry Cotton Following the outcome here, the all-time standings at the Ryder Cup were eight wins for the United States and two wins for Great Britain. 1953 Ryder Cup Team Rosters United StatesJack Burke Jr.Walter BurkemoDave DouglasFred Haas Jr.Ted KrollLloyd MangrumCary MiddlecoffEd "Porky" OliverSam SneadJim Turnesa Great BritainJimmy Adams, ScotlandPeter Alliss, EnglandHarry Bradshaw, IrelandEric Brown, ScotlandFred Daly, Northern IrelandMax Faulkner, EnglandBernard Hunt, EnglandJohn Panton, ScotlandDai Rees, WalesHarry Weetman, England Mangrum was player-captain for the USA. Notes on the 1953 Ryder Cup The Americans started hot in the Day 1 foursomes, winning three of the four matches. But the Brits came back in Day 2 singles, winning three of the first four singles games to square the score at that point at 4-4. Cary Middlecoff beat Max Faulkner, and Harry Bradshaw clipped Fred Haas Jr., which made the score 5-5 and left two matches on the course. Those two matches were Jim Turnesa vs. Peter Alliss and Dave Douglas vs. Bernard Hunt. And both matches went the distance, reaching the 36th hole. Alliss - making the first of his eight career appearances at the Ryder Cup - showed his rookie nerves with a double bogey on the last hole, giving Turnesa a 1-up victory. And Hunt 3-putted the final hole, letting Douglas halve that match. According to the PGA of America, USA player-captain Lloyd Mangrum vowed afterward to never captain the team again, "because of the 9,000 deaths I suffered in the last hour." Coming from Mangrum - a man who fought in World War II, going ashore on D-Day - that's really saying something about how nerve-racking the Ryder Cup could be even in this era. Jackie Burke was the only American golfer to post a 2-0-0 record. The Irish pair of Fred Daly and Harry Bradshaw were each 2-0-0 for Great Britain. They posted the Brits' only foursomes victory, and Daly won his singles game over Ted Kroll by a 9-and-7 score. Match Results at the 1953 Ryder Cup Played over two days, all matches 36 holes, formats used were foursomes and singles. Day 1 Foursomes Dave Douglas/Ed Oliver, U.S., def. Harry Weetman/Peter Alliss, GB, 2 and 1 Lloyd Mangrum/Sam Snead, U.S., def. Eric Brown/John Panton, GB, 8 and 7 Jack Burke Jr./Ted Kroll, U.S., def. Jimmy Adams/Bernard Hunt, GB, 7 and 5 Fred Daly/Harry Bradshaw, GB, def. Walter Burkemo/Cary Middlecoff, 1-up Day 2 Singles Jack Burke Jr., U.S., def. Dai Rees, GB, 2 and 1 Fred Daly, GB, def. Ted Kroll, U.S., 9 and 7 Eric Brown, GB, def. Lloyd Mangrum, U.S., 2-up Harry Weetman, GB, def. Sam Snead, U.S., 1-up Cary Middlecoff, U.S., def. Max Faulkner, GB, 3 and 1 Jim Turnesa, U.S., def. Peter Alliss, GB, 1-up Bernard Hunt, GB, halved with Dave Douglas, U.S. Harry Bradshaw, GB, def. Fred Haas Jr., U.S., 3 and 2 Player Records at the 1953 Ryder Cup Each golfer's record, listed as wins-losses-halves: United StatesJack Burke Jr., 2-0-0Walter Burkemo, 0-1-0Dave Douglas, 1-0-1Fred Haas Jr., 0-1-0Ted Kroll, 1-1-0Lloyd Mangrum, 1-1-0Cary Middlecoff, 1-1-0Ed "Porky" Oliver, 1-0-0Sam Snead, 1-1-0Jim Turnesa, 1-0-0 Great BritainJimmy Adams, 0-1-0Peter Alliss, 0-2-0Harry Bradshaw, 2-0-0Eric Brown, 1-1-0Fred Daly, 2-0-0Max Faulkner, 0-1-0Bernard Hunt, 0-1-1John Panton, 0-1-0Dai Rees, 0-1-0Harry Weetman, 1-1-0