The 15th Ryder Cup Matches were held October 11–13, 1963 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, at the site now known as East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.The AAC sold its Atlanta property in 1966 to finance its move to what is now Johns Creek. In 1968, East Lake Country Club was formed and purchased the former AAC site; the club later changed its name to its current form. The United States team won the competition by a score of 23 to 9 points. The U.S. did not lose a single match in the afternoon sessions.

Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format changed in 1963, with the addition of four-ball (better ball) matches on a third day of play. The schedule of play was as follows: Day 1 (Friday) — 8 foursomes (alternate shot) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions Day 2 (Saturday) — 8 four-ball (better ball) matches, 4 each in morning and afternoon sessions Day 3 (Sunday) — 16 singles matches, 8 each in morning and afternoon sessions With a total of 32 points, 16 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.

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In his second Ryder Cup, Arnold Palmer was the last playing captain in the competition. He was 3–1 in pairs and 1–1 in singles.

Despite having won his third major title as a professional at the PGA Championship in July, 23-year-old Jack Nicklaus was not a member of the U.S. team. Eligibility rules set by the PGA prevented him from participating in the Ryder Cup until 1969. He competed as a player through 1981, missing only the 1979 edition, and was the non-playing captain of the U.S. team in 1983 and 1987.

 Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageArnold Palmer – captain 34 1 4 3–0–1 87.50Julius Boros 43 1 1 1–0–0 100.00Billy Casper 32 1 3 3–0–0 100.00Dow Finsterwald 34 3 7 5–2–0 71.43Bob Goalby 34 0 RookieTony Lema 29 0 RookieGene Littler 33 1 3 0–1–2 33.33Billy Maxwell 34 0 RookieJohnny Pott 27 0 RookieDave Ragan 28 0 Rookie

The British team was determined using a points system, points being earned in 9 stroke-play events during the 1963 season. Winners of the 1963 Open Championship and News of the World Match Play received automatic places. The first qualifying event was the Schweppes PGA Close Championship in early April with the Senior Service Tournament in September being the final one. Dave Thomas won the News of the World Match Play but, since he finished 9th in the points list, the team was filled with the leading 10 players in the points list: Coles, Bernard Hunt, Huggett, Alliss, Haliburton, O'Connor, Weetman, Will, Thomas and Geoff Hunt.

 Team Great BritainNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentage John Fallon 50 Non-playing captain Peter Alliss 32 4 10 3–5–2 40.00 Neil Coles 29 1 4 1–2–1 37.50 Tom Haliburton 48 1 3 0–3–0 0.00 Brian Huggett 26 0 Rookie Bernard Hunt 33 4 9 2–6–1 27.78 Geoffrey Hunt 27 0 Rookie Christy O'Connor Snr 38 4 9 3–5–1 38.89 Dave Thomas 29 1 2 0–1–1 25.00 Harry Weetman 42 6 10 1–8–1 15.00 George Will 26 0 Rookie

Friday's matches Morning foursomes Results Huggett/Will 3 & 2Palmer/PottAlliss/O'Connor 1 upCasper/RaganColes/B. HunthalvedBoros/LemaThomas/WeetmanhalvedLittler/Finsterwald 2 Session 2 2 Overall 2

Afternoon foursomes Results Thomas/Weetman 4 & 3Maxwell/GoalbyHuggett/Will 5 & 4Palmer/CasperColes/G. Hunt 2 & 1Littler/FinsterwaldHaliburton/B. Hunt 1 upBoros/Lema 0 Session 4 2 Overall 6

Saturday's matches Morning four-ball Results Huggett/Thomas 5 & 4Palmer/FinsterwaldAlliss/B. HunthalvedLittler/BorosWeetman/Will 3 & 2Casper/MaxwellColes/O'Connor 1 upGoalby/Ragan 1 Session 2 3 Overall 8

Afternoon four-ball Results Coles/O'Connor 3 & 2Palmer/FinsterwaldAlliss/B. Hunt 1 upLema/PottHaliburton/G. Hunt 2 & 1Casper/MaxwellHuggett/ThomashalvedGoalby/Ragan Session 3 4 Overall 12

Sunday's matches Morning singles Results Geoffrey Hunt 5 & 3Tony LemaBrian Huggett 3 & 1Johnny PottPeter Alliss 1 upArnold PalmerNeil ColeshalvedBilly CasperDave Thomas 3 & 2Bob GoalbyChristy O'Connor 1 upGene LittlerHarry Weetman 1 upJulius BorosBernard Hunt 2 upDow Finsterwald 4 Session 3 8 Overall 15

Afternoon singles Results George Will 3 & 2Arnold PalmerNeil Coles 2 & 1Dave RaganPeter AllisshalvedTony LemaTom Haliburton 6 & 5Gene LittlerHarry Weetman 2 & 1Julius BorosChristy O'Connor 2 & 1Billy MaxwellDave Thomas 4 & 3Dow FinsterwaldBernard Hunt 2 & 1Bob Goalby Session 7 9 Overall 23

Individual player records Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

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United States Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsJulius Boros 3 2–1–2 1–1–0 1–0–1 0–0–1Billy Casper 4.5 4–0–1 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–0Dow Finsterwald 4.5 4–1–1 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–0–0Bob Goalby 3.5 3–1–1 2–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–1Tony Lema 4 3–0–2 1–0–1 1–0–1 1–0–0Gene Littler 4 3–0–2 2–0–0 1–0–1 0–0–1Billy Maxwell 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0Arnold Palmer 4 4–2–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0Johnny Pott 1 1–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Dave Ragan 2.5 2–1–1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–1–1

Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes FourballsPeter Alliss 2 1–2–2 1–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1Neil Coles 2 1–3–2 0–1–1 0–1–1 1–1–0Tom Haliburton 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Brian Huggett 2.5 2–2–1 1–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–1Bernard Hunt 2 1–3–2 1–1–0 0–1–1 0–1–1Geoffrey Hunt 0 0–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Christy O'Connor 1 1–4–0 0–2–0 0–1–0 1–1–0Dave Thomas 1 0–4–2 0–2–0 0–1–1 0–1–1Harry Weetman 1.5 1–3–1 1–1–0 0–1–1 0–1–0George Will 1 1–3–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–1–0

References

External links PGA of America: 1963 Ryder Cup About.com: 1963 Ryder Cup