The 5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest of New York City in Bergen County. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9–3 points to regain the cup.

The U.S. took a 3–2 lead in the series, all of which were won on home soil. It was the first of seven consecutive wins by the U.S. side, which did not lose again until 1957 in England.

Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 6 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.

Teams Source:

 Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageWalter Hagen – captain 42 4 8 6–1–1 81.25Olin Dutra 34 1 2 0–2–0 0.00Ky Laffoon 26 0 RookieSam Parks 26 0 RookieHenry Picard 28 0 RookieJohnny Revolta 24 0 RookiePaul Runyan 27 1 2 0–2–0 0.00Gene Sarazen 33 4 8 4–2–2 62.50Horton Smith 27 3 2 2–0–0 100.00Craig Wood 33 2 3 1–2–0 33.33

In February 1935, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1935 Ryder Cup."The Ryder Cup Match". The Times, Tuesday, February 19, 1935; pg. 5; Issue 46992; col E. As in 1933, Henry Cotton would not be considered as he was employed by a Belgium club. In July, the first eight players were selected: Alliss, Burton, Busson, Cox, Jarman, Padgham, Perry and Charles Whitcombe. Whitcombe was chosen as captain."British Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Tuesday, July 09, 1935; pg. 7; Issue 47111; col B. In August the remaining two, Ernest and Reg Whitcombe were selected."The Ryder Cup". The Times, Saturday, August 10, 1935; pg. 4; Issue 47139; col F.

The British team sailed from Southampton on the Empress of Australia for Quebec on September 14 following the conclusion of the News of the World Match Play the previous day."The Ryder Cup Team - A satisfactory choice". The Times, Saturday, September 14, 1935; pg. 5; Issue 47169. They returned from New York on board Aquitania leaving on October 17."British Ryder Cup Team sails for home". The Times, Saturday, October 19, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47199.

 Team Great BritainNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentage Charles Whitcombe – captain 40 4 7 2–2–3 50.00 Percy Alliss 38 2 2 1–0–1 75.00 Dick Burton 27 0 Rookie Jack Busson 24 0 Rookie Bill Cox 25 0 Rookie Ted Jarman 28 0 Rookie Alf Padgham 29 1 2 0–2–0 0.00 Alf Perry 30 1 1 0–1–0 0.00 Ernest Whitcombe 44 2 4 0–3–1 12.50 Reg Whitcombe 37 0 Rookie

Saturday's foursome matches Results Perry/Busson 7 & 6Sarazen/HagenPadgham/Alliss 6 & 5Picard/RevoltaCox/Jarman 9 & 8Runyan/SmithC. Whitcombe/E. Whitcombe 1 upDutra/Laffoon 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3

Sunday's singles matches Results Jack Busson 3 & 2Gene SarazenDick Burton 5 & 3Paul RunyanReg Whitcombe 2 & 1Johnny RevoltaAlf Padgham 4 & 2Olin DutraPercy Alliss 1 upCraig WoodBill CoxhalvedHorton SmithErnest Whitcombe 3 & 2Henry PicardAlf PerryhalvedSam Parks 2 Session 6 3 Overall 9

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

Source:

United States Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesOlin Dutra 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Walter Hagen 1 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Ky Laffoon 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Sam Parks 0.5 0–0–1 0–0–1 0–0–0Henry Picard 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Johnny Revolta 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Paul Runyan 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Gene Sarazen 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Horton Smith 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–1 1–0–0Craig Wood 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0

Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesPercy Alliss 1 1–1–0 1–0–0 0–1–0Dick Burton 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0Jack Busson 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Bill Cox 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0Ted Jarman 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Alf Padgham 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Alf Perry 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0Charles Whitcombe 1 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0Ernest Whitcombe 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Reg Whitcombe 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0

References

External links

PGA of America: 1935 Ryder Cup