1957 Ryder Cup
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Lindrick Golf Club Location in England The 12th Ryder Cup Matches were held 4–5 October 1957 at Lindrick Golf Club near Worksop, England.
The Great Britain team, led by captain Dai Rees, beat the United States team by a score of 7 1⁄2 to 4 1⁄2 points, and won the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1933.
On the first day of competition was the Americans dominated the foursomes, winning three of the four matches.
Dick Mayer and Tommy Bolt's 7 & 5 win over Britain's Christy O'Connor and Eric Brown was the largest margin of victory on day one.
The British rallied on the second day of competition, starting with the first two singles matches.
Brown recorded a 4 & 3 victory over Bolt, and Peter Mills defeated U.S. captain Jack Burke Jr. to draw Britain level at 3 to 3.
The Americans responded when Fred Hawkins won his match against Peter Alliss, however Britain won the next four matches.
Great Britain won the Ryder Cup when O'Connor defeated Dow Finsterwald, giving the British team 7 points.
Harry Bradshaw and Mayer halved the final singles match to bring the final score to 7 1⁄2 to 4 1⁄2, with Britain gaining 6 1⁄2 points in the eight singles matches.
Dai Rees therefore became only the third - and final - captain of the Great Britain side to lift the Ryder Cup as winning captain.
Great Britain would never win the Ryder Cup again, and the Great Britain & Ireland team that competed in 1973, 1975 and 1977 never won the cup.
It would not be until 1985 that a non-American （Tony Jacklin, as captain of the Europe team） would lift the trophy.
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 ...