1949 - Team Team Events
The winners in the category "1949 - Team Team Events" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (8th) (Sept 16/17). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of four foursome matches and eight singles. In fact, the Americans came with nine players rather than the permitted ten. Non-playing captains: Ben Hogan (USA); Charles Whitcombe (Eng/GB). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Overall result: USA 7, GB 5.
Saturday singles (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Max Faulkner (Eng) lost to E.J. "Dutch" Harrison 8&7; Jimmy Adams (Scot) bt Johnny Palmer 2&1; Charlie Ward (Eng) lost to Sam Snead 6&5; Dai Rees (Wales) bt Bob Hamilton 6&4; Dick Burton (Eng) lost to Clayton Heafner 3&2; Sam King (Eng) lost to Chick Harbert 4&3; Arthur Lees (Eng) lost to Jimmy Demaret 7&6; Fred Daly (N.Ire) lost to Lloyd Mangrum 1 hole. // Skip Alexander (USA), Laurie Ayton Jr (Scot) and Ken Bousfield (Eng) did not play in the singles.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (12th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 10, GB&I 2. Non-playing captains: Francis Ouimet (USA); Percy "Laddie" Lucas (Eng/GB&I). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Willie Turnesa lost to Ronnie White (Eng) 4&3; Frank Stranahan bt S. Max McCready (Ire) 6&5; Robert "Skee" Riegel bt Jimmy Bruen (Ire) 5&4; Johnny Dawson bt Joe Carr (Ire) 5&3; Charles Coe bt Cecil Ewing (Ire) 1 hole; Raymond Billows bt Kenneth Thom (Eng) 2&1; Chuck Kocsis bt Arthur Perowne (Eng) 4&2; James McHale Jr bt Gerald Micklem (Eng) 5&4.
Ted Bishop (USA) and Bruce McCormick (USA) were not involved in the singles. Bunny Millward (Eng) and Percy Lucas (GB capt, eligible to play) did not play in any of the matches.
NOTE: GB&I captain Percy Belgrave "Laddie" Lucas was quite a character. Born in the clubhouse of Prince's Golf Club in Kent, he was referred to as the "wee laddie" by a company of Highland soldiers based nearby. Lucas went on to become an accomplished golfer, a much decorated World War II Spitfire pilot and Wing Commander, and after the war a Member of Parliament, newspaper columnist and author.
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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