1961 - Team (All)
The winners in the category "1961 - Team (All)" 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 (14th) (Oct 13/14). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of eight foursome matches and 16 singles. Playing captains: Jerry Barber (USA); Dai Rees (Wales/GB). [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
Overall result: USA 14.5, GB 9.5.
Saturday morning singles (home player stated first): Harry Weetman (Eng) lost to Doug Ford 1 hole; Ralph Moffitt (Eng) lost to Mike Souchak 5&4; Peter Alliss (Eng) halved with Arnold Palmer; Ken Bousfield (Eng) lost to Billy Casper 5&3; Dai Rees (Wales) bt Jay Hebert 2&1; Neil Coles (Eng) halved with Gene Littler; Bernard Hunt (Eng) bt Jerry Barber 5&4; Christy O'Connor (Ire) lost to Dow Finsterwald 2&1.
Saturday afternoon singles: Weetman lost to Art Wall Jr 1 hole; Alliss bt Bill Collins 3&2; Hunt lost to Souchak 2&1; Tom Haliburton (Scot) lost to Palmer 2&1; Rees bt Ford 4&3; Bousfield bt Barber 1 hole; Coles bt Finsterwald 1 hole; O'Connor halved with Littler.
Note: John Panton (Scot) did not play in the singles matches.
Format: first year that the eight 36-hole singles matches were replaced by sixteen 18-hole matches.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (18th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 11, GB&I 1. Non-playing captains: Jack Westland (USA); Charles Lawrie (Scot/GB&I). [Seattle GC, Seattle, Washington].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Deane Beman bt Michael Bonallack (Eng) 3&2; Charles Coe beat Michael Lunt (Eng) 5&4; Frank Taylor Jr bt James Walker (Scot) 3&2; Bill Hyndman III bt David Frame (Eng) 7&6; Jack Nicklaus bt Joe Carr (Ire) 6&4; Charles B. Smith lost to Martin Christmas (Eng) 3&2; Robert W. Gardner bt Ronnie Shade (Scot) 1 hole; Don Cherry bt David Blair (Scot) 5&4.
Robert E. Cochran (USA), Eugene S. Andrews (USA), Brian Chapman (Eng) and Gordon Huddy (Eng) were not involved in the singles.
NOTE: this was the second of Jack Nicklaus's two Walker Cup appearances.
Team Events
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Played as the Canada Cup (72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Peter Thomson & Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 12 shots behind 51-year-old Jimmy Demaret & 49-year-old Sam Snead (USA), who retained the Canada Cup for the USA. Best individual 72-hole score: Sam Snead (272). [East course, TPC Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico; at the time known as Dorado Beach Resort].].
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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