Arts, Music, and Recreation Sports 1931 Ryder Cup: USA 9, Great Britain 3 Team Rosters, Match Scores and Player Records Share Flipboard Email Print From left, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Abe Mitchell and George Duncan (pictured in 1924) all played in the 1931 Ryder Cup. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images Sports Golf Tours & Competitions Basics History Gear & Equipment Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Climbing Cricket Diving Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Sports & Activities View More by Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Updated June 03, 2017 The United States won nine of a possible 12 points in the 1931 Ryder Cup to beat Great Britain, including winning six of eight singles matches.Dates: June 26-27Final Score: USA 9, Great Britain 3Where: Scioto Country Club in Columbus, OhioCaptains: Great Britain - Charles Whitcombe; USA - Walter HagenThis was the third time the Ryder Cup was played, and after the American victory here Team USA held a 2-1 advantage over Team Great Britain. 1931 Ryder Cup Team RostersGreat BritainArchie Compston, EnglandWilliam Davies, EnglandGeorge Duncan, ScotlandSyd Easterbrook, EnglandArthur Havers, EnglandBert Hodson, WalesAbe Mitchell, EnglandFred Robson, EnglandCharles WhitcombeErnest WhitcombeUnited StatesBilly BurkeWiffy CoxLeo DiegelAl EspinosaJohnny FarrellWalter HagenGene SarazenDenny ShuteHorton SmithCraig WoodNotes on the 1931 Ryder CupThe 1931 Ryder Cup was the third one played, and Team USA took an easy win over Team Great Britain. The Americans went ahead 3-1 in foursomes, then won six of the eight singles matches.And some of those victories were large ones. Denny Shute teamed with player-captain Walter Hagen for a 10-and-9 foursomes victory, then won his singles match by an 8-and-7 score. Gene Sarazen partnered Johnny Farrell to an 8-and-7 foursomes win, then won his singles game, 7 and 6. (Matches were scheduled for 36 holes.) Hagen was in the captain's role for the third straight time (he eventually captained Team USA in each of the first six Ryder Cups). For Great Britain, Charles Whitcombe was captain for the first of three times, and, like Hagen, was player-captain.Whitcombe was joined by his brother Ernest for the second time in a Ryder Cup, and in 1935 a third Whitcombe brother, Reg, also played. (See Ryder Cup Relatives for more.)Percy Alliss (father of Peter Alliss) was selected to the Great Britain team, but could not compete because a rule in place at the time required British golfers to be living in Great Britain in order to be eligible to play. Alliss was living in Germany at the time of his selection. Aubrey Boomer, another top British golfer of the time, was denied a spot on the team for the same reason. And Henry Cotton was also kept off the British team, although in his case it was over disputes about travel schedulesMatch ResultsMatches played over two days, foursomes on Day 1 and Singles on Day 1. All matches scheduled for 36 holes.FoursomesGene Sarazen/Johnny Farrell, U.S., def. Archie Compston/William Davies, GB, 8 and 7Walter Hagen/Denny Shute, U.S., def. George Duncan/Arthur Havers, GB, 10 and 9Abe Mitchell/Fred Robson, GB, def. Leo Diegel/Al Espinosa, GB, 3 and 1Billy Burke/Wilfred Cox, U.S., def. Syd Easterbrook/Ernest Whitcombe, GB, 3 and 2SinglesBilly Burke, U.S., def. Archie Compston, GB, 7 and 6Gene Sarazen, U.S., def. Fred Robson, GB, 7 and 6William Davies, GB, def. Johnny Farrell, U.S., 4 and 3Wilfred Cox, U.S., def. Abe Mitchell, GB, 3 and 1Walter Hagen, U.S., def. Charles Whitcombe, GB, 4 and 3 Denny Shute, U.S., def. Bert Hodson, GB, 8 and 6Al Espinosa, U.S., def. Ernest Whitcombe, GB, 2 and 1Arthur Havers, GB, def. Craig Wood, U.S., 4 and 3Player Records at the 1931 Ryder CupEach golfer's record, listed as wins-losses-halves:Great BritainArchie Compston, 0-2-0William Davies, 1-1-0George Duncan, 0-1-0Syd Easterbrook, 0-1-0Arthur Havers, 1-1-0Bert Hodson, 0-1-0Abe Mitchell, 1-1-0Fred Robson, 1-1-0Charles 0-1-0Ernest Whitcombe, 0-2-0United StatesBilly Burke, 2-0-0Wiffy Cox, 2-0-0Leo Diegel, 0-1-0Al Espinosa, 1-1-0Johnny Farrell, 1-1-0Walter Hagen, 2-0-0Gene Sarazen, 2-0-0Denny Shute, 2-0-0Horton Smith, did not playCraig Wood, 0-1-01929 Ryder Cup | 1933 Ryder CupAll Ryder Cup Results Continue Reading