| Dates | September 28–29, 1935 | ||||
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| Venue | Ridgewood Country Club | ||||
| Location | Paramus, New Jersey | ||||
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| United States wins theRyder Cup | |||||
The5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at theRidgewood Country Club inParamus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest ofNew York City inBergen 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 until1957 in England.
TheRyder Cup is amatch play event, with each match worth one point. From1927 through1959, the format consisted of 4foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 61⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.
Source:[1]
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hagen – captain | 42 | 4 | 8 | 6–1–1 | 81.25 |
| Olin Dutra | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0–2–0 | 0.00 |
| Ky Laffoon | 26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Sam Parks | 26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Henry Picard | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Johnny Revolta | 24 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Paul Runyan | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0–2–0 | 0.00 |
| Gene Sarazen | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4–2–2 | 62.50 |
| Horton Smith | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Craig 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.[2] 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.[3] In August the remaining two, Ernest and Reg Whitcombe were selected.[4]
The British team sailed from Southampton on theEmpress of Australia for Quebec on September 14 following the conclusion of theNews of the World Match Play the previous day.[5] They returned from New York on boardAquitania leaving on October 17.[6]
 Team Great Britain | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | ||
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Perry/Busson |  7 & 6 | Sarazen/Hagen |
| Padgham/Alliss | 6 & 5 | Picard/Revolta |
| Cox/Jarman | 9 & 8 | Runyan/Smith |
| C. Whitcombe/E. Whitcombe |  1 up | Dutra/Laffoon |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Busson | 3 & 2 | Gene Sarazen |
| Dick Burton | 5 & 3 | Paul Runyan |
| Reg Whitcombe | 2 & 1 | Johnny Revolta |
| Alf Padgham | 4 & 2 | Olin Dutra |
| Percy Alliss | 1 up | Craig Wood |
| Bill Cox | halved | Horton Smith |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 3 & 2 | Henry Picard |
| Alf Perry | halved | Sam Parks |
| 2 | Session | 6 |
| 3 | Overall | 9 |
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source:[1]
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olin Dutra | 1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Walter Hagen | 1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Ky Laffoon | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Sam Parks | 0.5 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–0–0 |
| Henry Picard | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Johnny Revolta | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Paul Runyan | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Gene Sarazen | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Horton Smith | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Craig Wood | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Alliss | 1 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Dick Burton | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Jack Busson | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Bill Cox | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Ted Jarman | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Alf Padgham | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Alf Perry | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
| Charles Whitcombe | 1 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Reg Whitcombe | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
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