Golf Ireland today
13th Ryder Cup at Eldorado Country Club, California from 6th - 7th November
| Eldorado County Club, California, November 6th and 7th 1959 |
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| Great Britain & Ireland Captain: Dai Rees | America Captain: Sam Snead | |||||
| Great Britain & Ireland | Holes | Points |
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America | Holes | Points |
| Foursomes November 6th | ||||||
| B. Hunt & E. Brown | 0 | B. Rosberg & M. Souchak | 5 & 4 | 1 | ||
| D. Rees & K. Bousfield | 0 | J. Boros & D. Finsterwald | 2up | 1 | ||
| C. O'Connor & P. Alliss | 3 & 2 | 1 | A. Wall & D. Ford | 0 | ||
| H. Weetman & D. Thomas | Halved | ½ | S. Snead & C. Middlecoff | Halved | ½ | |
| Points after Day 1 | 1 ½ | 2 ½ | ||||
| Singles November 7th | ||||||
| Norman Drew | Halved | ½ | Doug Ford | Halved | ½ | |
| Ken Bousfield | 0 | Mike Souchak | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Harry Weetman | 0 | Bob Rosberg | 6 & 5 | 1 | ||
| Dave Thomas | 0 | Sam Snead | 6 & 5 | 1 | ||
| Christy O'Connor | 0 | Art Wall Jnr. | 7 & 6 | 1 | ||
| Dai Rees | 0 | Dow Finsterwald | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Peter Alliss | Halved | ½ | Jay Hebert | Halved | ½ | |
| Eric Brown | 4 & 3 | 1 | Cary Middlecoff | 0 | ||
| Points after Day 2 | 3 ½ | 8 ½ | ||||
