16th Ryder Cup at Royal Birkdale, Southport from 7th - 9th October
| Royal Birkdale Southport October 7th to 9th 1965 |
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| Great Britain & Ireland Capt: Harry Weetman | America Captain: Byron Nelson | |||||
| Great Britain & Ireland | Holes | Points |
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America | Holes | Points |
| Foursomes a. m. October 7th | ||||||
| L. Platts & P. Butler | 0 | J. Boros & T. Lema | 1-up | 1 | ||
| D. C. Thomas & G. Will | 6 & 5 | 1 | A. Palmer & D. Marr | 0 | ||
| B. Hunt & N. Coles | 0 | B. Casper & G. Littler | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| P. Alliss & C. O'Connor | 5 & 4 | 1 | K. Venturi & D. January | 0 | ||
| Foursomes p. m. Day 1 |
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| D. C. Thomas & G. Will | 0 | A. Palmer & D. Marr | 6 & 5 | 1 | ||
| P. Alliss & C. O'Connor | 2 & 1 | 1 | B. Casper & G. Littler | 0 | ||
| J. Martin & J. Hitchcock | 0 | J. Palmer & D. Marr | 5 & 4 | 1 | ||
| B. Hunt & N. Coles | 3 & 2 | 1 | K. Venturi & D. January | 0 | ||
| Points after Day 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Fourball a. m. October 8th |
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| D. C. Thomas & G. Will | 0 | D. January & T. Jacobs | 1-up | 1 | ||
| L. Platts & P. Butler | Halved | ½ | B. Casper & G. Littler | Halved | ½ | |
| C. O'Connor & P. Alliss | 0 | A. Palmer & D. Marr | 6 & 4 | 1 | ||
| B. Hunt & N. Coles | 1-up | 1 | J. Boros & T. Lema | 0 | ||
| Fourball p. m. Day 2 |
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| C. O'Connor & P. Alliss | 1-up | 1 | A. Palmer & D. Marr | 0 | ||
| D. C. Thomas & G. Will | 0 | D. January & T. Jacobs | 1-up | 1 | ||
| L. Platts & P. Butler | Halved | ½ | B. Casper & G. Littler | Halved | ½ | |
| B. Hunt & N. Coles | 0 | K. Venturi & T. Lema | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Points after Day 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Singles a. m. October 9th |
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| Dave Thomas | 0 | Tommy Jacobs | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Peter Alliss | 1-up | 1 | Billy Casper | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 0 | Arnold Palmer | 3 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Lionel Platts | 0 | Julius Boros | 4 & 2 | 1 | ||
| Peter Butler | 0 | Tony Lema | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Neil Coles | 0 | Dave Marr | 2-up | 1 | ||
| Bernard Hunt | 2-up | 1 | Gene Littler | 0 | ||
| George Will | Halved | ½ | Don January | Halved | ½ | |
| Singles p. m. Day 3 |
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| Christy O'Connor | 0 | Tony Lema | 6 & 4 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 0 | Julius Boros | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Peter Butler | 0 | Arnold Palmer | 2-up | 1 | ||
| Peter Alliss | 3 & 1 | 0 | Ken Venturi | 0 | ||
| Neil Coles | 3 & 2 | 0 | Billy Casper | 0 | ||
| George Will | 0 | Gene Littler | 2 & 1 | 1 | ||
| Bernard Hunt | 0 | Dave Marr | 1-up | 1 | ||
| Lionel Platts | 1-up | 1 | Tommy Jacobs | 0 | ||
| Points after Day 3 | 12 ½ | 19 ½ | ||||