U. S. Retain Ryder Cup (1953)

Wentworth



LV Lord Lyle about to present the Ryder Cup (1st 7 ft. for super title). SV Lord Lyle presenting cup to Lloyd Mangrum, Captain of American golf team. SV Henry Cotton looking disappointed. SV Mangrum with Cup. GV early morning mist over course. SV Cotton and Mangrum talking together. LV match-play board. SCU information board - Late start due to mist. STV Ted Kroll driving off from 1st. tee. SV Cotton watching. STV Irishman Fred Daly driving off. SV crowd watching. GV Harry Bradshaw driving onto the 2nd. green pan as ball lands onto green. SV Fred Haas chips from bunker onto 2nd green. GV gallery (crowd) walking to the 18th green. SV Max Faulkner chips onto 18th. green. SV Cary Middlecoff putting, pan ball as it misses hole. SV Bob Hope in crowd watching. SV Faulkner putts and ball runs round lip of hole but fails to go down. CU Bob Hope. SCU Eric Brown putts, ball on green, it stops just short of hole. SV Mangrum sinking ball. SV crowd applauding. SV Sam Snead putting on the 36th, ball just stops short of hole. SV Weetman putts, ball short of hole. Harry Weetman walks over and inspects ball and a hole. CV crowd. SV Weetman sinks ball. He and Snead shake hands, they walk off and a woman (probably wife) runs over to congratulate Weetman. SCU woman and Weetman walking towards. LV Peter Alliss chips to green, ball lands three feet from hole. SV Turnesa putting, ball stops six inches from hole. CU Bob Hope pursing lips. SV Alliss putting, ball misses hole, he throws club on ground and holds head. SV crowd applauding. SV Bernard Hunt putting, misses 31/2, he and opponent shake hands. GV crowds returning to club house. LV crowds outside club house. STV crowd. SCU Cotton saying: (natural sound): "I have had an exciting afternoon, waiting and watching... praying a bit here and there, and I'm only sorry that Mangrum is having such a good time now." Mangrum says: "I'm still not having a good time". Cotton: "...Our boys have put on a marvellous show today, and I'm sure you British people are as proud of them as I am."



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