1965 Ryder Cup captain of the U.S. team in 1983 and 1987. Pott did not play due to a back injury. Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. Source: Johnny Pott did not play in any matches. 1965 Ryder Cup The 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held 7–9 October 1965 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. For the first time commercialisation started to make a presence on site. The United States team won the competition by a score of 19½ to 12½ points. The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From
Ryder Cup terrorist attacks. "The PGA of America has informed the European Ryder Cup Board that the scope of the last Tuesday's tragedy is so overwhelming that it would not be possible for the United States Ryder Cup team and officials to attend the match this month." The manager of Phil Mickelson and Mark Calcavecchia had earlier announced that the two players would not travel to Europe. Other American players were said to be concerned about attending the event. It was played in 2002 at the original venue with the same teams that had been selected to play a year earlier. The