This Day in Golf History: June 4

The inaugural Ryder Cup ended on this date in 1927 with the United States team defeating Great Britain, 9½-2½, at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts. Walter Hagen was American captain and Ted Ray led GB. The U.S. won the singles session 6.5 to 1.5 for the final tally. Players who went 2-0 for the Americans were Hagen, Johnny Golden, Johnny Farrell, and Al Watrous. Also, in 1949, Arnold Palmer lost a two-player team match; his opponents were Babe Zaharias and his father, Deacon, at Latrobe C.C. And in 1973, in Ashland C.C., Ohio, exhibition, Palmer tied the course record of 66. And with U.S.Open Sectional qualifying completed on Monday for this month’s U.S. Open at Oakmont, in 1979, Palmer shot 72-69—141 to advance through sectional qualifying in Charlotte to play at Inverness.