The Ryder Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1270A
Date Released
8 Oct 1953
Date submitted
5 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Paris Motor Show
  2. 2Dutch Floods
  3. 3Cockell Wins
  4. 4Blessing Animals
  5. 5Exercise Weldfast
  6. 6The Ryder Cup
  7. *Ireland V Scotland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ryder Cup. DESCRIPTION: Fought out at Wentworth, Britain had high hopes of winning back the Ryder Cup after twenty years. America had gained a 3 to 1 lead on the foursomes but the British players fought hard in the singles to make one of the closest finishes ever. America won by 6 1/2 to 5 1/2. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Shots of the Gallery. Cotton and Mangrum SCU. SCU Ted Kroll drives off. Daly drives off, walks past camera into mist. MS mist on course. Daly putts. Eric Brown putting. Snead in bunker. Harry Weetman putting. Cotton congratulates Weetman. Bradshaw drives off. Peter Alliss in bunker. Fluffs shot, out on second. Fails to hole out. Hunt drives off. Douglas fails to hole out. Lord Lyle presents Ryder Cup to Lloyd Mangrum who speaks.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Ceremonies; Golf
Locations
Wentworth
Card file number
59869
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
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