This Day in Golf History: October 9
The 1965 Ryder Cup ended on this date at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. The U.S. team, captained by Byron Nelson, beat Great Britain, 19½-12½; GB was captained by Harry Weetman. On the final day of singles, Arnold Palmer, Tony Lema, Julius Boros and Dave Marr each won two matches for the U.S. and Peter Alliss won two for GB.