However, the Royal and Ancient decided that it would have been impossible to send a team to the United States.

Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition.

Nine players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

The U.S. team was announced in January and included Cary Middlecoff.

[4] Middlecoff immediately withdrew from the team, as he intended turning professional, and was replaced by the first reserve George Hamer.