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

The United States only selected a team of 9, which included a playing captain.

[3] Frank Deighton was in the Great Britain & Ireland team but was not selected for any matches.

Playing captain: Willie Turnesa Jimmy Bruen, who was paired with John Llewellyn Morgan, had a recurrence of a wrist injury during his match.

The match was close until the 8th hole on the afternoon round but, with Bruen's wrist getting worse, the American pair of Turnesa and Urzetta then won 6 holes in a row to win 5&4.