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Members of the American Ryder Cup team arriving at London Airport (now Heathrow), 26th September 1953. Left to right: Lloyd Mangrum (captain, 1914 - 1973), Cary Middlecoff (1921 - 1998), Ed Oliver (1916 - 1961), Sam Snead (1912 - 2002) and Jim Turnesa (1912 - 1971). (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Members of the American Ryder Cup team arriving at London Airport (now Heathrow), 26th September 1953. Left to right: Lloyd Mangrum (captain, 1914 - 1973), Cary Middlecoff (1921 - 1998), Ed Oliver (1916 - 1961), Sam Snead (1912 - 2002) and Jim Turnesa (1912 - 1971). (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)