Sporting Highlights for 1927
Here are some of the sporting highlights in the world of sport for 1927.
René Lacoste won the French Open and the US Open that year for his fourth and fifth grand slam titles. Lacoste picked up two more slams, one at Wimbledon the following year and the other at the French Open a year after to finish his career with seven total slam titles.
After a four year slam drought Gerald Patterson won the Australian Open for his third and final grand slam title. Henri Cochet, who won the French Open the previous year, extended his slam wins by taking Wimbledon. His streak of winning at least one grand slam in a year continued for three more years.
Helen Wills Moody won Wimbledon and the US Open that year to start a streak of multiple slam wins in a year which lasted for four years. She won 10 slam titles in that span and finished her career with 19 total, which currently places her fourth in the list of all-time slam winners.
In men's golf, Walter Hagen won his fifth PGA Championship title, which was also his fourth consecutive win at the event. Bobby Jones won The Open Championship for the second straight year. He took the event again two years later and finished his career with a total of seven major titles.
The first-ever Ryder Cup was held at Worcester Country Club, in Massachusetts, USA, contested between Great Britain and the United States.
The world snooker championship was also held for the first time in 1927.
Below is a timeline of some significant results in the world of sport for the year 1927.
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| Jan | Tennis Australia Open won by Gerald Patterson and Esna Boyd |
| May | Tennis French Open won by Rene Lacoste and Kea Bouman |
| June | Golf US Open won by Tommy Armour |
| July | the Cycling Tour de France won by Nicolas Frantz |
| July | Tennis Wimbledon won by Henri Cochet and Helen Wills |
| July | Golf The Open Championship won by Bobby Jones (Am) |
| Aug | Golf US PGA won by Walter Hagen |
| Sep | Tennis US National Championship won by Rene Lacoste and Helen Wills |
| Oct | The Baseball World Series won by New York Yankees |
Please note that the dates for past events are not always known, and are sometimes just placed in the month that the current event is held. If no exact date is listed, then it is just an estimated month that it was held.
If you have a correction or know of events that should be included here, please let me know.
Related Pages
- Timeline (all years) in the world of sport
- For future sporting events, see the Calendar of Major Sporting Events
- More about the World of Sport
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