1977 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1977 August 26–27, 1977 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Southampton, New York USA GB&I Lewis Oehmig Sandy Saddler 16 8 United States wins The 1977 Walker Cup, the 26th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 26 and 27, 1977, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York. The event was won by the United States 16 to 8. The United States led 9–3 after the first day and 11–5 after the second-day foursomes. Needing just a point to retain the trophy, the United States won 5 of the 8 singles matches for a convincing victory. There were no halved matches, although 8 matches went to the last hole.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=apBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8KQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3962%2C651051 Glasgow Herald August 29, 1977 Walker Cup golfers too casual 15 Raymond Jacobs Format The format for play on Friday and Saturday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played. Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy. Teams Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.https://walkercup.co.uk/1977-shinnecock-hills-gc/ 1977 – Shinnecock Hills GC walkercup.co.uk November 25, 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Lewis Oehmig Mike Brannan John Fought Gary Hallberg Vance Heafner Lindy Miller Fred Ridley Bill Sander Dick Siderowf Jay Sigel Scott Simpson Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: SCO Sandy Saddler SCO Allan Brodie ENG John Davies ENG Peter Deeble SCO Ian Hutcheon ENG Michael Kelley ENG Sandy Lyle SCO Steve Martin ENG Peter McEvoy SCO Paul McKellar SCO Gordon Murray Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxLyle/McEvoyUSA 4 & 3Fought/HeafnerDavies/KelleyUSA 5 & 4Simpson/MillerHutcheon/DeebleGBRIRL 1 upSiderowf/HallbergBrodie/MartinUSA 1 upSigel/Brannan 1 Foursomes 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxPeter McEvoyUSA 2 upLindy MillerIan HutcheonUSA 4 & 3John FoughtGordon MurrayUSA 7 & 6Scott SimpsonJohn DaviesUSA 4 & 3Vance HeafnerAllan BrodieGBRIRL 4 & 3Bill SanderSteve MartinGBRIRL 3 & 2Gary HallbergSandy LyleUSA 2 upFred RidleyPaul McKellarUSA 5 & 4Jay Sigel 2 Singles 6 3 Overall 9 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxHutcheon/DeebleUSA 4 & 3Fought/HeafnerMcEvoy/DaviesUSA 2 upMiller/SimpsonBrodie/MartinGBRIRL 6 & 4Siderowf/SanderMurray/KelleyGBRIRL 4 & 3Ridley/Brannan 2 Foursomes 2 5 Overall 11 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxSteve MartinUSA 1 upLindy MillerJohn DaviesUSA 2 & 1John FoughtAllan BrodieGBRIRL 2 & 1Bill SanderPeter McEvoyUSA 4 & 3Gary HallbergMichael KelleyGBRIRL 2 & 1Dick SiderowfIan HutcheonGBRIRL 2 upMike BrannanSandy LyleUSA 5 & 3Fred RidleyPeter DeebleUSA 1 upJay Sigel 3 Singles 5 8 Overall 16 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup