1973 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1973 August 24–25, 1973 The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts USA GB&I Jess Sweetser David Marsh 14 10 United States wins The 1973 Walker Cup, the 24th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 24 and 25, 1973, at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10. Great Britain and Ireland failed to win any foursomes matches, losing six and halving the other two. In first singles session Great Britain and Ireland won five matches but needing 6½ points from the final 8 singles they could only win three, halve two while two of the lost matches went to the last hole.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2369%2C5158003 Glasgow Herald August 27, 1973 Britain fail in foursomes and lose Walker Cup 5 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/1973-brookline/ 1973 – Brookline walkercup.co.uk November 25, 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Jess Sweetser Doug Ballenger Danny Edwards Jimmy Ellis Vinny Giles Mike Killian Gary Koch Mark Pfeil Bill Rogers Dick Siderowf Marty West Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG David Marsh ENG Michael Bonallack ENG Howard Clark ENG John Davies ENG Rodney Foster SCO Charlie Green ENG Peter Hedges ENG Trevor Homer ENG Michael King SCO Willie Milne SCO Hugh Stuart Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxKing/HedgeshalvedGiles/KochStuart/DaviesUSA 5 & 4Siderowf/PfeilGreen/MilneUSA 2 & 1Edwards/EllisFoster/HomerUSA 2 & 1West/Ballenger ½ Foursomes 3½ ½ Overall 3½ Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxHugh StuartUSA 5 & 4Vinny GilesMichael BonallackUSA 4 & 2Dick SiderowfJohn DaviesGBRIRL 1 upGary KochHoward ClarkGBRIRL 2 & 1Marty WestRodney FosterUSA 2 upDanny EdwardsMichael KingGBRIRL 1 upMike KillianCharlie GreenGBRIRL 1 upBill RogersWillie MilneGBRIRL 4 & 3Mark Pfeil 5 Singles 3 5½ Overall 6½ Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxHomer/FosterUSA 7 & 5Giles/KochClark/DavieshalvedSiderowf/PfeilHedges/KingUSA 2 & 1Edwards/EllisStuart/MilneUSA 1 upRogers/Killian ½ Foursomes 3½ 6 Overall 10 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxCharlie GreenhalvedVinny GilesJohn DaviesGBRIRL 3 & 2Dick SiderowfTrevor HomerUSA 2 & 1Danny EdwardsHugh StuartGBRIRL 5 & 4Jimmy EllisMichael KingUSA 2 upMarty WestHoward ClarkUSA 1 upMark PfeilWillie MilneGBRIRL 2 & 1Mike KillianPeter HedgeshalvedGary Koch 4 Singles 4 10 Overall 14 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup