1967 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1967 19–20 May 1967 Royal St George's Golf Club Sandwich, Kent, England GB&I USA Joe Carr Jess Sweetser 7 13 United States wins The 1967 Walker Cup, the 21st Walker Cup Match, was played on 19 and 20 May 1967, at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, England. The event was won by the United States 13 to 7 with 4 matches halved. The United States took an 8 to 1 lead on the first day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=72NAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=caMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2595%2C4094320 Glasgow Herald 20 May 1967 U.S. only three points from Walker Cup victory 4 Raymond Jacobs Great Britain and Ireland did much better on the second day, winning the morning foursomes. Needing just two wins in the afternoon singles, the United States won four and halved another for a convincing victory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=caMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2306%2C4274696 Glasgow Herald 22 May 1967 Respectability given to Walker Cup result 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. The team with most 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. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.https://walkercup.co.uk/1967-royal-st-georges/ 1967 – Royal St. George’s walkercup.co.uk 30 November 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Playing captain: IRL Joe Carr ENG Michael Attenborough ENG Michael Bonallack IRL Tom Craddock ENG Rodney Foster ENG Dudley Millensted ENG Peter Oosterhuis SCO Sandy Pirie SCO Sandy Saddler SCO Ronnie Shade United States USA 70px Captain: Jess Sweetser Don Allen William C. Campbell Ron Cerrudo Bob Dickson Marty Fleckman Jimmy Grant Downing Gray Jack Lewis Jr. Bob Murphy Ed Tutwiler Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxShade/OosterhuishalvedMurphy/CerrudoFoster/SaddlerUSA 1 upCampbell/LewisBonallack/AttenboroughUSA 4 & 2Gray/TutwilerCarr/CraddockUSA 3 & 1Dickson/Grant 0 Foursomes 3 0 Overall 3 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxRonnie ShadeUSA 2 & 1William C. CampbellRodney FosterUSA 2 & 1Bob MurphyMichael BonallackhalvedDowning GrayMichael AttenboroughUSA 4 & 3Ron CerrudoPeter OosterhuisUSA 6 & 4Bob DicksonTom CraddockUSA 2 & 1Jack Lewis JrSandy PiriehalvedDon AllenSandy SaddlerGBRIRL 3 & 2Marty Fleckman 1 Singles 5 1 Overall 8 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBonnallack/CraddockGBRIRL 2 upMurphy/CerrudoSaddler/PirieUSA 1 upCampbell/LewisShade/OosterhuisGBRIRL 3 & 1Gray/TutwilerFoster/MillenstedGBRIRL 2 & 1Allen/Fleckman 3 Foursomes 1 4 Overall 9 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxRonnie ShadeUSA 3 & 2William C. CampbellMichael BonallackGBRIRL 4 & 2Bob MurphySandy SaddlerGBRIRL 3 & 2Downing GrayRodney FosterhalvedRon CerrudoSandy PirieUSA 4 & 3Bob DicksonTom CraddockGBRIRL 5 & 4Jack Lewis JrPeter OosterhuisUSA 1 upJimmy GrantDudley MillenstedUSA 3 & 1Ed Tutwiler 3 Singles 4 7 Overall 13 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup