1938 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1938 3–4 June 1938 Old Course at St Andrews St Andrews, Scotland GB&I USA John Beck Francis Ouimet 7 4 Great Britain & Ireland wins The 1938 Walker Cup, the 10th Walker Cup Match, was played on 3 and 4 June 1938, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. Great Britain and Ireland won by 7 matches to 4 with one match halved. It was their first victory in the Walker Cup. Great Britain & Ireland took a one-point lead after the first day foursomes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=00VAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xIQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824%2C717667 Glasgow Herald 4 June 1938 Thrilling Walker Cup Struggle 11 On the second day they won 5 of the 8 singles matches. They took a winning 6–4 lead when Alex Kyle beat Fred Haas, later increased to 7–4 when Cecil Ewing beat Ray Billows on the final green.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1EVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xIQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6096%2C894920 Glasgow Herald 6 June 1938 Historic Day of Golf 11https://walkercup.co.uk/1938-st-andrews/ 1938 – St. Andrews walkercup.co.uk 10 December 2018 Format Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday and eight singles matches on Saturday. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 36th 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 The United States selected a team of 8 and a non-playing captain in January.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sT9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6104%2C1257027 Glasgow Herald 10 January 1938 U.S. Walker Cup Defenders 11 Great Britain and Ireland selected their captain, John Beck, in February, initially as a non-player.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SEFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=glkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3970%2C911902 Glasgow Herald 5 February 1938 Walker Cup Trials 19 8 members of the British team were selected in early May, at which time Beck was given the option of playing himself if he chose.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YCw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qULAAAAIBAJ&pg=6264%2C1350319 Glasgow Herald 9 May 1938 Our Walker Cup Hopes 13 Cecil Ewing was selected as the final member of the team in late May, after reaching the final of the Amateur Championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CUJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880%2C4686822 Glasgow Herald 28 May 1938 Thrilling Climax to Memorable Day 11 In the end, Beck did not select himself for any matches. Ewing did not play in the foursomes but replaced Harry Bentley in the singles. Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Playing captain: ENG John Beck ENG Harry Bentley IRL Jimmy Bruen ENG Leonard Crawley IRL Cecil Ewing SCO Alex Kyle ENG Frank Pennink SCO Gordon Peters ENG Charlie Stowe SCO Hector Thomson United States USA 70px Captain: Francis Ouimet Ray Billows Johnny Fischer Johnny Goodman Fred Haas Chuck Kocsis Reynolds Smith Bud Ward Charlie Yates Friday's foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBentley/BruenhalvedFischer/KocsisPeters/ThomsonGBRIRL 4 & 2Goodman/WardKyle/StoweUSA 3 & 2Yates/BillowsPennink/CrawleyGBRIRL 3 & 1Smith/Haas 2 Foursomes 1 2 Overall 1 Saturday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxJimmy BruenUSA 2 & 1Charlie YatesHector ThomsonGBRIRL 6 & 4Johnny GoodmanLeonard CrawleyUSA 3 & 2Johnny FischerCharlie StoweGBRIRL 2 & 1Chuck KocsisFrank PenninkUSA 12 & 11Bud WardCecil EwingGBRIRL 1 upRay BillowsGordon PetersGBRIRL 9 & 8Reynolds SmithAlex KyleGBRIRL 5 & 4Fred Haas 5 Singles 3 7 Overall 4 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup