1922 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1922 August 28–29, 1922 National Golf Links of America Southampton, New York USA Great Britain William C. Fownes Jr. Robert Harris 8 4 United States wins The 1922 Walker Cup, the first Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on August 28 and 29, 1922 at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, New York. The United States won 8 to 4.https://walkercup.co.uk/1922-national-golf-links/ 1922 – National Golf Links walkercup.co.uk December 9, 2018 There had been heavy rain for several days before the event and course was very wet. Format In February 1922 the USGA sent an invitation to the R&A to send a team representing the British Isles to America to play a match against a team representing the USGA. It was suggested that 10 players-a-side would be a suitable number. The date suggested was just prior to the U.S. Amateur in early September. The letter also invited the R&A to send a team of four to the "Walker Cup" to take place at the National Golf Links of America after the Amateur Championship.The Times February 28, 1922 5 International golf – An invitation from the United States The Invitation to play the International Match was accepted.The Times March 3, 1922 8 Golf – Meeting of the Championship committee The R&A appealed to clubs to subscribe to a fund to finance the expenses, estimated at £2,000 to £3,000.The Times March 31, 1922 6 British golfers' American tour Expenses to and from the United States were paid together with costs in the United States up until the day of the event, but not thereafter, should the players choose to play in the Amateur Championship.The Times July 6, 1922 19 Golf – The International Match In April there was still a report of two amateur team events; an 8 or 10 men team match at Brookline and a 4 men team event for the Walker Cup at the National.The American Golfer – Editorial The American Golfer April 22, 1922 20 LA84 Foundation https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/2939/rec/6 The "Walker Cup" mentioned was presumably intended to a multinational team event, similar to that planned for September 1921 but, as in 1921, it seems that no countries accepted the invitation. The 1922 match between America and British Isles became the first Walker Cup.The Times July 31, 1922 22 International Match There were eight players in each team. Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Monday August 28 and eight singles matches on Tuesday August 29. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. Matches level after 36 holes were played to a finish. The total expense of the trip by the British team was £1,588. £787 was subscribed to the fund financing the tour leaving a deficit of £801. Without the hospitality of the Americans the expenses would have been considerably higher.The Times December 4, 1922 5 Deficit on American tour Teams Team United States USA 1912 70px Playing captain: William C. Fownes Jr. Chick Evans Robert Gardner Jesse Guilford Bobby Jones Max Marston Francis Ouimet Jess Sweetser Team Great Britain GBR 70px Playing captain: SCO Robert Harris ENG Colin Aylmer SCO John Caven ENG Chubby Hooman SCO Willis Mackenzie ENG Cyril Tolley SCO William Breck Torrance ENG Roger Wethered ENG Bernard Darwin (reserve) The Amateur Champion Ernest Holderness was unavailable for work reasons. Angus Hambro was to have been captain and reserve but private affairs prevented him from travelling.Darwin Bernard Bernard Darwin Our Chances – in which the Well-Known Golfer and Writer Discusses the British Amateur Team Golf Illustrated September 1922 13 LA84 Foundation http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/GolfIllustrated/1922/gi176h.pdf PDF 2014-12-13 2016-09-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160912010102/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/GolfIllustrated/1922/gi176h.pdf dead The Times August 4, 1922 4 Golf – departure of British team The British team left Liverpool on August 3 on the Carmania and returned to Southampton on September 19 on the Aquitania.The Times September 19, 1922 7 British golf team's return from U.S.A. Darwin, the golf correspondent of The Times, travelled with the team and became the official reserve. He was added to the team when Harris could not play, having been bitten "by a giant sandfly".The Times August 29, 1922 8 International golf – U.S. players leading He became "captain in the field" and played the American captain, Fownes, in the final singles match.The Times August 31, 1922 10 Golf – America's victory – Another lesson in putting Fownes had intended to stand down and reserve Jimmy Johnston was due to play Darwin but Harris persuaded Fownes to play.Millard Charles Making History – The Inaugural Walker Cup Match 2013 24 Walker Cup http://issuu.com/lhasak/docs/wc13_program18/26 Monday's foursomes GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxTolley/DarwinUSA 1912 8 & 7Guilford/OuimetWethered/AylmerGBR 5 & 4Evans/GardnerTorrance/HoomanUSA 1912 3 & 2Jones/SweetserCaven/MackenzieUSA 1912 2 & 1Marston/Fownes 1 Session 3 1 Overall 3 Tuesday's singles GBR 50px Results USA 1912 50pxCyril TolleyUSA 1912 2 & 1Jesse GuilfordRoger WetheredUSA 1912 3 & 2Bobby JonesJohn CavenUSA 1912 5 & 4Chick EvansColin AylmerUSA 1912 8 & 7Francis OuimetWilliam Breck TorranceUSA 1912 7 & 5Robert GardnerChubby HoomanGBR 37 holesJess SweetserWillis MackenzieGBR 6 & 5Max MarstonBernard DarwinGBR 3 & 1William C. Fownes Jr. 3 Session 5 4 Overall 8 References 40.909444 -72.450833 type:event title Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Sports in Long Island Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup