1947 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1947 16–17 May 1947 Old Course at St Andrews St Andrews, Scotland GB&I USA John Beck Francis Ouimet 4 8 United States wins The 1947 Walker Cup, the 11th Walker Cup Match, was played on 16 and 17 May 1947, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won by 8 matches to 4.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3282%2C1020342 Glasgow Herald 17 May 1947 All Square in Walker Cup 5 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211803/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HGhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3282%2C1020342 live https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5092%2C1064195 Glasgow Herald 19 May 1947 American Fighting Quality Key to Success 2 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211727/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5092%2C1064195 live The match should have been played in the United States; the previous match, in 1938, having been played at St. Andrews. However, the Royal and Ancient decided that it would have been impossible to send a team to the United States. Rather than postpone the match, the USGA agreed that the match would take place in Britain.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XYJDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021%2C2219029 Glasgow Herald 11 October 1946 Walker Cup match to be played at St Andrews 2 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211725/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XYJDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021%2C2219029 live 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 Nine players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. The U.S. team was announced in January and included Cary Middlecoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hFNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6205%2C642537 Glasgow Herald 13 January 1947 Twelve Names in U.S. Walker Cup Selection 2 8 December 2018 24 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210224213020/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hFNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6205%2C642537 live Middlecoff immediately withdrew from the team, as he intended turning professional, and was replaced by the first reserve George Hamer.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ilNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4009%2C1063513 Glasgow Herald 20 January 1947 U.S. Walker Cup Team Change 2 8 December 2018 24 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210224212918/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ilNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4009%2C1063513 live The British team was announced less than a week before the match after a series of trial matches.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3873%2C680265 Glasgow Herald 12 May 1947 Selectors Rely on Experience 6 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211727/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3873%2C680265 live The United States used the same eight players on both day, Hamer being left out. For Great Britain and Ireland, Micklem was left out of the foursomes while Kyle was left out of the singles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GmhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2676%2C889441 Glasgow Herald 15 May 1947 Irish Pair lead Britain in Foursomes 6 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211757/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GmhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2676%2C889441 live https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2744%2C960730 Glasgow Herald 16 May 1947 British Golfers Supremely Confident 6 8 December 2018 1 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240501211654/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G2hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j5QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2744%2C960730 live https://walkercup.co.uk/1947-st-andrews/ 1947 – St. Andrews walkercup.co.uk 8 December 2018 9 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181209125203/https://walkercup.co.uk/1947-st-andrews/ live Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG John Beck IRL Joe Carr ENG Leonard Crawley IRL Cecil Ewing SCO Alex Kyle ENG Laddie Lucas ENG Gerald Micklem ENG Charlie Stowe ENG Ronnie White SCO James Wilson United States USA 70px Captain: Francis Ouimet Ted Bishop Dick Chapman George Hamer Fred Kammer Smiley Quick Skee Riegel Frank Stranahan Willie Turnesa Bud Ward Friday's foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxCarr/EwingUSA 3 & 2Bishop/RiegelCrawley/LucasGBRIRL 5 & 4Ward/QuickKyle/WilsonUSA 5 & 4Turnesa/KammerWhite/StoweGBRIRL 4 & 3Stranahan/Chapman 2 Foursomes 2 2 Overall 2 Saturday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxLeonard CrawleyUSA 5 & 3Bud WardJoe CarrGBRIRL 5 & 3Ted BishopGerald MicklemUSA 6 & 5Skee RiegelCecil EwingUSA 6 & 5Willie TurnesaCharlie StoweUSA 2 & 1Frank StranahanRonnie WhiteGBRIRL 4 & 3Fred KammerJames WilsonUSA 8 & 6Smiley QuickLaddie LucasUSA 4 & 3Dick Chapman 2 Singles 6 4 Overall 8 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup