1951 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1951 11–12 May 1951 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport, Lancashire, England GB&I USA Raymond Oppenheimer Willie Turnesa 3 6 United States wins The 1951 Walker Cup, the 13th Walker Cup Match, was played on 11 and 12 May 1951, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Lancashire, England. The United States won by 6 matches to 3 with 3 matches halved.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HktAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uogMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3741%2C1113547 Glasgow Herald 14 May 1951 Britain's improving showing in Walker Cup 6http://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/1950s/1951/510610.pdf The Walker Cup Match USGA Journal and Turf Management June 1951 10 William P. Turnesa 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 Great Britain & Ireland had a team of 10 plus a non-playing captain. The United States only selected a team of 9, which included a playing captain.https://walkercup.co.uk/1951-birkdale/ 1951 – Birkdale walkercup.co.uk 7 December 2018 Frank Deighton was in the Great Britain & Ireland team but was not selected for any matches. Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Raymond Oppenheimer IRL Jimmy Bruen ENG Ian Caldwell IRL Joe Carr SCO Frank Deighton IRL Cecil Ewing SCO Alex Kyle ENG John Langley NIR Max McCready WAL John Llewellyn Morgan ENG Ronnie White United States USA 70px Playing captain: Willie Turnesa William C. Campbell Dick Chapman Charles Coe Bobby Knowles Jim McHale Jr. Harold Paddock Jr. Frank Stranahan Sam Urzetta Friday's foursomes Jimmy Bruen, who was paired with John Llewellyn Morgan, had a recurrence of a wrist injury during his match. The match was close until the 8th hole on the afternoon round but, with Bruen's wrist getting worse, the American pair of Turnesa and Urzetta then won 6 holes in a row to win 5&4. Bruen withdrew from the singles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HUtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uogMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6246%2C1015604 Walker Cup lead for America The Glasgow Herald 12 May 1951 5 GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxWhite/CarrhalvedStranahan/CampbellEwing/LangleyhalvedCoe/McHaleKyle/CaldwellUSA 1 upChapman/KnowlesBruen/MorganUSA 5 & 4Turnesa/Urzetta 0 Foursomes 2 0 Overall 2 Saturday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMax McCreadyUSA 4 & 3Sam UrzettaJoe CarrGBRIRL 2 & 1Frank StranahanRonnie WhiteGBRIRL 2 & 1Charles CoeJohn LangleyUSA 2 upJim McHale Jr.Cecil EwingUSA 5 & 4William C. CampbellAlex KyleGBRIRL 2 upWillie TurnesaIan CaldwellhalvedHarold Paddock Jr.John Llewellyn MorganUSA 7 & 6Dick Chapman 3 Singles 4 3 Overall 6 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup