1983 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1983 25–26 May 1983 Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England GB&I USA Charlie Green Jay Sigel 10½ 13½ United States wins The 1983 Walker Cup, the 29th Walker Cup Match, was played on 25 and 26 May 1983, at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England. The event was won by the United States 13½ to 10½. The match was level after the second day foursomes. In the final round of 8 singles, Great Britain and Ireland had just two wins, by Philip Walton and Andrew Oldcorn, both of whom had also won their singles on the first day. The United States won 5 of the singles matches and halved the other to win the Walker Cup for the sixth successive time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=psRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5464%2C5846054 Glasgow Herald 27 May 1983 America's will to win again proves decisive Raymond Jacobs Format The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday 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. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ 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. The United States had a playing captain, while Great Britain & Ireland had a non-playing captain.https://walkercup.co.uk/1983-royal-liverpool-gc/ 1983 – Royal Liverpool GC 22 November 2017 walkercup.co.uk 20 November 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Charlie Green SCO David Carrick ENG Stephen Keppler ENG Malcolm Lewis SCO George Macgregor SCO Lindsay Mann ENG Andrew Oldcorn WAL Philip Parkin IRL Arthur Pierse ENG Martin Thompson IRL Philip Walton United States USA 70px Playing captain: Jay Sigel Nathaniel Crosby Brad Faxon Rick Fehr William Hoffer Jim Holtgrieve Bob Lewis David Tentis Billy Tuten Willie Wood Wednesday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMacgregor/WaltonGBRIRL 3 & 2Sigel/FehrKeppler/PierseUSA 3 & 1Wood/FaxonLewis/ThompsonUSA 7 & 6Lewis/HoltgrieveMann/OldcornGBRIRL 5 & 4Hoffer/Tentis 2 Foursomes 2 2 Overall 2 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxPhilip WaltonGBRIRL 1 upJay SigelStephen KepplerUSA 1 upRick FehrGeorge MacgregorhalvedWillie WoodDavid CarrickUSA 3 & 1Brad FaxonAndrew OldcornGBRIRL 4 & 3Billy TutenPhilip ParkinGBRIRL 6 & 4Nathaniel CrosbyArthur PierseUSA 3 & 1Bob LewisLindsay MannUSA 6 & 5Jim Holtgrieve 3½ Singles 4½ 5½ Overall 6½ Thursday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMacgregor/WaltonUSA 2 upCrosby/HofferParkin/ThompsonGBRIRL 1 upFaxon/WoodMann/OldcornGBRIRL 1 upLewis/HoltgrieveKeppler/PiersehalvedSigel/Fehr 2½ Foursomes 1½ 8 Overall 8 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxPhilip WaltonGBRIRL 2 & 1Willie WoodPhilip ParkinUSA 3 & 2Brad FaxonGeorge MacgregorUSA 2 & 1Rick FehrMartin ThompsonUSA 3 & 2Billy TutenLindsay MannhalvedDavid TentisStephen KepplerUSA 6 & 5Bob LewisAndrew OldcornGBRIRL 3 & 2Jim HoltgrieveDavid CarrickUSA 3 & 1Jay Sigel 2½ Singles 5½ 10½ Overall 13½ References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup