1961 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1961 September 1–2, 1961 Seattle Golf Club Seattle, Washington USA GB&I Jack Westland Charles Lawrie 11 1 United States wins The 1961 Walker Cup, the 18th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 1 and 2, 1961, at Seattle Golf Club, Seattle, Washington. The United States won by 11 matches to 1. This was the last Walker Cup in which 36-hole matches were played. Great Britain and Ireland's only success came when Martin Christmas beat Charlie Smith in the singles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VYVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2161%2C448244 Glasgow Herald September 4, 1961 Young players leave Britain with hope 5 P.A. Ward-Thomashttp://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/1960s/1961/611111.pdf Purposes of Walker Cup not clouded by U.S. wins USGA Journal and Turf Management November 1961 11 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 Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.https://walkercup.co.uk/1961-seattle/ 1961 – Seattle walkercup.co.uk December 4, 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Jack Westland Gene Andrews Deane Beman Don Cherry Bob Cochran Charles Coe Robert W. Gardner Bill Hyndman Jack Nicklaus Charlie Smith Bud Taylor Great Britain and Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: SCO Charles Lawrie SCO David Blair ENG Michael Bonallack IRL Joe Carr ENG Brian Chapman ENG Martin Christmas ENG David Frame ENG Gordon Huddy ENG Michael Lunt SCO Ronnie Shade SCO James Walker Friday's foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxWalker/ChapmanUSA 6 & 5Beman/NicklausBlair/ChristmasUSA 1 upCoe/CherryCarr/HuddyUSA 4 & 3Hyndman/GardnerBonallack/ShadeUSA 4 & 3Cochran/Andrews 0 Foursomes 4 0 Overall 4 Saturday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMichael BonallackUSA 3 & 2Deane BemanMichael LuntUSA 5 & 4Charles CoeJames WalkerUSA 3 & 2Bud TaylorDavid FrameUSA 7 & 6Bill HyndmanJoe CarrUSA 6 & 4Jack NicklausMartin ChristmasGBRIRL 3 & 2Charlie SmithRonnie ShadeUSA 1 upRobert W. GardnerDavid BlairUSA 5 & 4Don Cherry 1 Singles 7 1 Overall 11 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Washington (state) Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup