1932 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1932 September 1–2, 1932 The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts USA GB&I Francis Ouimet Tony Torrance 8 1 United States wins The 1932 Walker Cup, the 7th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 1 and 2, 1932, at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. The United States won by 8 matches to 1 with 3 matches halved.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r_dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4067%2C369731 Glasgow Herald September 3, 1932 British Golf Bid Fails 9https://walkercup.co.uk/1932-brookline/ 1932 – Brookline walkercup.co.uk December 11, 2018 Because of the economic situation, there had been some doubt as to whether the match would take place. However, in January it was announced that the match would take place.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R_BYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3337%2C2225479 Glasgow Herald January 19, 1932 The Walker Cup Match 3 Format Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Thursday and eight singles matches on Friday. 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 8 members of the 10-man Great Britain and Ireland team were announced in early April but no captain was mentioned at that time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=clVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JjQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3402%2C5329921 Glasgow Herald April 6, 1932 Scots Golfers Honoured 13 The remaining two were announced in late May; John de Forest and Eric Fiddian, the two finalists in the Amateur Championship. Torrance was announced as the captain at the same time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cZ9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3250%2C4233053 Glasgow Herald May 28, 1932 Championship Golf 11 10 members of the 11-man United States team were selected at the end of May.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=H0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6472%2C4538775 Glasgow Herald June 29, 1932 Walker Cup Golf 11 Gus Moreland was added to the team in late August, as winner of the Western Amateur.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WppAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6200%2C8067393 Glasgow Herald August 29, 1932 G. Moreland to play in Walker Cup Team 17 Jimmy Johnston for the United States and Jack Bookless for Great Britain and Ireland were not selected for any matches.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rfdYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5521%2C82135 Glasgow Herald September 1, 1932 Partnerships for Walker Cup 10 Johnston had been suffering from a twisted ankle and was not fully fit. Lister Hartley (1904–1969) and Rex Hartley (1905–1942) were brothers. United States USA 70px Playing captain: Francis Ouimet George Dunlap Billy Howell Jimmy Johnston Maurice McCarthy Don Moe Gus Moreland Charles Seaver Jess Sweetser George Voigt Jack Westland Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Playing captain: SCO Tony Torrance SCO Jack Bookless IRL John Burke ENG Leonard Crawley ENG John de Forest ENG Eric Fiddian ENG Lister Hartley ENG Rex Hartley SCO Eric McRuvie ENG Bill Stout Thursday's foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxR. Hartley/L. HartleyUSA 7 & 6Sweetser/VoigtTorrance/de ForestUSA 6 & 5Moreland/SeaverStout/BurkeUSA 7 & 6Ouimet/DunlapFiddian/McRuvieUSA 5 & 4Moe/Howell 0 Foursomes 4 0 Overall 4 Friday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxTony TorrancehalvedFrancis OuimetBill StouthalvedJess SweetserRex HartleyUSA 2 & 1Gus MorelandEric FiddianUSA 7 & 6Charlie SeaverLeonard CrawleyGBRIRL 1 upGeorge VoigtLister HartleyUSA 3 & 2Maurice McCarthy JrJohn BurkehalvedJack WestlandEric McRuvieUSA 10 & 9George Dunlap 1 Singles 4 1 Overall 8 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup