1975 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1975 28–29 May 1975 Old Course at St Andrews St Andrews, Scotland GB&I USA David Marsh Ed Updegraff 8½ 15½ United States wins The 1975 Walker Cup, the 25th Walker Cup Match, was played on 28 and 29 May 1975, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The event was won by the United States 15½ to 8½.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f4tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=76QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4694%2C7016284 Glasgow Herald 30 May 1975 U.S. Strength in depth counts 30 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 plus one non-playing captain for each team.https://walkercup.co.uk/1975-st-andrews/ 1975 – St. Andrews walkercup.co.uk 26 November 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG David Marsh ENG John Davies ENG Richard Eyles SCO Charlie Green ENG Peter Hedges SCO Ian Hutcheon ENG Mark James SCO George Macgregor IRL Pat Mulcare ENG Martin Poxon SCO Hugh Stuart United States USA 70px Captain: Ed Updegraff George Burns William C. Campbell Vinny Giles John Grace Jay Haas Gary Koch Jerry Pate Dick Siderowf Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Wednesday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxJames/EylesGBRIRL 1 upPate/SiderowfDavies/PoxonUSA 5 & 4Burns/StadlerGreen/StuartUSA 2 & 1Haas/StrangeMacgregor/HutcheonUSA 5 & 4Giles/Koch 1 Foursomes 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMark JamesGBRIRL 2 & 1Jerry PateJohn DavieshalvedCurtis StrangePat MulcareGBRIRL 1 upDick SiderowfHugh StuartUSA 3 & 2Gary KochMartin PoxonUSA 3 & 1John GraceIan HutcheonhalvedWilliam C. CampbellRichard EylesUSA 2 & 1Jay HaasGeorge MacgregorUSA 3 & 2Vinny Giles 3 Singles 5 4 Overall 8 Thursday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMulcare/HutcheonGBRIRL 1 upPate/SiderowfJames/EylesGBRIRL 5 & 3Campbell/GraceGreen/StuartUSA 1 upBurns/StadlerHedges/DaviesUSA 3 & 2Haas/Strange 2 Foursomes 2 6 Overall 10 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxIan HutcheonGBRIRL 3 & 2Jerry PatePat MulcareUSA 4 & 3Curtis StrangeMark JamesUSA 5 & 4Gary KochJohn DaviesGBRIRL 2 & 1George BurnsCharlie GreenUSA 2 & 1John GraceGeorge MacgregorUSA 3 & 2Craig StadlerRichard EylesUSA 2 & 1William C. CampbellPeter HedgeshalvedVinny Giles 2½ Singles 5½ 8½ Overall 15½ References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup