1969 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1969 August 22–23, 1969 Milwaukee Country Club River Hills, Wisconsin USA GB&I Billy Joe Patton Michael Bonallack 10 8 United States wins The 1969 Walker Cup, the 22nd Walker Cup Match, was played on August 22 and 23, 1969, at Milwaukee Country Club, River Hills near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was won by the United States, 10 to 8, with 6 matches halved. The United States led by 4 points after the first day and, although Great Britain and Ireland won both the foursomes and singles sessions on the second day, the United States won by two points. Format The format for play on Friday and Saturday 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. The team with most points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy. This was the last Walker Cup in which half points were not awarded for halved matches. Teams Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.https://walkercup.co.uk/1969-milwaukee/ 1969 – Milwaukee walkercup.co.uk November 29, 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Billy Joe Patton John Bohmann Bruce Fleisher Vinny Giles Bill Hyndman Joe Inman Steve Melnyk Allen Miller Dick Siderowf Ed Updegraff Lanny Wadkins Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Playing captain: ENG Michael Bonallack ENG Peter Benka SCO Andrew Brooks IRL Tom Craddock ENG Bruce Critchley ENG Rodney Foster SCO Charlie Green ENG Michael King ENG Geoff Marks ENG Peter Tupling Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBonallack/CraddockUSA 3 & 2Giles/MelnykBenka/CritchleyhalvedFleisher/MillerGreen/BrooksGBRIRL 3 & 2Wadkins/SiderowfFoster/MarksUSA 2 & 1Hyndman/Inman 1 Foursomes 2 1 Overall 2 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMichael BonallackhalvedBruce FleisherCharlie GreenUSA 1 upVinny GilesBruce CritchleyUSA 1 upAllen MillerPeter TuplingUSA 6 & 5Dick SiderowfPeter BenkaGBRIRL 3 & 1Steve MelnykGeoff MarksGBRIRL 1 upLanny WadkinsMichael KingUSA 2 & 1John BohmannRodney FosterUSA 6 & 5Ed Updegraff 2 Singles 5 3 Overall 7 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxGreen/BrookshalvedGiles/MelnykBenka/CritchleyGBRIRL 2 & 1Fleisher/MillerFoster/KingUSA 6 & 5Siderowf/WadkinsBonallack/TiplingGBRIRL 4 & 3Updegraff/Bohmann 2 Foursomes 1 5 Overall 8 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMichael BonallackGBRIRL 5 & 4Bruce FleisherBruce CritchleyhalvedDick SiderowfMichael KingUSA 1 upAllen MillerTom CraddockhalvedVinny GilesPeter BenkaUSA 2 & 1Joe InmanAndrew BrooksGBRIRL 4 & 3John BohmannCharlie GreenhalvedBill HyndmanGeoff MarksGBRIRL 3 & 2Ed Updegraff 3 Singles 2 8 Overall 10 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Wisconsin Category:Sports in the Milwaukee metropolitan area Category:Tourist attractions in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup