1930 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1930 15–16 May 1930 Royal St George's Golf Club Sandwich, Kent, England GB&I USA Roger Wethered Bobby Jones 2 10 United States wins The 1930 Walker Cup, the 6th Walker Cup Match, was played on 15 and 16 May 1930, at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, England. The United States won by 10 matches to 2. The United States won three foursomes matches and seven of the singles matches.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xKNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5812%2C2584101 Glasgow Herald 16 May 1930 America takes the lead 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xaNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5868%2C2775707 Glasgow Herald 17 May 1930 Walker Cup returs to America 11https://walkercup.co.uk/1930-royal-st-georges/ 1930 – Royal St. George’s walkercup.co.uk 13 December 2018 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 The United States team of eight was announced in January, together with two reserves.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9KNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3902%2C1659251 Glasgow Herald 13 January 1930 Walker Cup Golf 11 The initial team included Jess Sweetser but he withdrew for business reasons in early April and was replaced by Roland MacKenzie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lv49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4613%2C359220 Glasgow Herald 2 April 1930 Jess Sweetser not to play in Walker Cup 21 Maurice McCarthy became the first reserve but did not travel to the UK. Seven members of the Great Britain and Ireland team were selected in March, with Roger Wethered as captain.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K6dAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3268%2C1708471 Glasgow Herald 12 March 1930 Walker Cup Golf 13 The last three members of the team, Campbell, Harris and Lang, were announced in mid-April.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OP49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=XUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4203%2C2102694 Glasgow Herald 14 April 1930 Golf: Walker Cup Selection 7 Great Britain and Ireland used the same eight players for the foursomes and singles. Harris and Lang being left out.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w6NAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=laUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4658%2C2392160 Glasgow Herald 15 May 1930 The Walker Cup 11 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Playing captain: ENG Roger Wethered SCO William Campbell SCO Robert Harris ENG Rex Hartley ENG Ernest Holderness SCO Jack Lang SCO John Nelson Smith ENG Bill Stout ENG Cyril Tolley SCO Tony Torrance United States USA 70px Playing captain: Bobby Jones Jimmy Johnston Roland MacKenzie Don Moe Francis Ouimet George Voigt George Von Elm Oscar Willing Thursday's foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxTolley/WetheredGBRIRL 2 upVon Elm/VoigtHartley/TorranceUSA 8 & 7Willing/JonesHolderness/StoutUSA 2 & 1Moe/MacKenzieCampbell/SmithUSA 2 & 1Ouimet/Johnston 1 Foursomes 3 1 Overall 3 Friday's singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxCyril TolleyUSA 5 & 4Jimmy JohnstonRoger WetheredUSA 9 & 8Bobby JonesRex HartleyUSA 3 & 2George Von ElmErnest HoldernessUSA 10 & 8George VoigtJohn Nelson SmithUSA 2 & 1Oscar WillingTony TorranceGBRIRL 7 & 6Francis OuimetBill StoutUSA 1 upDon MoeWilliam CampbellUSA 6 & 5Roland MacKenzie 1 Singles 7 2 Overall 10 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup