1981 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1981 August 28–29, 1981 Cypress Point Club Pebble Beach, California USA GB&I Jim Gabrielsen Rodney Foster 15 9 United States wins The 1981 Walker Cup, the 28th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 28 and 29, 1981, at Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, California. The event was won by the United States 15 to 9. The United States led 8–4 after the first day but Great Britain and Ireland won 3 of the 4 second-day foursomes to reduce the American lead to 9–7. Although Roger Chapman beat Hal Sutton in the top singles match, the United States won 5 and halved the other 2 of the remaining 7 matches for a comfortable victory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gu5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2347%2C5901006 Glasgow Herald August 31, 1981 U.S. again prove too rich in amateur talent 14 Raymond Jacobs 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. 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/1981-cypress-point-gc/ 1981 – Cypress Point GC walkercup.co.uk November 23, 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Jim Gabrielsen Ron Commans Frank Fuhrer III Jim Holtgrieve Bob Lewis Jodie Mudd Corey Pavin Joey Rassett Jay Sigel Hal Sutton Dick von Tacky Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Rodney Foster ENG Roger Chapman SCO Colin Dalgleish ENG Peter Deeble WAL Duncan Evans ENG Geoffrey Godwin SCO Ian Hutcheon ENG Peter McEvoy IRL Ronan Rafferty IRL Philip Walton ENG Paul Way Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxWalton/RaffertyGBRIRL 4 & 2Sutton/SigelChapman/McEvoyUSA 1 upHoltgrieve/FuhrerDeeble/HutcheonUSA 2 & 1Lewis/von TackyEvans/WayUSA 5 & 4Commans/Pavin 1 Foursomes 3 1 Overall 3 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxRonan RaffertyUSA 3 & 1Hal SuttonColin DalgleishUSA 1 upJoey RassettPhilip WaltonGBRIRL 1 upRon CommansRoger ChapmanGBRIRL 2 & 1Bob LewisGeoffrey GodwinUSA 1 upJodie MuddIan HutcheonUSA 4 & 3Corey PavinPaul WayGBRIRL 3 & 1Dick von TackyPeter McEvoyUSA 4 & 2Jay Sigel 3 Singles 5 4 Overall 8 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxChapman/WayGBRIRL 1 upSutton/SigelWalton/RaffertyGBRIRL 6 & 4Holtgrieve/FuhrerEvans/DalgleishGBRIRL 3 & 2Lewis/von TackyHutcheon/GodwinUSA 5 & 4Rassett/Mudd 3 Foursomes 1 7 Overall 9 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxRoger ChapmanGBRIRL 1 upHal SuttonRonan RaffertyUSA 2 & 1Jim HoltgrievePhilip WaltonUSA 4 & 2Frank Fuhrer IIIPaul WayUSA 6 & 5Jay SigelColin DalgleishUSA 7 & 5Jodie MuddGeoffrey GodwinhalvedRon CommansPeter DeebleUSA 4 & 3Joey RassettDuncan EvanshalvedCorey Pavin 2 Singles 6 9 Overall 15 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in California Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup Category:Sports competitions in Monterey County, California