1989 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1989 August 16–17, 1989 Peachtree Golf Club Atlanta, Georgia USA GB&I Fred Ridley Geoff Marks 11½ 12½ Great Britain & Ireland wins The 1989 Walker Cup, the 32nd Walker Cup Match, was played on August 16 and 17, 1989, at Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia. The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team, 12½ to 11½. It was the Great Britain and Ireland team's third win in the Walker Cup and their first in the United States. Of the previous 31 matches, the United States had won 28, lost 2 and had tied once, at Baltimore Country Club in 1965. Great Britain and Ireland had taken an 11–5 lead after the second-day foursomes, needing just 1½ points from the 8 afternoon singles matches. However, the United States staged a recovery and won 5 and halved 2 of the first 7 matches. That meant that if Jay Sigel beat Jim Milligan in the final match, the result would be a tie and the United States would retain the Cup as defending holders. Sigel was 3-up after 11 holes and still 2-up after 15. Milligan won the 16th hole after pitching close and then won the 17th after chipping in, leveling the match. Both players took bogey 5s at the final hole to leave the match halved and to give Great Britain and Ireland a 12½–11½ victory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dDNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3178%2C1811589 Glasgow Herald August 18, 1989 Milligan Chip in to win Cup Raymond Jacobshttps://www.linksmagazine.com/i_was_there_1989_walker_cup_match/ A Close Match at the 1989 Walker Cup Links Magazine Jay Sigel 15 November 2018 15 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181115200818/https://www.linksmagazine.com/i_was_there_1989_walker_cup_match/ dead 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/1989-peachtree-gc/ 1989 – Peachtree GC walkercup.co.uk 15 November 2018 United States USA 70px Captain: Fred Ridley David Eger Robert Gamez Ralph Howe Kevin Johnson Greg Lesher Doug Martin Eric Meeks Phil Mickelson Jay Sigel Danny Yates Allen Doyle was selected for the team but withdrew because of injury and was replaced by Greg Lesher.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-14-sp-414-story.html Los Angeles Times August 14, 1989 Names in the News Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Geoff Marks ENG Craig Cassells ENG Russell Claydon WAL Stephen Dodd ENG Andrew Hare ENG Peter McEvoy IRL Garth McGimpsey SCO Jim Milligan IRL Eoghan O'Connell ENG Darren Prosser WAL Neil Roderick Wednesday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxClaydon/ProsserUSA 3 & 2Gamez/MartinMcEvoy/O’ConnellGBR IRL 6 & 5Lesher/SigelDodd/McGimpseyhalvedYates/MickelsonMilligan/HareGBR IRL 2 & 1Eger/Johnson 2½ Foursomes 1½ 2½ Overall 1½ Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxJim MilliganUSA 7 & 6Robert GamezRussell ClaydonGBR IRL 5 & 4Doug MartinEoghan O’ConnellGBR IRL 5 & 4Ralph HoweStephen DoddhalvedEric MeeksGarth McGimpseyUSA 4 & 2Phil MickelsonPeter McEvoyGBR IRL 2 & 1Danny YatesCraig CassellsGBR IRL 1 upGreg LesherNeil RoderickhalvedJay Sigel 5 Singles 3 7½ Overall 4½ Thursday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMcEvoy/O’ConnellhalvedGamez/MartinClaydon/CassellsGBR IRL 3 & 2Sigel/LesherMilligan/HareGBR IRL 2 & 1Eger/JohnsonMcGimpsey/DoddGBR IRL 2 & 1Mickelson/Yates 3½ Foursomes ½ 11 Overall 5 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxStephen DoddUSA 1 upRobert GamezAndrew HarehalvedDoug MartinRussell ClaydonUSA 3 & 2Greg LesherPeter McEvoyUSA 4 & 3Danny YatesEoghan O’ConnellhalvedPhil MickelsonNeil RoderickUSA 4 & 2David EgerCraig CassellsUSA 4 & 2Kevin JohnsonJim MilliganhalvedJay Sigel 1½ Singles 6½ 12½ Overall 11½ References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup