1963 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1963 24–25 May 1963 Turnberry Ayrshire, Scotland GB&I USA Charles Lawrie Richard Tufts 8 12 United States wins The 1963 Walker Cup, the 19th Walker Cup Match, was played on 24 and 25 May 1963, at Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. The event was won by the United States 12 to 8 with 4 matches halved. This was the first Walker Cup in which 18-hole matches were played.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3xAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4586%2C5435547 Glasgow Herald 7 December 1962 Walker Cup ties over 18 holes 15 Great Britain and Ireland took a 6 to 3 lead on the first day after Billy Joe Patton was the only singles winner for the United States.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=haMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C4057761 Glasgow Herald 25 May 1963 British Isles Lead in Walker Cup 1 Cyril Hornehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=haMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1616%2C4150403 Glasgow Herald 25 May 1963 British Isles Lead in Walker Cup 8 However, the United States won all four foursomes matches on the second morning and five of the singles in the afternoon.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NWxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=haMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1893%2C4241186 Glasgow Herald 27 May 1963 Americans retain Walker Cup 4 Cyril Horne 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. 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/1963-turnberry/ 1963 – Turnberry walkercup.co.uk 3 December 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: SCO Charles Lawrie ENG Michael Bonallack IRL Joe Carr ENG Martin Christmas SCO Charlie Green ENG Michael Lunt IRL David Madeley SCO Stuart Murray SCO Sandy Saddler SCO Ronnie Shade IRL David Sheahan United States USA 70px Captain: Richard Tufts Deane Beman Charles Coe Richard Davies Robert W. Gardner Downing Gray Labron Harris Jr. Billy Joe Patton R. H. Sikes Charlie Smith Ed Updegraff Friday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBonallack/MurrayGBRIRL 4 & 3Patton/SikesCarr/GreenUSA 2 upGray/HarrisLunt/SheahanUSA 5 & 3Beman/CoeMadeley/ShadehalvedGardner/Updegraff 1 Foursomes 2 1 Overall 2 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxStuart MurrayGBRIRL 3 & 1Deane BemanMartin ChristmasUSA 3 & 2Billy Joe PattonJoe CarrGBRIRL 7 & 5R. H. SikesDavid SheahanGBRIRL 1 upLabron Harris JrMichael BonallackGBRIRL 1 upRichard DaviesSandy SaddlerhalvedCharles CoeRonnie ShadeGBRIRL 4 & 3Downing GrayMichael LunthalvedCharlie Smith 5 Singles 1 6 Overall 3 Saturday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxBonallack/MurrayUSA 1 upPatton/SikesLunt/SheahanUSA 3 & 2Gray/HarrisGreen/SaddlerUSA 3 & 1Gardner/UpdegraffMadeley/ShadeUSA 3 & 2Beman/Coe 0 Foursomes 4 6 Overall 7 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxStuart MurrayUSA 3 & 2Billy Joe PattonDavid SheahanGBRIRL 1 upRichard DaviesJoe CarrUSA 4 & 3Ed UpdegraffMichael BonallackUSA 3 & 2Labron Harris JrMichael LuntUSA 3 & 2Robert GardnerSandy SaddlerhalvedDeane BemanRonnie ShadeGBRIRL 2 & 1Downing GrayCharlie GreenUSA 4 & 3Charles Coe 2 Singles 5 8 Overall 12 References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup