1979 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1979 30–31 May 1979 Muirfield Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland GB&I USA Rodney Foster Dick Siderowf 8½ 15½ United States wins The 1979 Walker Cup, the 27th Walker Cup golf match, was played on 30 and 31 May 1979, at Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The event was won by the United States 15½ to 8½. The United States had an 8½ to 7½ lead after the second day foursomes. In the final round of 8 singles, Great Britain and Ireland had just one win, by Allan Brodie, while the United States won the other 7 matches for a convincing win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0PM9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2356%2C367805 Glasgow Herald 1 June 1979 Britain's Walker Cup singles flop 32 Raymond Jacobs 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/1979-hceg-muirfield/ 1979 – HCEG, Muirfield walkercup.co.uk 24 November 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Rodney Foster SCO Gordon Brand Jnr SCO Allan Brodie WAL Jimmy Buckley SCO Iain Carslaw ENG John Davies ENG Geoffrey Godwin SCO Ian Hutcheon ENG Michael Kelley SCO Brian Marchbank ENG Peter McEvoy United States USA 70px Captain: Dick Siderowf Doug Clarke Doug Fischesser Mike Gove Scott Hoch Jim Holtgrieve Griff Moody Mike Peck Jay Sigel Hal Sutton Marty West Wednesday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMcEvoy/MarchbankUSA 1 upHoch/SigelGodwin/HutcheonGBRIRL 2 upWest/SuttonBrand/KelleyUSA 1 upFischesser/HoltgrieveBrodie/CarslawGBRIRL 2 & 1Griff/Gove 2 Foursomes 2 2 Overall 2 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxPeter McEvoyhalvedJay SigelJohn DaviesUSA 8 & 7Doug ClarkeIan HutcheonUSA 6 & 4Jim HoltgrieveJimmy BuckleyUSA 9 & 7Scott HochBrian MarchbankGBRIRL 1 upMike PeckGeoffrey GodwinGBRIRL 3 & 2Griff MoodyMichael KelleyGBRIRL 3 & 2Doug FischesserAllan BrodieUSA 3 & 2Mike Gove 3½ Singles 4½ 5½ Overall 6½ Thursday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxGodwin/BrandUSA 4 & 3Hoch/SigelKelley/HutcheonhalvedWest/SuttonMcEvoy/MarchbankGBRIRL 2 & 1Fischesser/HoltgrieveCarslaw/BrodiehalvedClarke/Peck 2 Foursomes 2 7½ Overall 8½ Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxPeter McEvoyUSA 3 & 1Scott HochGordon Brand JnrUSA 2 & 1Doug ClarkeGeoffrey GodwinUSA 3 & 2Mike GoveIan HutcheonUSA 2 & 1Mike PeckAllan BrodieGBRIRL 3 & 2Marty WestMichael KelleyUSA 3 & 2Griff MoodyBrian MarchbankUSA 3 & 1Hal SuttonIain CarslawUSA 2 & 1Jay Sigel 1 Singles 7 8½ Overall 15½ References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup