1987 Walker Cup

Golf tournament April 2022 Walker Cup 1987 27–28 May 1987 Sunningdale Golf Club Sunningdale, Berkshire, England GB&I USA Geoff Marks Fred Ridley 7½ 16½ United States wins The 1987 Walker Cup, the 31st Walker Cup Match, was played on 27 and 28 May 1987, on the Old course at Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England. The event was won by the United States 16½ to 7½, their eighth successive win. The match was one-sided. The United States led 12–4 after the second day foursomes, already having retained the cup. They won 4 and halved one of the 8 remaining singles for their biggest win since 18 holes matches were introduced in 1963.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6yo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=u6ULAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049%2C7877596 Glasgow Herald 29 May 1987 Walker Cup hopes drowned 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/1987-sunningdale-gc/ 1987 – Sunningdale GC walkercup.co.uk 15 November 2018 Great Britain & Ireland GBR 70px & IRL 70px Captain: ENG Geoff Marks SCO David Carrick ENG David Curry ENG Bobby Eggo SCO Paul Girvan SCO George Macgregor WAL Paul Mayo IRL John McHenry SCO Colin Montgomerie ENG Jeremy Robinson SCO Graeme Shaw United States USA 70px Captain: Fred Ridley Buddy Alexander Billy Andrade Chris Kite Bob Lewis Bill Loeffler Len Mattiace Billy Mayfair Brian Montgomery Jay Sigel Jim Sorenson Wednesday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxMontgomerie/ShawUSA 5 & 4Alexander/MayfairCurry/PaulUSA 2 & 1Kite/MattiaceMacgregor/RobinsonUSA 2 & 1Lewis/LoefflerMcHenry/GirvanUSA 3 & 2Sigel/Andrade 0 Foursomes 4 0 Overall 4 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxDavid CurryGBRIRL 2 upBuddy AlexanderJeremy RobinsonUSA 7 & 5Billy AndradeColin MontgomerieGBRIRL 3 & 2Jim SorensonJohn McHenryUSA 1 upBrian MontgomeryBobby EggoUSA 3 & 2Jay SigelPaul GirvanUSA 3 & 2Bob LewisDavid CarrickUSA 2 upBilly MayfairGraeme ShawGBRIRL 1 upChris Kite 3 Singles 5 3 Overall 9 Thursday's matches Morning foursomes GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxCurry/CarrickUSA 4 & 3Lewis/LoefflerMongomerie/ShawUSA 5 & 3Kite/MattiaceMayo/MacgregorUSA 4 & 3Sorenson/MontgomeryMcHenry/RobinsonGBRIRL 4& 2Sigel/Andrade 1 Foursomes 3 4 Overall 12 Afternoon singles GBR 50px & IRL 50px Results USA 50pxDavid CurryUSA 5 & 4Buddy AlexanderColin MontgomerieGBRIRL 4 & 2Billy AndradeJohn McHenryGBRIRL 3 & 2Bill LoefflerGraeme ShawhalvedJim SorensonJeremy RobinsonGBRIRL 1 upLen MattiaceDavid CarrickUSA 3 & 2Bob LewisBobby EggoUSA 1 upBilly MayfairPaul GirvanUSA 6 & 5Jay Sigel 3½ Singles 4½ 7½ Overall 16½ References Category:Walker Cup Category:Golf tournaments in England Walker Cup Walker Cup Walker Cup