1928 Walker Cup

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5th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 30–31, 1928
Venue Chicago Golf Club
Location Wheaton, Illinois
Captains
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Flag of Ireland.svg
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1928 Walker Cup, the 5th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 30 and 31, 1928, at Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois. The United States won by 11 matches to 1. [1] [2] [3]

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Format

Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Thursday and eight singles matches on Friday. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 36th 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

The United States picked their team of 8 in late-April. Great Britain and Ireland selected a team of 10 in mid-June. [4] This team included Cyril Tolley but he withdrew at the end of the month and was replaced by Noel Martin. [5] At his time Tolley had become involved in a libel action against J. S. Fry & Sons of Bristol, chocolate manufacturers who had produced an advert in which Tolley was caricatured.

United States

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Playing captain: Bobby Jones

Great Britain & Ireland

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Playing captain: Flag of England.svg William Tweddell

Thursday's foursomes

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Perkins/Tweddell Flag of the United States.svg 7 & 6Von Elm/Sweetser
Hezlet/Hope Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 3Jones/Evans
Storey/Torrance Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2Johnston/Ouimet
Beck/MacCallum Flag of the United States.svg 7 & 5Gunn/MacKenzie
0Foursomes4
0Overall4

Friday's singles

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Philip Perkins Flag of the United States.svg 13 & 12Bobby Jones
William Tweddell Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2George Von Elm
Charles Hezlet Flag of the United States.svg 8 & 7Francis Ouimet
William Hope Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4Jess Sweetser
Eustace Storey Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2Jimmy Johnston
Tony Torrance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 1 upChick Evans
Ronald Hardman Flag of the United States.svg 11 & 10Watts Gunn
Noel Martin Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1Roland MacKenzie
1Singles7
1Overall11

References

  1. ↑ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . August 31, 1928. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . September 1, 1928. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "1928 – Chicago". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . June 12, 1928. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Vacancy in Walker Cup Team". Glasgow Herald . June 30, 1928. p. 14.
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