1949 Walker Cup

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12th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 19–20, 1949
Venue Winged Foot Golf Club
Location Mamaroneck, New York
Captains
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Flag of Ireland.svg
United States wins the Walker Cup
  1947
1951  

The 1949 Walker Cup, the 12th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 19 and 20, 1949, on the West course at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York. The United States won by 10 matches to 2. [1]

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Format

Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday and eight singles matches on Saturday. 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

Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain. [2] Laddie Lucas, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself or Bunny Millward for any of the matches. [3]

United States

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Captain: Francis Ouimet

Great Britain & Ireland

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Playing captain: Flag of England.svg Laddie Lucas

Friday's foursomes

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Carr/White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 3 & 2Billows/Turnesa
Bruen/McCready Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1Kocsis/Stranahan
Ewing/Micklem Flag of the United States.svg 9 & 7Bishop/Riegal
Thom/Perowne Flag of the United States.svg 8 & 7Dawson/McCormick
1Foursomes3
1Overall3

Saturday's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Ronnie White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 4 & 3Willie Turnesa
Max McCready Flag of the United States.svg 6 & 5Frank Stranahan
Jimmy Bruen Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4Skee Riegel
Joe Carr Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 3Johnny Dawson
Cecil Ewing Flag of the United States.svg 1 upCharles Coe
Ken Thom Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1Ray Billows
Arthur Perowne Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2Chuck Kocsis
Gerald Micklem Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4Jim McHale Jr
1Singles7
2Overall10

References

  1. Lucas, Percy B. (Laddie) (September 1949). "View on the Walker Cup match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5.
  2. "1949 – Winged Foot". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  3. McKinlay, S.L. (August 20, 1949). "American win three of four Walker Cup foursomes". Glasgow Herald . p. 5.