1951 Walker Cup

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13th Walker Cup Match
Dates11–12 May 1951
Venue Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location Southport, Lancashire, England
Captains
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United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1951 Walker Cup, the 13th Walker Cup Match, was played on 11 and 12 May 1951, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Lancashire, England. The United States won by 6 matches to 3 with 3 matches halved. [1] [2]

Contents

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

Great Britain & Ireland had a team of 10 plus a non-playing captain. The United States only selected a team of 9, which included a playing captain. [3] Frank Deighton was in the Great Britain & Ireland team but was not selected for any matches.

Great Britain & Ireland

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Captain: Flag of England.svg Raymond Oppenheimer

United States

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Playing captain: Willie Turnesa

Friday's foursomes

Jimmy Bruen, who was paired with John Llewellyn Morgan, had a recurrence of a wrist injury during his match. The match was close until the 8th hole on the afternoon round but, with Bruen's wrist getting worse, the American pair of Turnesa and Urzetta then won 6 holes in a row to win 5&4. Bruen withdrew from the singles. [4]

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
White/CarrhalvedStranahan/Campbell
Ewing/LangleyhalvedCoe/McHale
Kyle/Caldwell Flag of the United States.svg 1 upChapman/Knowles
Bruen/Morgan Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4Turnesa/Urzetta
0Foursomes2
0Overall2

Saturday's singles

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Max McCready Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 3Sam Urzetta
Joe Carr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Frank Stranahan
Ronnie White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Charles Coe
John Langley Flag of the United States.svg 2 upJim McHale Jr.
Cecil Ewing Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4William C. Campbell
Alex Kyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 upWillie Turnesa
Ian CaldwellhalvedHarold Paddock Jr.
John Llewellyn Morgan Flag of the United States.svg 7 & 6Dick Chapman
3Singles4
3Overall6

References

  1. ↑ "Britain's improving showing in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . 14 May 1951. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Turnesa, William P. (June 1951). "The Walker Cup Match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 10.
  3. ↑ "1951 – Birkdale". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Walker Cup lead for America". The Glasgow Herald . 12 May 1951. p. 5.
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