| Dates | August 30–31, 1957 | ||||
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| Venue | The Minikahda Club | ||||
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1957 Walker Cup, the 16th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 30 and 31, 1957, at the Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The United States won by 8 matches to 3 with one match halved. [1] [2]
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.
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. [3] Michael Bonallack was in the Great Britain & Ireland team but was not selected for any matches.
Captain: Charles Coe
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Captain: 
Gerald Micklem
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Carr/Deighton |  2 & 1 | Baxter/Patton |
| Bussell/Scrutton | 4 & 3 | Campbell/Taylor |
| Jack/Sewell |   1 up | Blum/Kocsis |
| Shepperson/Wolstenholme | halved | Robbins/Rudolph |
| 1 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Reid Jack | 1 up | Billy Joe Patton |
| Joe Carr | 3 & 2 | William C. Campbell |
| Alan Thirlwell | 4 & 3 | Rex Baxter |
| Frank Deighton | 7 & 6 | Bill Hyndman |
| Alan Bussell | 1 up | Joe Campbell |
| Doug Sewell | 1 up | Bud Taylor |
| Philip Scrutton | 3 & 2 | Mason Rudolph |
| Guy Wolstenholme | 2 & 1 | Hillman Robbins |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 3 | Overall | 8 |
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