1965 Walker Cup

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20th Walker Cup Match
DatesSeptember 3–4, 1965
Venue Baltimore Country Club
Location Baltimore, Maryland
Captains
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United States retains the Walker Cup
  1963
1967  

The 1965 Walker Cup, the 20th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 3 and 4, 1965, at Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland. The event was tied at 11 matches each with 2 matches halved.

Contents

Great Britain and Ireland took an 8–3 lead after the first day after winning six of the singles matches. [1] [2] They shared the second day foursomes and needed just two win in the singles. Gordon Cosh won his match but it seemed that the other seven matches would be lost. However Clive Clark, two down with three to play, halved his match. The overall match was tied at 11 each with the United States retaining the Cup, having won in 1963. [3] Joe Carr, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.

Format

The format for play on Friday and Saturday 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. 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. [4]

United States

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Captain: Johnny Fischer

Great Britain & Ireland

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Playing captain: Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Carr

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Lunt/Cosh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 1 upCampbell/Gray
Bonallack/C. ClarkhalvedBeman/Allen
Foster/G. Clark Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 4Patton/Tutwiler
Townsend/Shade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Hopkins/Eichelberger
2Foursomes1
2Overall1

Afternoon singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Michael Bonallack Flag of the United States.svg 6 & 5William C. Campbell
Rodney Foster Flag of the United States.svg 2 upDeane Beman
Ronnie Shade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 3 & 1Downing Gray
Clive Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 5 & 3John Mark Hopkins
Peter Townsend Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 3 & 2Billy Joe Patton
Sandy Saddler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Dale Morey
Gordon Cosh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 upDon Allen
Michael Lunt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Ed Updegraff
6Singles2
8Overall3

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Saddler/Foster Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 3Campbell/Gray
Shade/Townsend Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Beman/Eichelberger
Cosh/Lunt Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1Tutwiler/Patton
C. Clark/Bonallack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2 & 1Allen/Morey
2Foursomes2
10Overall5

Afternoon singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg & Flag of Ireland.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Rodney Foster Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2William C. Campbell
Sandy Saddler Flag of the United States.svg 1 upDeane Beman
Ronnie Shade Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 3Ed Tutwiler
Gordon Cosh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 4 & 3Don Allen
Peter Townsend Flag of the United States.svg 1 upDowning Gray
Clive ClarkhalvedJohn Mark Hopkins
Michael Bonallack Flag of the United States.svg 5 & 3Dave Eichelberger
Michael Lunt Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2Billy Joe Patton
1Singles6
11Overall11

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References

  1. Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 4, 1965). "British Isles lead 8-3 in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . p. 1.
  2. "British Isles lead in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . September 4, 1965. p. 5.
  3. Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 6, 1965). "Walker Cup match halved". Glasgow Herald . p. 4.
  4. "1965 – Baltimore". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 2, 2018.