1947 Walker Cup

11th Walker Cup Match
Dates16–17 May 1947
VenueOld Course at St Andrews
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland		 4 8 United States
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1947 Walker Cup, the 11th Walker Cup Match, was played on 16 and 17 May 1947, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won by 8 matches to 4.[1][2]

The match should have been played in the United States; the previous match, in 1938, having been played at St. Andrews. However, the Royal and Ancient decided that it would have been impossible to send a team to the United States. Rather than postpone the match, the USGA agreed that the match would take place in Britain.[3]

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

Nine players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. The U.S. team was announced in January and included Cary Middlecoff.[4] Middlecoff immediately withdrew from the team, as he intended turning professional, and was replaced by the first reserve George Hamer.[5] The British team was announced less than a week before the match after a series of trial matches.[6] The United States used the same eight players on both day, Hamer being left out. For Great Britain and Ireland, Micklem was left out of the foursomes while Kyle was left out of the singles.[7][8][9]

Great Britain & Ireland

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England John Beck

United States

United States
Captain: Francis Ouimet

Friday's foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Carr/Ewing United States 3 & 2 Bishop/Riegel
Crawley/Lucas United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Ward/Quick
Kyle/Wilson United States 5 & 4 Turnesa/Kammer
White/Stowe United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Stranahan/Chapman
2 Foursomes 2
2 Overall 2

Saturday's singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Leonard Crawley United States 5 & 3 Bud Ward
Joe Carr United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 3 Ted Bishop
Gerald Micklem United States 6 & 5 Skee Riegel
Cecil Ewing United States 6 & 5 Willie Turnesa
Charlie Stowe United States 2 & 1 Frank Stranahan
Ronnie White United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Fred Kammer
James Wilson United States 8 & 6 Smiley Quick
Laddie Lucas United States 4 & 3 Dick Chapman
2 Singles 6
4 Overall 8

References

  1. ^ "All Square in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1947. p. 5. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ "American Fighting Quality Key to Success". Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1947. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Walker Cup match to be played at St Andrews". Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1946. p. 2. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Twelve Names in U.S. Walker Cup Selection". Glasgow Herald. 13 January 1947. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. ^ "U.S. Walker Cup Team Change". Glasgow Herald. 20 January 1947. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Selectors Rely on Experience". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1947. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Irish Pair lead Britain in Foursomes". Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1947. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. ^ "British Golfers Supremely Confident". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1947. p. 6. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. ^ "1947 – St. Andrews". walkercup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.