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1973 Walker Cup

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24th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 24–25, 1973
VenueThe Country Club
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Captains
United States 14 10 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1973 Walker Cup, the 24th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 24 and 25, 1973, at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10.

Great Britain and Ireland failed to win any foursomes matches, losing six and halving the other two. In first singles session Great Britain and Ireland won five matches but needing 6½ points from the final 8 singles they could only win three, halve two while two of the lost matches went to the last hole.[1]

Format

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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. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.

Teams

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Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]

United States

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United States
Captain: Jess Sweetser

Great Britain & Ireland

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England David Marsh

Friday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
King/Hedges halved Giles/Koch
Stuart/Davies United States 5 & 4 Siderowf/Pfeil
Green/Milne United States 2 & 1 Edwards/Ellis
Foster/Homer United States 2 & 1 West/Ballenger
½ Foursomes
½ Overall

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Hugh Stuart United States 5 & 4 Vinny Giles
Michael Bonallack United States 4 & 2 Dick Siderowf
John Davies United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Gary Koch
Howard Clark United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Marty West
Rodney Foster United States 2 up Danny Edwards
Michael King United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Mike Killian
Charlie Green United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Bill Rogers
Willie Milne United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Mark Pfeil
5 Singles 3
Overall

Saturday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Homer/Foster United States 7 & 5 Giles/Koch
Clark/Davies halved Siderowf/Pfeil
Hedges/King United States 2 & 1 Edwards/Ellis
Stuart/Milne United States 1 up Rogers/Killian
½ Foursomes
6 Overall 10

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Charlie Green halved Vinny Giles
John Davies United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Dick Siderowf
Trevor Homer United States 2 & 1 Danny Edwards
Hugh Stuart United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Jimmy Ellis
Michael King United States 2 up Marty West
Howard Clark United States 1 up Mark Pfeil
Willie Milne United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Mike Killian
Peter Hedges halved Gary Koch
4 Singles 4
10 Overall 14

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (August 27, 1973). "Britain fail in foursomes and lose Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
  2. ^ "1973 – Brookline". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 25, 2018.