1928 Walker Cup

The 1928 Walker Cup, the 5th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 30 and 31, 1928, at Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois. The United States won by 11 matches to 1.[1][2][3]

5th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 30–31, 1928
VenueChicago Golf Club
LocationWheaton, Illinois
Captains
11 1
United States wins the Walker Cup

Format

Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Thursday and eight singles matches on Friday. 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

The United States picked their team of 8 in late-April. Great Britain and Ireland selected a team of 10 in mid-June.[4] This team included Cyril Tolley but he withdrew at the end of the month and was replaced by Noel Martin.[5] At his time Tolley had become involved in a libel action against J. S. Fry & Sons of Bristol, chocolate manufacturers who had produced an advert in which Tolley was caricatured.

United States


Playing captain: Bobby Jones

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Playing captain: William Tweddell

Thursday's foursomes
& Results
Perkins/Tweddell 7 & 6 Von Elm/Sweetser
Hezlet/Hope 5 & 3 Jones/Evans
Storey/Torrance 4 & 2 Johnston/Ouimet
Beck/MacCallum 7 & 5 Gunn/MacKenzie
0 Foursomes 4
0 Overall 4

Friday's singles
& Results
Philip Perkins 13 & 12 Bobby Jones
William Tweddell 3 & 2 George Von Elm
Charles Hezlet 8 & 7 Francis Ouimet
William Hope 5 & 4 Jess Sweetser
Eustace Storey 4 & 2 Jimmy Johnston
Tony Torrance 1 up Chick Evans
Ronald Hardman 11 & 10 Watts Gunn
Noel Martin 2 & 1 Roland MacKenzie
1 Singles 7
1 Overall 11

References
  1. "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. August 31, 1928. p. 11.
  2. "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. September 1, 1928. p. 9.
  3. "1928 – Chicago". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. June 12, 1928. p. 3.
  5. "Vacancy in Walker Cup Team". Glasgow Herald. June 30, 1928. p. 14.
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