1973 Walker Cup

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.

24th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 24–25, 1973
VenueThe Country Club
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Captains
14 10
United States wins the Walker Cup

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

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

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


Captain: Jess Sweetser

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: David Marsh

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
King/Hedges halved Giles/Koch
Stuart/Davies 5 & 4 Siderowf/Pfeil
Green/Milne 2 & 1 Edwards/Ellis
Foster/Homer 2 & 1 West/Ballenger
½ Foursomes 3½
½ Overall 3½

Afternoon singles
& Results
Hugh Stuart 5 & 4 Vinny Giles
Michael Bonallack 4 & 2 Dick Siderowf
John Davies 1 up Gary Koch
Howard Clark 2 & 1 Marty West
Rodney Foster 2 up Danny Edwards
Michael King 1 up Mike Killian
Charlie Green 1 up Bill Rogers
Willie Milne 4 & 3 Mark Pfeil
5 Singles 3
5½ Overall 6½

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Homer/Foster 7 & 5 Giles/Koch
Clark/Davies halved Siderowf/Pfeil
Hedges/King 2 & 1 Edwards/Ellis
Stuart/Milne 1 up Rogers/Killian
½ Foursomes 3½
6 Overall 10

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

References
  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.
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