1981 Walker Cup

The 1981 Walker Cup, the 28th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 28 and 29, 1981, at Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, California. The event was won by the United States 15 to 9.

28th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 28–29, 1981
VenueCypress Point Club
LocationPebble Beach, California
Captains
15 9
United States wins the Walker Cup

The United States led 8–4 after the first day but Great Britain and Ireland won 3 of the 4 second-day foursomes to reduce the American lead to 9–7. Although Roger Chapman beat Hal Sutton in the top singles match, the United States won 5 and halved the other 2 of the remaining 7 matches for a comfortable victory.[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: Jim Gabrielsen

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: Rodney Foster

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Walton/Rafferty 4 & 2 Sutton/Sigel
Chapman/McEvoy 1 up Holtgrieve/Fuhrer
Deeble/Hutcheon 2 & 1 Lewis/von Tacky
Evans/Way 5 & 4 Commans/Pavin
1 Foursomes 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon singles
& Results
Ronan Rafferty 3 & 1 Hal Sutton
Colin Dalgleish 1 up Joey Rassett
Philip Walton 1 up Ron Commans
Roger Chapman 2 & 1 Bob Lewis
Geoffrey Godwin 1 up Jodie Mudd
Ian Hutcheon 4 & 3 Corey Pavin
Paul Way 3 & 1 Dick von Tacky
Peter McEvoy 4 & 2 Jay Sigel
3 Singles 5
4 Overall 8

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes
& Results
Chapman/Way 1 up Sutton/Sigel
Walton/Rafferty 6 & 4 Holtgrieve/Fuhrer
Evans/Dalgleish 3 & 2 Lewis/von Tacky
Hutcheon/Godwin 5 & 4 Rassett/Mudd
3 Foursomes 1
7 Overall 9

Afternoon singles
& Results
Roger Chapman 1 up Hal Sutton
Ronan Rafferty 2 & 1 Jim Holtgrieve
Philip Walton 4 & 2 Frank Fuhrer III
Paul Way 6 & 5 Jay Sigel
Colin Dalgleish 7 & 5 Jodie Mudd
Geoffrey Godwin halved Ron Commans
Peter Deeble 4 & 3 Joey Rassett
Duncan Evans halved Corey Pavin
2 Singles 6
9 Overall 15

References
  1. Jacobs, Raymond (August 31, 1981). "U.S. again prove too rich in amateur talent". Glasgow Herald. p. 14.
  2. "1981 – Cypress Point GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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