1923 Walker Cup
| Dates | 18–19 May 1923 | ||||
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| Venue | Old Course | ||||
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1923 Walker Cup, the second Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 18 and 19 May 1923 on the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The United States won 6 to 5, with one match halved.[1]
Format[]
There were ten players in each team. 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. Matches level after 36 holes were halved.
Teams[]
Team Great Britain[]
Playing captain: 
Robert Harris
Orme Bristowe was the reserve.[2] was not selected for any matches.
Team United States[]
Playing captain: Robert Gardner
Friday's foursomes[]
|
Results | 
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|---|---|---|
| Wethered/Tolley |  6 & 5
|
Ouimet/Sweetser |
| Harris/Hooman |  7 & 6
|
Gardner/Marston |
| Holderness/Hope | 1 up
|
Rotan/Herron |
| Wilson/Murray | 4 & 3
|
Johnston/Neville |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Saturday's singles[]
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Results |
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|---|---|---|
| Roger Wethered | halved | Francis Ouimet |
| Cyril Tolley | 4 & 3
|
Jess Sweetser |
| Robert Harris | 1 up
|
Robert Gardner |
| Willis Mackenzie | 5 & 4
|
George Rotan |
| William Hope | 6 & 5
|
Max Marston |
| Ernest Holderness | 1 up
|
Fred Wright |
| John Wilson | 1 up
|
Davidson Herron |
| William Murray | 2 & 1
|
Oscar Willing |
| 2 | Session | 5 |
| 5 | Overall | 6 |
References[]
- ^ "1923 – St. Andrews". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain v America - Teams for the Walker Cup". The Times. 12 May 1923. p. 6.
Categories:
- Walker Cup
- Golf tournaments in Scotland
- 1923 in golf
- May 1923 sports events