1963 Walker Cup

19th Walker Cup Match

Dates	24–25 May 1963
Venue	Turnberry
Location	Ayrshire, Scotland
Captains	Charles Lawrie (GB&I) Richard Tufts (USA)
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United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1963 Walker Cup, the 19th Walker Cup Match, was played on 24 and 25 May 1963, at Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. The event was won by the United States 12 to 8 with 4 matches halved. This was the first Walker Cup in which 18-hole matches were played.^[1]

Great Britain and Ireland took a 6 to 3 lead on the first day after Billy Joe Patton was the only singles winner for the United States.^[2][3] However, the United States won all four foursomes matches on the second morning and five of the singles in the afternoon.^[4]

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. The team with most 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.^[5]

Great Britain & Ireland[]

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Captain: Charles Lawrie

• Michael Bonallack
• Joe Carr
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• Charlie Green
• Michael Lunt
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• Sandy Saddler
• Ronnie Shade
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United States[]

Captain: Richard Tufts

• Deane Beman
• Charles Coe
• Downing Gray
• Labron Harris Jr.
• Billy Joe Patton
• R. H. Sikes
• Charlie Smith
• Ed Updegraff

Friday's matches[]

Morning foursomes[]

&	Results
Bonallack/Murray	4 & 3	Patton/Sikes
Carr/Green	2 up	Gray/Harris
Lunt/Sheahan	5 & 3	Beman/Coe
Madeley/Shade	halved	Gardner/Updegraff
1	Foursomes	2
1	Overall	2

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
Stuart Murray	3 & 1	Deane Beman
Martin Christmas	3 & 2	Billy Joe Patton
Joe Carr	7 & 5	R. H. Sikes
David Sheahan	1 up	Labron Harris Jr
Michael Bonallack	1 up	Richard Davies
Sandy Saddler	halved	Charles Coe
Ronnie Shade	4 & 3	Downing Gray
Michael Lunt	halved	Charlie Smith
5	Singles	1
6	Overall	3

Saturday's matches[]

Morning foursomes[]

&	Results
Bonallack/Murray	1 up	Patton/Sikes
Lunt/Sheahan	3 & 2	Gray/Harris
Green/Saddler	3 & 1	Gardner/Updegraff
Madeley/Shade	3 & 2	Beman/Coe
0	Foursomes	4
6	Overall	7

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
Stuart Murray	3 & 2	Billy Joe Patton
David Sheahan	1 up	Richard Davies
Joe Carr	4 & 3	Ed Updegraff
Michael Bonallack	3 & 2	Labron Harris Jr
Michael Lunt	3 & 2	Robert Gardner
Sandy Saddler	halved	Deane Beman
Ronnie Shade	2 & 1	Downing Gray
Charlie Green	4 & 3	Charles Coe
2	Singles	5
8	Overall	12

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