Americas Cup (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Established | 1952 |
Format | Team match play |
Final year | 1967 |
Final champion | |
United States |
The Americas Cup was a biennial men's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was held nine times between 1952 and 1967. The United States won all the matches except in 1965 when Canada won the cup.
The matches followed on from an informal match that had been played in 1951 at Saucon Valley Country Club between teams from the United States and Canada. A trophy was donated by Jerome P. Bowes, Jr.[1]
The event was held in even-numbered years from 1952 to 1960 when there was no Walker Cup match. However from 1961 to 1967 it was held in odd-numbered years, to avoid clashing with the Eisenhower Trophy which started in 1958 and was held in even-numbered years. The venue cycled between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Until 1967 teams consisted of seven players, six of whom played in each session. In 1967 the teams were reduced to five with four playing in each session.
All nine events were held over two days. Matchplay threesomes were used in which each of the three played the other two simultaneously. Alternate-shot matches were played as well as single matches. In 1952 and 1954, 36-hole matches were played with extra holes played to obtain a result. There were three sets of alternate-shot matches on the first day and six sets of singles on the second day. From 1956, all matches were over 18 holes; extra holes were not played. Until 1967, there were three sets of alternate-shot matches and six sets of singles on both days. In 1967, there were only two sets of alternate-shot matches and four sets of singles each day.
Results[]
Year | Dates | Venue | Winners | Points | Second | Points | Third | Points | Ref |
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1952 | Aug 14–15 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
5 | [2][3] | |
1954 | Aug 12–13 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
0 | [4][5] | |
1956 | Oct 27–28 | ![]() |
29½ | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
11½ | [6] | |
1958 | Sep 5–6 | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() |
7 | [7][8] | |
1960 | Aug 11–12 | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club | ![]() |
21½ | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
12½ | [9] |
1961 | Oct 21–22 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
11 | [10] | |
1963 | Sep 5–6 | ![]() |
26½ | ![]() |
19½ | ![]() |
8 | [11][12][13] | |
1965 | Aug 6–7 | St. Charles Country Club | ![]() |
22 | ![]() |
19½ | ![]() |
12½ | [14][15] |
1967 | Oct 7–8 | ![]() |
14½ | ![]() |
11½ | ![]() |
10 | [16] |
Appearances[]
The following are those who have played in at least one of the matches.
United States[]
- Don Allen 1965, 1967
- Rex Baxter 1958
- Deane Beman 1960, 1961, 1963
- Joe Campbell 1956
- William C. Campbell 1952, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1967
- Don Cherry 1954, 1960
- Charles Coe 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963
- Joe Conrad 1954, 1956
- 1963
- Bob Dickson 1967
- Dave Eichelberger 1965
- 1952
- 1961
- Vinny Giles 1967
- Downing Gray 1965, 1967
- Labron Harris Jr. 1963
- 1965
- Bill Hyndman 1958, 1960, 1961
- 1960
- Dale Morey 1954, 1965
- Jack Nicklaus 1960, 1961
- Billy Joe Patton 1954, 1956, 1958, 1963
- Hillman Robbins 1956, 1958
- Charlie Smith 1961
- Frank Stranahan 1952
- R. H. Sikes 1963
- Bud Taylor 1958, 1960
- Ed Tutwiler 1965
- Ed Updegraff 1963
- Sam Urzetta 1952
- Ken Venturi 1952, 1956
- Harvie Ward 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958
- Dudley Wysong 1961
Canada[]
- 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
- 1956, 1958
- Gordon Ball 1958
- 1960
- 1958
- 1952
- Gary Cowan 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
- 1954
- 1952, 1954
- 1954
- 1961
- 1958
- 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967
- 1952
- 1967
- 1952
- 1956, 1958
- George Knudson 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956
- 1952^
- 1952, 1954
- Moe Norman 1954
- 1963, 1965
- 1967
- 1954, 1956, 1963, 1965
- 1961, 1963, 1965
- 1963
- 1952, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965
- 1960
- 1960, 1961
Mexico[]
- Hector Alvarez 1960, 1961, 1967
- 1952
- 1952, 1954
- 1963
- 1952
- 1952, 1954, 1956
- 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
- 1958, 1961
- 1960
- 1952
- 1960, 1961, 1965, 1967
- 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
- 1956, 1958
- 1954, 1956, 1958
- 1965
- 1952, 1954
- 1958, 1963
- 1952^, 1954
- 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963
- 1954, 1956
- 1956
- 1963, 1965
- 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965
- 1965
^ In the final team but did not play in any matches.
References[]
- ^ "The Americas Cup Matches" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. July 1952.
- ^ Dey, Jr., Joseph C. (August 1952). "A New International Team" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11.
- ^ English, John P. (September 1952). "An Old Friend and Many New Ones" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5.
- ^ "The Americas Cup Team" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 9. July 1954.
- ^ Dey, Jr., Joseph C. (September 1954). "Hands Across the Tee" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11.
- ^ "Good Feelings Fill the Americas Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5. November 1956.
- ^ "Veterans comprise Americas Cup Team" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5. August 1958.
- ^ "Honor for all in the Americas Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 17. November 1958.
- ^ "Suspense, Fine Golf, Goodwill in Americas Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 15. September 1960.
- ^ "Americas Cup remains in the United States" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 13. November 1961.
- ^ "Americas Cup Golf Meet Opens in Des Moines" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 5, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ "U.S. Leads By 1½ Strokes In Golf Meet" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 6, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ "U.S. Wins Seventh Straight Americas Cup Golf Meet" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 7, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ "Canada Takes Slim Golf Lead". The Montreal Gazette. August 7, 1965. p. 26.
- ^ "Canada Beats U.S. In Americas Cup". The Montreal Gazette. August 9, 1965. p. 23.
- ^ "U.S. golfers win tourney". Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. October 11, 1967. p. 14.
- Team golf tournaments
- Amateur golf tournaments
- Recurring sporting events established in 1952
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1967