1923 Walker Cup
| 2nd Walker Cup Match | |||||
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| Dates | 18−19 May 1923 | ||||
| Venue | Old Course | ||||
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||
| Captains | Robert Harris (Great Britain) Robert A. Gardner (USA) | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
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1924» | |||||
The 1923 Walker Cup, the second Walker Cup Match, was 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.
Format
There were ten players in each team. Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday 18 May and eight singles matches on Saturday 19 May. 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
Captain: 
Robert Harris
- John Caven
Ernest Holderness- Chubby Hooman
- William L. Hope
- W. Willis Mackenzie
- William A. Murray
- Cyril Tolley
- Roger Wethered
- John Wilson
Orme C. Bristowe was the reserve.[1]
Team United States
Captain: Robert A. Gardner
- S. Davidson Herron
- Harrison R. Johnston
- Max R. Marston
- J.F. Neville
- Francis Ouimet
- George V. Rotan
- Jess Sweetser
- Oscar F. Willing
- Frederick J. Wright
Friday's foursomes
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Wethered | halved | Francis Ouimet |
| Cyril Tolley | 4 & 3 |
Jess Sweetser |
| Robert Harris | 1 up |
Robert A. Gardner |
| W. Willis Mackenzie | 5 & 4 |
George V. Rotan |
| William L. Hope | 6 & 5 |
Max R. Marston |
| Ernest Holderness | 1 up |
Frederick J. Wright |
| John Wilson | 1 up |
S. Davidson Herron |
| William A. Murray | 2 & 1 |
Oscar F. Willing |
| 2½ | Session | 5½ |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
References
- ↑ "Great Britain v America - Teams for the Walker Cup". The Times. 12 May 1923. p. 6.
- http://www.irishgolfdesk.com/walker-cup-1923/ Irish Golf Desk - Walker Cup 1923