1967 Walker Cup
| Dates | 19–20 May 1967 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal St George's Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Sandwich, Kent, England | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1967 Walker Cup, the 21st Walker Cup Match, was played on 19 and 20 May 1967, at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, England. The event was won by the United States 13 to 7 with 4 matches halved. The United States took an 8 to 1 lead on the first day.[1] Great Britain and Ireland did much better on the second day, winning the morning foursomes. Needing just two wins in the afternoon singles, the United States won four and halved another for a convincing victory.[2]
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. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.[3]
Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: Republic of Ireland Joe Carr
- England Michael Attenborough
- England Michael Bonallack
- Republic of Ireland Tom Craddock
- England Rodney Foster
- England Dudley Millensted
- England Peter Oosterhuis
- Scotland Sandy Pirie
- Scotland Sandy Saddler
- Scotland Ronnie Shade
United States
United States
Captain: Jess Sweetser
- Don Allen
- William C. Campbell
- Ron Cerrudo
- Bob Dickson
- Marty Fleckman
- Jimmy Grant
- Downing Gray
- Jack Lewis Jr.
- Bob Murphy
- Ed Tutwiler
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Shade/Oosterhuis | halved | Murphy/Cerrudo |
| Foster/Saddler | United States 1 up | Campbell/Lewis |
| Bonallack/Attenborough | United States 4 & 2 | Gray/Tutwiler |
| Carr/Craddock | United States 3 & 1 | Dickson/Grant |
| 0 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 0 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shade | United States 2 & 1 | William C. Campbell |
| Rodney Foster | United States 2 & 1 | Bob Murphy |
| Michael Bonallack | halved | Downing Gray |
| Michael Attenborough | United States 4 & 3 | Ron Cerrudo |
| Peter Oosterhuis | United States 6 & 4 | Bob Dickson |
| Tom Craddock | United States 2 & 1 | Jack Lewis Jr |
| Sandy Pirie | halved | Don Allen |
| Sandy Saddler | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Marty Fleckman |
| 1 | Singles | 5 |
| 1 | Overall | 8 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnallack/Craddock | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up | Murphy/Cerrudo |
| Saddler/Pirie | United States 1 up | Campbell/Lewis |
| Shade/Oosterhuis | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 | Gray/Tutwiler |
| Foster/Millensted | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Allen/Fleckman |
| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 4 | Overall | 9 |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shade | United States 3 & 2 | William C. Campbell |
| Michael Bonallack | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 | Bob Murphy |
| Sandy Saddler | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Downing Gray |
| Rodney Foster | halved | Ron Cerrudo |
| Sandy Pirie | United States 4 & 3 | Bob Dickson |
| Tom Craddock | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 | Jack Lewis Jr |
| Peter Oosterhuis | United States 1 up | Jimmy Grant |
| Dudley Millensted | United States 3 & 1 | Ed Tutwiler |
| 3 | Singles | 4 |
| 7 | Overall | 13 |
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (20 May 1967). "U.S. only three points from Walker Cup victory". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (22 May 1967). "Respectability given to Walker Cup result". Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
- ↑ "1967 – Royal St. George's". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2018.