1969 Walker Cup
Dates | August 22–23, 1969 | ||||
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Venue | Milwaukee Country Club | ||||
Location | River Hills, Wisconsin | ||||
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United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1969 Walker Cup, the 22nd Walker Cup Match, was played on August 22 and 23, 1969, at Milwaukee Country Club, River Hills near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was won by the United States 10 to 8 with 6 matches halved. The United States led by 4 points after the first day and, although Great Britain and Ireland won both the foursomes and singles sessions on the second day, the United States won by two points.
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. This was the last Walker Cup in which half points were not awarded for halved matches.
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.[1]
United States
United States
Captain: Billy Joe Patton
- John Bohmann
- Bruce Fleisher
- Vinny Giles
- Bill Hyndman
- Joe Inman
- Steve Melnyk
- Allen Miller
- Dick Siderowf
- Ed Updegraff
- Lanny Wadkins
Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: England Michael Bonallack
- England Peter Benka
- Scotland Andrew Brooks
- Republic of Ireland Tom Craddock
- England Bruce Critchley
- England Rodney Foster
- Scotland Charlie Green
- England Michael King
- England Geoff Marks
- England Peter Tupling
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
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Bonallack/Craddock | United States 3 & 2 | Giles/Melnyk |
Benka/Critchley | halved | Fleisher/Miller |
Green/Brooks | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Wadkins/Siderowf |
Foster/Marks | United States 2 & 1 | Hyndman/Inman |
1 | Foursomes | 2 |
1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon singles
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
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Michael Bonallack | halved | Bruce Fleisher |
Charlie Green | United States 1 up | Vinny Giles |
Bruce Critchley | United States 1 up | Allen Miller |
Peter Tupling | United States 6 & 5 | Dick Siderowf |
Peter Benka | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 | Steve Melnyk |
Geoff Marks | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up | Lanny Wadkins |
Michael King | United States 2 & 1 | John Bohmann |
Rodney Foster | United States 6 & 5 | Ed Updegraff |
2 | Singles | 5 |
3 | Overall | 7 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
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Green/Brooks | halved | Giles/Melnyk |
Benka/Critchley | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Fleisher/Miller |
Foster/King | United States 6 & 5 | Siderowf/Wadkins |
Bonallack/Tipling | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 | Updegraff/Bohmann |
2 | Foursomes | 1 |
5 | Overall | 8 |
Afternoon singles
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
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Michael Bonallack | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 | Bruce Fleisher |
Bruce Critchley | halved | Dick Siderowf |
Michael King | United States 1 up | Allen Miller |
Tom Craddock | halved | Vinny Giles |
Peter Benka | United States 2 & 1 | Joe Inman |
Andrew Brooks | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 | John Bohmann |
Charlie Green | halved | Bill Hyndman |
Geoff Marks | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Ed Updegraff |
3 | Singles | 2 |
8 | Overall | 10 |
References
- ↑ "1969 – Milwaukee". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 29, 2018.