1973 Walker Cup

24th Walker Cup Match

Dates	August 24–25, 1973
Venue	The Country Club
Location	Brookline, Massachusetts
Captains	Jess Sweetser (USA) David Marsh (GB&I)
14 10
United States wins the Walker Cup

The 1973 Walker Cup, the 24th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 24 and 25, 1973, at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10. Great Britain and Ireland failed to win any foursomes matches, losing six and halving the other two. In first singles session Great Britain and Ireland won five matches but needing 6½ points from the final 8 singles they could only win three, halve two while two of the lost matches went to the last hole.

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. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ 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.

United States

Captain: Jess Sweetser

• Doug Ballenger
• Danny Edwards
• Jimmy Ellis
• Vinny Giles
• Mike Killian
• Gary Koch
• Mark Pfeil
• Bill Rogers
• Dick Siderowf
• Marty West

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: David Marsh

• Michael Bonallack
• Howard Clark
• John Davies
• Rodney Foster
• Charlie Green
• Peter Hedges
• Trevor Homer
• Michael King
• Willie Milne
• Hugh Stuart

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
King/Hedges	halved	Giles/Koch
Stuart/Davies	5 & 4	Siderowf/Pfeil
Green/Milne	2 & 1	Edwards/Ellis
Foster/Homer	2 & 1	West/Ballenger
½	Foursomes	3½
½	Overall	3½

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Hugh Stuart	5 & 4	Vinny Giles
Michael Bonallack	4 & 2	Dick Siderowf
John Davies	1 up	Gary Koch
Howard Clark	2 & 1	Marty West
Rodney Foster	2 up	Danny Edwards
Michael King	1 up	Mike Killian
Charlie Green	1 up	Bill Rogers
Willie Milne	4 & 3	Mark Pfeil
5	Singles	3
5½	Overall	6½

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Homer/Foster	7 & 5	Giles/Koch
Clark/Davies	halved	Siderowf/Pfeil
Hedges/King	2 & 1	Edwards/Ellis
Stuart/Milne	1 up	Rogers/Killian
½	Foursomes	3½
6	Overall	10

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Charlie Green	halved	Vinny Giles
John Davies	3 & 2	Dick Siderowf
Trevor Homer	2 & 1	Danny Edwards
Hugh Stuart	5 & 4	Jimmy Ellis
Michael King	2 up	Marty West
Howard Clark	1 up	Mark Pfeil
Willie Milne	2 & 1	Mike Killian
Peter Hedges	halved	Gary Koch
4	Singles	4
10	Overall	14