1981 Walker Cup
| Dates | August 28–29, 1981 | ||||
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| Venue | Cypress Point Club | ||||
| Location | Pebble Beach, California | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1981 Walker Cup, the 28th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 28 and 29, 1981, at Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, California. The event was won by the United States 15 to 9. The United States led 8–4 after the first day but Great Britain and Ireland won 3 of the 4 second-day foursomes to reduce the American lead to 9–7. Although Roger Chapman beat Hal Sutton in the top singles match, the United States won 5 and halved the other 2 of the remaining 7 matches for a comfortable victory.[1]
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.[2]
United States
United States
Captain: Jim Gabrielsen
- Ron Commans
- Frank Fuhrer III
- Jim Holtgrieve
- Bob Lewis
- Jodie Mudd
- Corey Pavin
- Joey Rassett
- Jay Sigel
- Hal Sutton
- Dick von Tacky
Great Britain & Ireland
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England Rodney Foster
- England Roger Chapman
- Scotland Colin Dalgleish
- England Peter Deeble
- Wales Duncan Evans
- England Geoffrey Godwin
- Scotland Ian Hutcheon
- England Peter McEvoy
- Republic of Ireland Ronan Rafferty
- Republic of Ireland Philip Walton
- England Paul Way
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Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Walton/Rafferty | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 2 | Sutton/Sigel |
| Chapman/McEvoy | United States 1 up | Holtgrieve/Fuhrer |
| Deeble/Hutcheon | United States 2 & 1 | Lewis/von Tacky |
| Evans/Way | United States 5 & 4 | Commans/Pavin |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ronan Rafferty | United States 3 & 1 | Hal Sutton |
| Colin Dalgleish | United States 1 up | Joey Rassett |
| Philip Walton | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up | Ron Commans |
| Roger Chapman | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 | Bob Lewis |
| Geoffrey Godwin | United States 1 up | Jodie Mudd |
| Ian Hutcheon | United States 4 & 3 | Corey Pavin |
| Paul Way | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 1 | Dick von Tacky |
| Peter McEvoy | United States 4 & 2 | Jay Sigel |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman/Way | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up | Sutton/Sigel |
| Walton/Rafferty | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 6 & 4 | Holtgrieve/Fuhrer |
| Evans/Dalgleish | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Lewis/von Tacky |
| Hutcheon/Godwin | United States 5 & 4 | Rassett/Mudd |
| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
Afternoon singles
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Chapman | United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up | Hal Sutton |
| Ronan Rafferty | United States 2 & 1 | Jim Holtgrieve |
| Philip Walton | United States 4 & 2 | Frank Fuhrer III |
| Paul Way | United States 6 & 5 | Jay Sigel |
| Colin Dalgleish | United States 7 & 5 | Jodie Mudd |
| Geoffrey Godwin | halved | Ron Commans |
| Peter Deeble | United States 4 & 3 | Joey Rassett |
| Duncan Evans | halved | Corey Pavin |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 9 | Overall | 15 |
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (August 31, 1981). "U.S. again prove too rich in amateur talent". Glasgow Herald. p. 14.
- ↑ "1981 – Cypress Point GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 23, 2018.