1973 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.
| Dates | August 24–25, 1973 | ||||
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| Venue | The Country Club | ||||
| Location | Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
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.[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
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
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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 |
References
- Jacobs, Raymond (August 27, 1973). "Britain fail in foursomes and lose Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
- "1973 – Brookline". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 25, 2018.