1979 Walker Cup

The 1979 Walker Cup, the 27th Walker Cup golf match, was played on 30 and 31 May 1979, at Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. The event was won by the United States 15½ to 8½.

27th Walker Cup Match
Dates30–31 May 1979
VenueMuirfield
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
15½ United States
United States wins the Walker Cup

The United States had an 8½ to 7½ lead after the second day foursomes. In the final round of 8 singles, Great Britain and Ireland had just one win, by Allan Brodie, while the United States won the other 7 matches for a convincing win.[1]

Format

The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday 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]

Great Britain & Ireland

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England Rodney Foster

United States

United States
Captain: Dick Siderowf

Wednesday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
McEvoy/Marchbank United States 1 up Hoch/Sigel
Godwin/Hutcheon United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up West/Sutton
Brand/Kelley United States 1 up Fischesser/Holtgrieve
Brodie/Carslaw United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Griff/Gove
2 Foursomes 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Peter McEvoy halved Jay Sigel
John Davies United States 8 & 7 Doug Clarke
Ian Hutcheon United States 6 & 4 Jim Holtgrieve
Jimmy Buckley United States 9 & 7 Scott Hoch
Brian Marchbank United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Mike Peck
Geoffrey Godwin United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Griff Moody
Michael Kelley United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Doug Fischesser
Allan Brodie United States 3 & 2 Mike Gove
Singles
Overall

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Godwin/Brand United States 4 & 3 Hoch/Sigel
Kelley/Hutcheon halved West/Sutton
McEvoy/Marchbank United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Fischesser/Holtgrieve
Carslaw/Brodie halved Clarke/Peck
2 Foursomes 2
Overall

Afternoon singles

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Peter McEvoy United States 3 & 1 Scott Hoch
Gordon Brand Jnr United States 2 & 1 Doug Clarke
Geoffrey Godwin United States 3 & 2 Mike Gove
Ian Hutcheon United States 2 & 1 Mike Peck
Allan Brodie United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Marty West
Michael Kelley United States 3 & 2 Griff Moody
Brian Marchbank United States 3 & 1 Hal Sutton
Iain Carslaw United States 2 & 1 Jay Sigel
1 Singles 7
Overall 15½

References

  1. Jacobs, Raymond (1 June 1979). "Britain's Walker Cup singles flop". Glasgow Herald. p. 32.
  2. "1979 – HCEG, Muirfield". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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