1928 Walker Cup
| Dates | August 30–31, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago Golf Club |
| Location | Wheaton, Illinois |
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |
The 1928 Walker Cup, the 5th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 30 and 31, 1928, at Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois. The United States won by 11 matches to 1.[1] [2] [3]
Format
[edit ]Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Thursday and eight singles matches on Friday. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 36th 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.
Teams
[edit ]The United States picked their team of 8 in late-April. Great Britain and Ireland selected a team of 10 in mid-June.[4] This team included Cyril Tolley but he withdrew at the end of the month and was replaced by Noel Martin.[5] At his time Tolley had become involved in a libel action against J. S. Fry & Sons of Bristol, chocolate manufacturers who had produced an advert in which Tolley was caricatured.
United States
[edit ]United States
Playing captain: Bobby Jones
Great Britain & Ireland
[edit ]United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: England William Tweddell
- England John Beck
- England Ronald Hardman
- Northern Ireland Charles Hezlet
- Scotland William Hope
- Scotland Archibald MacCallum
- Northern Ireland Noel Martin
- England Philip Perkins
- England Eustace Storey
- Scotland Tony Torrance
Thursday's foursomes
[edit ]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Perkins/Tweddell | United States 7 & 6 | Von Elm/Sweetser |
| Hezlet/Hope | United States 5 & 3 | Jones/Evans |
| Storey/Torrance | United States 4 & 2 | Johnston/Ouimet |
| Beck/MacCallum | United States 7 & 5 | Gunn/MacKenzie |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Friday's singles
[edit ]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Perkins | United States 13 & 12 | Bobby Jones |
| William Tweddell | United States 3 & 2 | George Von Elm |
| Charles Hezlet | United States 8 & 7 | Francis Ouimet |
| William Hope | United States 5 & 4 | Jess Sweetser |
| Eustace Storey | United States 4 & 2 | Jimmy Johnston |
| Tony Torrance | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 1 up | Chick Evans |
| Ronald Hardman | United States 11 & 10 | Watts Gunn |
| Noel Martin | United States 2 & 1 | Roland MacKenzie |
| 1 | Singles | 7 |
| 1 | Overall | 11 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . August 31, 1928. p. 11.
- ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . September 1, 1928. p. 9.
- ^ "1928 – Chicago". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald . June 12, 1928. p. 3.
- ^ "Vacancy in Walker Cup Team". Glasgow Herald . June 30, 1928. p. 14.