1949 Walker Cup
| Dates | August 19–20, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Winged Foot Golf Club |
| Location | Mamaroneck, New York |
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |
The 1949 Walker Cup, the 12th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 19 and 20, 1949, on the West course at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York. The United States won by 10 matches to 2.[1]
Format
[edit ]Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday and eight singles matches on Saturday. 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 ]Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.[2] Laddie Lucas, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself or Bunny Millward for any of the matches.[3]
United States
[edit ]United States
Captain: Francis Ouimet
- Ray Billows
- Ted Bishop
- Charles Coe
- Johnny Dawson
- Chuck Kocsis
- Bruce McCormick
- Jim McHale Jr.
- Skee Riegel
- Frank Stranahan
- Willie Turnesa
Great Britain & Ireland
[edit ]United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: England Laddie Lucas
- Republic of Ireland Jimmy Bruen
- Republic of Ireland Joe Carr
- Republic of Ireland Cecil Ewing
- Northern Ireland Max McCready
- England Gerald Micklem
- England Bunny Millward
- England Arthur Perowne
- England Ken Thom
- England Ronnie White
Friday's foursomes
[edit ]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Carr/White | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 3 & 2 | Billows/Turnesa |
| Bruen/McCready | United States 2 & 1 | Kocsis/Stranahan |
| Ewing/Micklem | United States 9 & 7 | Bishop/Riegal |
| Thom/Perowne | United States 8 & 7 | Dawson/McCormick |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday's singles
[edit ]| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie White | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 4 & 3 | Willie Turnesa |
| Max McCready | United States 6 & 5 | Frank Stranahan |
| Jimmy Bruen | United States 5 & 4 | Skee Riegel |
| Joe Carr | United States 5 & 3 | Johnny Dawson |
| Cecil Ewing | United States 1 up | Charles Coe |
| Ken Thom | United States 2 & 1 | Ray Billows |
| Arthur Perowne | United States 4 & 2 | Chuck Kocsis |
| Gerald Micklem | United States 5 & 4 | Jim McHale Jr |
| 1 | Singles | 7 |
| 2 | Overall | 10 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Lucas, Percy B. (Laddie) (September 1949). "View on the Walker Cup match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5.
- ^ "1949 – Winged Foot". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ McKinlay, S.L. (August 20, 1949). "American win three of four Walker Cup foursomes". Glasgow Herald . p. 5.