1924 Walker Cup
The 1924 Walker Cup, the third Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on September 12 and 13, 1924 at the Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York. The United States won 9 to 3..[1] This was the last annual Match before it became biennial with the next match being held in 1926[2]
Format
Each team had ten golfers. 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. Matches tied after 36 holes were halved.
Teams
Team United States
Playing captain:Robert Gardner
Team Great Britain
Playing captain:
Cyril Tolley
Friday's foursomes
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Marston/Gardner | 3 & 1 | Storey/Murray |
| Guilford/Ouimet | 2 & 1 | Tolley/Hezlet |
| Jones/Fownes Jr. | 1 hole | Scott/Scott Jr. |
| Sweetser/Johnston | 4 & 3 | Torrance/Bristowe |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Saturday's singles
| Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Marston | 1 hole | Cyril Tolley |
| Bobby Jones | 4 & 3 | Maj. Charles Hezlet |
| Chick Evans | 2 & 1 | William Murray |
| Francis Ouimet | 1 hole | Eustace Storey |
| Jess Sweetser | 7 & 6 | Hon. Michael Scott |
| Robert Gardner | 3 & 2 | William Hope |
| Jesse Guilford | 2 & 1 | Tony Torrance |
| Dr. Oscar Willing | 3 & 2 | Denys Kyle |
| 6 | Session | 2 |
| 9 | Overall | 3 |
References
- ↑"1924 – Garden City". walkercup.co.uk. November 24, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ↑"Walker Cup Match History". USGA. August 16, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
- ↑"Walker Cup Results: 1922 to Present". USGA. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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