1961 Walker Cup

The 1961 Walker Cup, the 18th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 1 and 2, 1961, at Seattle Golf Club, Seattle, Washington. The United States won by 11 matches to 1. This was the last Walker Cup in which 36-hole matches were played.

18th Walker Cup Match
DatesSeptember 1–2, 1961
VenueSeattle Golf Club
LocationSeattle, Washington
Captains
11 1
United States wins the Walker Cup

Great Britain and Ireland's only success came when Martin Christmas beat Charlie Smith in the singles.[1][2]

Format

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

Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[3]

United States


Captain: Jack Westland

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: Charles Lawrie

Friday's foursomes
& Results
Walker/Chapman 6 & 5 Beman/Nicklaus
Blair/Christmas 1 up Coe/Cherry
Carr/Huddy 4 & 3 Hyndman/Gardner
Bonallack/Shade 4 & 3 Cochran/Andrews
0 Foursomes 4
0 Overall 4

Saturday's singles
& Results
Michael Bonallack 3 & 2 Deane Beman
Michael Lunt 5 & 4 Charles Coe
James Walker 3 & 2 Bud Taylor
David Frame 7 & 6 Bill Hyndman
Joe Carr 6 & 4 Jack Nicklaus
Martin Christmas 3 & 2 Charlie Smith
Ronnie Shade 1 up Robert W. Gardner
David Blair 5 & 4 Don Cherry
1 Singles 7
1 Overall 11
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References
  1. Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 4, 1961). "Young players leave Britain with hope". Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
  2. "Purposes of Walker Cup not clouded by U.S. wins" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. November 1961.
  3. "1961 – Seattle". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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