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1928 Walker Cup

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5th Walker Cup Match
DatesAugust 30–31, 1928
VenueChicago Golf Club
LocationWheaton, Illinois
Captains
United States 11 1 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Walker Cup
← 1926
1930 →

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

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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

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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

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United States
Playing captain: Bobby Jones

Great Britain & Ireland

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: England William Tweddell

Thursday's foursomes

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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

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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 KingdomRepublic 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

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  1. ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. August 31, 1928. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. September 1, 1928. p. 9.
  3. ^ "1928 – Chicago". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. June 12, 1928. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Vacancy in Walker Cup Team". Glasgow Herald. June 30, 1928. p. 14.