The United States had an 8½ to 7½ lead after the second day foursomes. In the final round of 8 singles, Great Britain and Ireland had just one win, by Allan Brodie, while the United States won the other 7 matches for a convincing win.[1]
The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ 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.[2]
^Jacobs, Raymond (1 June 1979). "Britain's Walker Cup singles flop". Glasgow Herald. p. 32.
^"1979 – HCEG, Muirfield". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
January 07, 2023
1979, walker, 27th, walker, golf, match, played, 1979, muirfield, gullane, east, lothian, scotland, event, united, states, 27th, walker, matchdates30, 1979venuemuirfieldlocationgullane, east, lothian, scotlandcaptainsrodney, foster, dick, siderowf, united, sta. The 1979 Walker Cup the 27th Walker Cup golf match was played on 30 and 31 May 1979 at Muirfield Gullane East Lothian Scotland The event was won by the United States 15 to 8 27th Walker Cup MatchDates30 31 May 1979VenueMuirfieldLocationGullane East Lothian ScotlandCaptainsRodney Foster GB amp I Dick Siderowf USA 8 15 United States wins the Walker Cup 19771981 The United States had an 8 to 7 lead after the second day foursomes In the final round of 8 singles Great Britain and Ireland had just one win by Allan Brodie while the United States won the other 7 matches for a convincing win 1 Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 2 1 Great Britain amp Ireland 2 2 United States 3 Wednesday s matches 3 1 Morning foursomes 3 2 Afternoon singles 4 Thursday s matches 4 1 Morning foursomes 4 2 Afternoon singles 5 ReferencesFormat EditThe format for play on Wednesday and Thursday was the same There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon In all 24 matches were played Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played Rather each side earned a point toward their team total The team that accumulated at least 12 points won the competition If the two teams were tied the previous winner would retain the trophy Teams EditTen players for the United States and Great Britain amp Ireland participated in the event plus one non playing captain for each team 2 Great Britain amp Ireland Edit amp Captain Rodney Foster Gordon Brand Jnr Allan Brodie Jimmy Buckley Iain Carslaw John Davies Geoffrey Godwin Ian Hutcheon Michael Kelley Brian Marchbank Peter McEvoyUnited States Edit Captain Dick Siderowf Doug Clarke Doug Fischesser Mike Gove Scott Hoch Jim Holtgrieve Griff Moody Mike Peck Jay Sigel Hal Sutton Marty WestWednesday s matches EditMorning foursomes Edit amp Results McEvoy Marchbank 1 up Hoch SigelGodwin Hutcheon 2 up West SuttonBrand Kelley 1 up Fischesser HoltgrieveBrodie Carslaw 2 amp 1 Griff Gove2 Foursomes 22 Overall 2Afternoon singles Edit amp Results Peter McEvoy halved Jay SigelJohn Davies 8 amp 7 Doug ClarkeIan Hutcheon 6 amp 4 Jim HoltgrieveJimmy Buckley 9 amp 7 Scott HochBrian Marchbank 1 up Mike PeckGeoffrey Godwin 3 amp 2 Griff MoodyMichael Kelley 3 amp 2 Doug FischesserAllan Brodie 3 amp 2 Mike Gove3 Singles 4 5 Overall 6 Thursday s matches EditMorning foursomes Edit amp Results Godwin Brand 4 amp 3 Hoch SigelKelley Hutcheon halved West SuttonMcEvoy Marchbank 2 amp 1 Fischesser HoltgrieveCarslaw Brodie halved Clarke Peck2 Foursomes 27 Overall 8 Afternoon singles Edit amp Results Peter McEvoy 3 amp 1 Scott HochGordon Brand Jnr 2 amp 1 Doug ClarkeGeoffrey Godwin 3 amp 2 Mike GoveIan Hutcheon 2 amp 1 Mike PeckAllan Brodie 3 amp 2 Marty WestMichael Kelley 3 amp 2 Griff MoodyBrian Marchbank 3 amp 1 Hal SuttonIain Carslaw 2 amp 1 Jay Sigel1 Singles 78 Overall 15 References Edit Jacobs Raymond 1 June 1979 Britain s Walker Cup singles flop Glasgow Herald p 32 1979 HCEG Muirfield walkercup co uk Retrieved 24 November 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Walker Cup amp oldid 1084622585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
