The 1989 Walker Cup, the 32nd Walker Cup Match, was played on August 16 and 17, 1989, at Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia. The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team, 12½ to 11½. It was the Great Britain and Ireland team's third win in the Walker Cup and their first in the United States. Of the previous 31 matches, the United States had won 28, lost 2 and had tied once, at Baltimore Country Club in 1965.
Great Britain and Ireland had taken an 11–5 lead after the second-day foursomes, needing just 1½ points from the 8 afternoon singles matches. However, the United States staged a recovery and won 5 and halved 2 of the first 7 matches. That meant that if Jay Sigel beat Jim Milligan in the final match, the result would be a tie and the United States would retain the Cup as defending holders. Sigel was 3-up after 11 holes and still 2-up after 15. Milligan won the 16th hole after pitching close and then won the 17th after chipping in, leveling the match. Both players took bogey 5s at the final hole to leave the match halved and to give Great Britain and Ireland a 12½–11½ victory.[1][2]
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.
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Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[3]
1989, walker, 32nd, walker, match, played, august, 1989, peachtree, golf, club, atlanta, georgia, event, great, britain, ireland, team, great, britain, ireland, team, third, walker, their, first, united, states, previous, matches, united, states, lost, tied, o. The 1989 Walker Cup the 32nd Walker Cup Match was played on August 16 and 17 1989 at Peachtree Golf Club Atlanta Georgia The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team 12 to 11 It was the Great Britain and Ireland team s third win in the Walker Cup and their first in the United States Of the previous 31 matches the United States had won 28 lost 2 and had tied once at Baltimore Country Club in 1965 32nd Walker Cup MatchDatesAugust 16 17 1989VenuePeachtree Golf ClubLocationAtlanta GeorgiaCaptainsFred Ridley USA Geoff Marks GB amp I 11 12 Great Britain amp Ireland wins the Walker Cup 19871991 Great Britain and Ireland had taken an 11 5 lead after the second day foursomes needing just 1 points from the 8 afternoon singles matches However the United States staged a recovery and won 5 and halved 2 of the first 7 matches That meant that if Jay Sigel beat Jim Milligan in the final match the result would be a tie and the United States would retain the Cup as defending holders Sigel was 3 up after 11 holes and still 2 up after 15 Milligan won the 16th hole after pitching close and then won the 17th after chipping in leveling the match Both players took bogey 5s at the final hole to leave the match halved and to give Great Britain and Ireland a 12 11 victory 1 2 Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 2 1 United States 2 2 Great Britain amp Ireland 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 3 United States edit nbsp Captain Fred Ridley David Eger Robert Gamez Ralph Howe Kevin Johnson Greg Lesher Doug Martin Eric Meeks Phil Mickelson Jay Sigel Danny Yates Allen Doyle was selected for the team but withdrew because of injury and was replaced by Greg Lesher 4 Great Britain amp Ireland edit nbsp amp nbsp Captain nbsp Geoff Marks nbsp Craig Cassells nbsp Russell Claydon nbsp Stephen Dodd nbsp Andrew Hare nbsp Peter McEvoy nbsp Garth McGimpsey nbsp Jim Milligan nbsp Eoghan O Connell nbsp Darren Prosser nbsp Neil RoderickWednesday s matches editMorning foursomes edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Claydon Prosser nbsp 3 amp 2 Gamez Martin McEvoy O Connell nbsp nbsp 6 amp 5 Lesher Sigel Dodd McGimpsey halved Yates Mickelson Milligan Hare nbsp nbsp 2 amp 1 Eger Johnson 2 Foursomes 1 2 Overall 1 Afternoon singles edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Jim Milligan nbsp 7 amp 6 Robert Gamez Russell Claydon nbsp nbsp 5 amp 4 Doug Martin Eoghan O Connell nbsp nbsp 5 amp 4 Ralph Howe Stephen Dodd halved Eric Meeks Garth McGimpsey nbsp 4 amp 2 Phil Mickelson Peter McEvoy nbsp nbsp 2 amp 1 Danny Yates Craig Cassells nbsp nbsp 1 up Greg Lesher Neil Roderick halved Jay Sigel 5 Singles 3 7 Overall 4 Thursday s matches editMorning foursomes edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp McEvoy O Connell halved Gamez Martin Claydon Cassells nbsp nbsp 3 amp 2 Sigel Lesher Milligan Hare nbsp nbsp 2 amp 1 Eger Johnson McGimpsey Dodd nbsp nbsp 2 amp 1 Mickelson Yates 3 Foursomes 11 Overall 5 Afternoon singles edit nbsp amp nbsp Results nbsp Stephen Dodd nbsp 1 up Robert Gamez Andrew Hare halved Doug Martin Russell Claydon nbsp 3 amp 2 Greg Lesher Peter McEvoy nbsp 4 amp 3 Danny Yates Eoghan O Connell halved Phil Mickelson Neil Roderick nbsp 4 amp 2 David Eger Craig Cassells nbsp 4 amp 2 Kevin Johnson Jim Milligan halved Jay Sigel 1 Singles 6 12 Overall 11 References edit Jacobs Raymond August 18 1989 Milligan Chip in to win Cup Glasgow Herald Sigel Jay A Close Match at the 1989 Walker Cup Links Magazine Archived from the original on November 15 2018 Retrieved November 15 2018 1989 Peachtree GC walkercup co uk Retrieved November 15 2018 Names in the News Los Angeles Times August 14 1989 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 Walker Cup amp oldid 1213963614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
