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.
| Dates | September 1–2, 1961 | ||||
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| Venue | Seattle Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Seattle, Washington | ||||
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| 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Captain: Jack Westland
- Gene Andrews
- Deane Beman
- Don Cherry
- Bob Cochran
- Charles Coe
- Robert W. Gardner
- Bill Hyndman
- Jack Nicklaus
- Charlie Smith
- Bud Taylor
Great Britain & Ireland edit
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Captain: 
Charles Lawrie
Friday's foursomes edit
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Results | 
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| Walker/Chapman |  6 & 5
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Beman/Nicklaus |
| Blair/Christmas | 1 up
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Coe/Cherry |
| Carr/Huddy | 4 & 3
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Hyndman/Gardner |
| Bonallack/Shade | 4 & 3
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Cochran/Andrews |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's singles edit
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Results |
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| Michael Bonallack | 3 & 2
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Deane Beman |
| Michael Lunt | 5 & 4
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Charles Coe |
| James Walker | 3 & 2
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Bud Taylor |
| David Frame | 7 & 6
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Bill Hyndman |
| Joe Carr | 6 & 4
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Jack Nicklaus |
| Martin Christmas |   3 & 2
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Charlie Smith |
| Ronnie Shade | 1 up
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Robert W. Gardner |
| David Blair | 5 & 4
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Don Cherry |
| 1 | Singles | 7 |
| 1 | Overall | 11 |
References edit
- ^ Ward-Thomas, P.A. (September 4, 1961). "Young players leave Britain with hope". Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
- ^ "Purposes of Walker Cup not clouded by U.S. wins" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 11. November 1961.
- ^ "1961 – Seattle". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 4, 2018.