1983 Walker Cup

29th Walker Cup Match
Dates25–26 May 1983
VenueRoyal Liverpool Golf Club
LocationHoylake, England
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
10½ 13½ United States
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1983 Walker Cup, the 29th Walker Cup Match, was played on 25 and 26 May 1983, at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England. The event was won by the United States 13½ to 10½.

The match was level after the second day foursomes. In the final round of 8 singles, Great Britain and Ireland had just two wins, by Philip Walton and Andrew Oldcorn, both of whom had also won their singles on the first day. The United States won 5 of the singles matches and halved the other to win the Walker Cup for the sixth successive time.[1]

Format

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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

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Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The United States had a playing captain, while Great Britain & Ireland had a non-playing captain.[2]

Great Britain & Ireland

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Captain: England Charlie Green

United States

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United States
Playing captain: Jay Sigel

Wednesday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Macgregor/Walton United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Sigel/Fehr
Keppler/Pierse United States 3 & 1 Wood/Faxon
Lewis/Thompson United States 7 & 6 Lewis/Holtgrieve
Mann/Oldcorn United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 & 4 Hoffer/Tentis
2 Foursomes 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Philip Walton United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Jay Sigel
Stephen Keppler United States 1 up Rick Fehr
George Macgregor halved Willie Wood
David Carrick United States 3 & 1 Brad Faxon
Andrew Oldcorn United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Billy Tuten
Philip Parkin United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 6 & 4 Nathaniel Crosby
Arthur Pierse United States 3 & 1 Bob Lewis
Lindsay Mann United States 6 & 5 Jim Holtgrieve
Singles
Overall

Thursday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Macgregor/Walton United States 2 up Crosby/Hoffer
Parkin/Thompson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Faxon/Wood
Mann/Oldcorn United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Lewis/Holtgrieve
Keppler/Pierse halved Sigel/Fehr
Foursomes
8 Overall 8

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Philip Walton United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Willie Wood
Philip Parkin United States 3 & 2 Brad Faxon
George Macgregor United States 2 & 1 Rick Fehr
Martin Thompson United States 3 & 2 Billy Tuten
Lindsay Mann halved David Tentis
Stephen Keppler United States 6 & 5 Bob Lewis
Andrew Oldcorn United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Jim Holtgrieve
David Carrick United States 3 & 1 Jay Sigel
Singles
10½ Overall 13½

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (27 May 1983). "America's will to win again proves decisive". Glasgow Herald.
  2. ^ "1983 – Royal Liverpool GC". walkercup.co.uk. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.