The 1923 Walker Cup, the second Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 18 and 19 May 1923 on the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The United States won 6 to 5, with one match halved.[1]

2nd Walker Cup Match
Dates18–19 May 1923
VenueOld Course
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Captains
United Kingdom 5 6 United States
United States wins the Walker Cup
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Format

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There were ten players in each team. 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. Matches level after 36 holes were halved.

Teams

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Team Great Britain

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Playing captain:   Robert Harris

Orme Bristowe was the reserve.[2] John Caven was not selected for any matches.

Team United States

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Playing captain: Robert Gardner

Friday's foursomes

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  Results  
Wethered/Tolley   6 & 5 Ouimet/Sweetser
Harris/Hooman   7 & 6 Gardner/Marston
Holderness/Hope   1 up Rotan/Herron
Wilson/Murray   4 & 3 Johnston/Neville
3 Session 1
3 Overall 1

Saturday's singles

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  Results  
Roger Wethered halved Francis Ouimet
Cyril Tolley   4 & 3 Jess Sweetser
Robert Harris   1 up Robert Gardner
Willis Mackenzie   5 & 4 George Rotan
William Hope   6 & 5 Max Marston
Ernest Holderness   1 up Fred Wright
John Wilson   1 up Davidson Herron
William Murray   2 & 1 Oscar Willing
2 Session 5
5 Overall 6

References

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  1. ^ "1923 – St. Andrews". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Great Britain v America - Teams for the Walker Cup". The Times. 12 May 1923. p. 6.

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