The 1953 Walker Cup, the 14th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 4 and 5, 1953, at the Kittansett Club, Marion, Massachusetts. The United States won by 9 matches to 3.[1][2]
| Dates | September 4–5, 1953 | ||||
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| Venue | The Kittansett Club | ||||
| Location | Marion, Massachusetts | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format
editFour 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
editTen players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. Great Britain & Ireland had a playing captain, while the United States had a non-playing captain.[3] Tony Duncan, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.
United States
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Captain: Charlie Yates
- William C. Campbell
- Dick Chapman
- Don Cherry
- Charles Coe
- Jimmy Jackson
- Gene Littler
- Sam Urzetta
- Ken Venturi
- Harvie Ward
- Jack Westland
Great Britain & Ireland
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Playing captain: 
Tony Duncan
Friday's foursomes
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Results | 
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| Carr/White |  6 & 4
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Urzetta/Venturi |
| Langley/Perowne | 9 & 8
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Ward/Westland |
| Wilson/MacGregor | 3 & 2
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Jackson/Littler |
| Micklem/Morgan |   4 & 3
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Campbell/Coe |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Saturday's singles
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Results |
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| Joe Carr | 4 & 3
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Harvie Ward |
| Ronnie White | 1 up
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Dick Chapman |
| Gerald Micklem | 5 & 3
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Gene Littler |
| Roy MacGregor | 7 & 5
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Jack Westland |
| Norman Drew | 9 & 7
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Don Cherry |
| James Wilson | 9 & 8
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Ken Venturi |
| John Llewellyn Morgan | 3 & 2
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Charles Coe |
| John Langley | 3 & 2
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Sam Urzetta |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 3 | Overall | 9 |
References
edit- ^ McKinlay, S.L. (September 7, 1953). "R.J. White's performance in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
- ^ "The Walker Cup match" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5. September 1953.
- ^ "1953 – The Kittansett Club". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 7, 2018.