1923 Walker Cup

2nd Walker Cup Match

Dates	18–19 May 1923
Venue	Old Course
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Captains	Robert Harris (Great Britain) Robert A. Gardner (USA)
5½ 6½
United States wins the Walker Cup

The 1923 Walker Cup, the second Walker Cup Match, was 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.

Format

There were ten players in each team. Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday 18 May and eight singles matches on Saturday 19 May. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. Matches level after 36 holes were halved.

Teams

Team Great Britain

Captain: Robert Harris

• John Caven
• Ernest Holderness
• Chubby Hooman
• William L. Hope
• Willis Mackenzie
• William Murray
• Cyril Tolley
• Roger Wethered
• John Wilson

Orme C. Bristowe was the reserve.^[1]

Team United States

Captain: Robert A. Gardner

• S. Davidson Herron
• Harrison R. Johnston
• Max R. Marston
• J.F. Neville
• Francis Ouimet
• George V. Rotan
• Jess Sweetser
• Oscar F. Willing
• Frederick J. Wright

Friday's foursomes

	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

	Results
Roger Wethered	halved	Francis Ouimet
Cyril Tolley	4 & 3	Jess Sweetser
Robert Harris	1 up	Robert A. Gardner
Willis Mackenzie	5 & 4	George V. Rotan
William L. Hope	6 & 5	Max R. Marston
Ernest Holderness	1 up	Frederick J. Wright
John Wilson	1 up	S. Davidson Herron
William Murray	2 & 1	Oscar F. Willing
2½	Session	5½
5½	Overall	6½

References

1. "Great Britain v America - Teams for the Walker Cup". The Times. 12 May 1923. p. 6.

• http://www.irishgolfdesk.com/walker-cup-1923/ Irish Golf Desk - Walker Cup 1923

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