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1953 Walker Cup
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.
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| Marion, Massachusetts | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup |
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.
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.
Ten 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. Tony Duncan, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.
Captain: Charlie Yates
- William C. Campbell
- Dick Chapman
- Don Cherry
- Charles Coe
- Jimmy Jackson
- Gene Littler
- Sam Urzetta
- Ken Venturi
- Harvie Ward
- Jack Westland
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Playing captain: Tony Duncan
- Joe Carr
- Norman Drew
- John Langley
- Roy MacGregor
- Gerald Micklem
- John Llewellyn Morgan
- Arthur Perowne
- Ronnie White
- James Wilson
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Carr/White | 6 & 4 | Urzetta/Venturi |
| Langley/Perowne | 9 & 8 | Ward/Westland |
| Wilson/MacGregor | 3 & 2 | Jackson/Littler |
| Micklem/Morgan | 4 & 3 | Campbell/Coe |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Carr | 4 & 3 | Harvie Ward |
| Ronnie White | 1 up | Dick Chapman |
| Gerald Micklem | 5 & 3 | Gene Littler |
| Roy MacGregor | 7 & 5 | Jack Westland |
| Norman Drew | 9 & 7 | Don Cherry |
| James Wilson | 9 & 8 | Ken Venturi |
| John Llewellyn Morgan | 3 & 2 | Charles Coe |
| John Langley | 3 & 2 | Sam Urzetta |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
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