1977 Walker Cup
The 1977 Walker Cup, the 26th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 26 and 27, 1977, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York. The event was won by the United States 16 to 8.
| Dates | August 26–27, 1977 | ||||
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| Venue | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southampton, New York | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The United States led 9–3 after the first day and 11–5 after the second-day foursomes. Needing just a point to retain the trophy, the United States won 5 of the 8 singles matches for a convincing victory. There were no halved matches, although 8 matches went to the last hole.[1]
Format
The format for play on Friday and Saturday 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
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[2]
United States
Captain: Lewis Oehmig
Great Britain & Ireland
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Captain: 
Sandy Saddler
- Allan Brodie
John Davies- Peter Deeble
- Ian Hutcheon
- Michael Kelley
- Sandy Lyle
- Steve Martin
- Peter McEvoy
- Paul McKellar
- Gordon Murray
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Lyle/McEvoy | 4 & 3 |
Fought/Heafner |
| Davies/Kelley | 5 & 4 |
Simpson/Miller |
| Hutcheon/Deeble | 1 up |
Siderowf/Hallberg |
| Brodie/Martin | 1 up |
Sigel/Brannan |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter McEvoy | 2 up |
Lindy Miller |
| Ian Hutcheon | 4 & 3 |
John Fought |
| Gordon Murray | 7 & 6 |
Scott Simpson |
| John Davies | 4 & 3 |
Vance Heafner |
| Allan Brodie | 4 & 3 |
Bill Sander |
| Steve Martin | 3 & 2 |
Gary Hallberg |
| Sandy Lyle | 2 up |
Fred Ridley |
| Paul McKellar | 5 & 4 |
Jay Sigel |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 3 | Overall | 9 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Hutcheon/Deeble | 4 & 3 |
Fought/Heafner |
| McEvoy/Davies | 2 up |
Miller/Simpson |
| Brodie/Martin | 6 & 4 |
Siderowf/Sander |
| Murray/Kelley | 4 & 3 |
Ridley/Brannan |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 5 | Overall | 11 |
Afternoon singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Martin | 1 up |
Lindy Miller |
| John Davies | 2 & 1 |
John Fought |
| Allan Brodie | 2 & 1 |
Bill Sander |
| Peter McEvoy | 4 & 3 |
Gary Hallberg |
| Michael Kelley | 2 & 1 |
Dick Siderowf |
| Ian Hutcheon | 2 up |
Mike Brannan |
| Sandy Lyle | 5 & 3 |
Fred Ridley |
| Peter Deeble | 1 up |
Jay Sigel |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 8 | Overall | 16 |
References
- Jacobs, Raymond (August 29, 1977). "Walker Cup golfers too casual". Glasgow Herald. p. 15.
- "1977 – Shinnecock Hills GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 25, 2018.