1923 Walker Cup

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

Dates	18–19 May 1923
Venue	Old Course
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Captains	Robert Harris (Great Britain) Robert Gardner (USA)
5 6
United States wins the Walker Cup

Format

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

Team Great Britain

Playing captain: Robert Harris

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

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

Team United States

Playing captain: Robert Gardner

• Davidson Herron
• Jimmy Johnston
• Max Marston
• Jack Neville
• Francis Ouimet
• George Rotan
• Jess Sweetser
• Oscar Willing
• Fred 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 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

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.