1924 Walker Cup
Golf tournament
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The 1924 Walker Cup, the third Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on September 12 and 13, 1924 at the Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York. The United States won 9 to 3..[1] This was the last annual Match before it became biennial with the next match being held in 1926[2]
DatesSeptember 12â13, 1924
LocationGarden City, New York
Captains
- Robert Gardner (USA)
- Cyril Tolley (Great Britain)
| Dates | September 12â13, 1924 | ||||
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| Venue | Garden City Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Garden City, New York | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format
Each team had ten golfers. 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 tied after 36 holes were halved.
Teams
Team United States
Playing captain: Robert Gardner
Team Great Britain
Playing captain: 
Cyril Tolley
Orme Bristowe
Maj. Charles Hezlet
William Hope- Denys Kyle
- William Murray
- Hon. Michael Scott
- Robert Scott Jr.
- Eustace Storey
- Tony Torrance
Friday's foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Marston/Gardner |  3 & 1 |
Storey/Murray |
| Guilford/Ouimet | 2 & 1 |
Tolley/Hezlet |
| Jones/Fownes Jr. |  1 hole |
Scott/Scott Jr. |
| Sweetser/Johnston | 4 & 3 |
Torrance/Bristowe |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
Saturday's singles
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Marston | 1 hole |
Cyril Tolley |
| Bobby Jones | 4 & 3 |
Maj. Charles Hezlet |
| Chick Evans | 2 & 1 |
William Murray |
| Francis Ouimet | 1 hole |
Eustace Storey |
| Jess Sweetser | 7 & 6 |
Hon. Michael Scott |
| Robert Gardner | 3 & 2 |
William Hope |
| Jesse Guilford | 2 & 1 |
Tony Torrance |
| Dr. Oscar Willing | 3 & 2 |
Denys Kyle |
| 6 | Session | 2 |
| 9 | Overall | 3 |
