1949 Walker Cup
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| Dates | August 19–20, 1949 | ||||
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| Venue | Winged Foot Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1949 Walker Cup, the 12th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 19 and 20, 1949, on the West course at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York. The United States won by 10 matches to 2.[1]
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.
Teams
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.[2] Laddie Lucas, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself or Bunny Millward for any of the matches.[3]
United States
Captain: Francis Ouimet
- Ray Billows
- Ted Bishop
- Charles Coe
- Johnny Dawson
- Chuck Kocsis
- Bruce McCormick
- Jim McHale Jr.
- Skee Riegel
- Frank Stranahan
- Willie Turnesa
Great Britain & Ireland
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Playing captain: 
Laddie Lucas
