1951 Walker Cup
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- Raymond Oppenheimer (GB&I)
- Willie Turnesa (USA)
| Dates | 11–12 May 1951 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Southport, Lancashire, England | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 1951 Walker Cup, the 13th Walker Cup Match, was played on 11 and 12 May 1951, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Lancashire, England. The United States won by 6 matches to 3 with 3 matches halved.[1][2]
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
Great Britain & Ireland had a team of 10 plus a non-playing captain. The United States only selected a team of 9, which included a playing captain.[3] Frank Deighton was in the Great Britain & Ireland team but was not selected for any matches.
Great Britain & Ireland
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Captain: 
Raymond Oppenheimer
Jimmy Bruen
Ian Caldwell- Joe Carr
Frank Deighton- Cecil Ewing
- Alex Kyle
- John Langley
Max McCready
John Llewellyn Morgan- Ronnie White
United States
Playing captain: Willie Turnesa
