Search results
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland featuring players from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches ). It is organised by The R&A and the United States ...
The Walker Cup was contested in 1922, 1923 and 1924 and then biennially ever since, with a nine-year hiatus between 1938 and 1947 for World War II. Until recent years, the USA clearly dominated the series, but the number of American victories never clouded the true purpose of the Walker Cup Match. A much higher value has been placed upon the ...
People also ask
What is a Walker Cup?
When did the Walker Cup start?
Who won the Walker Cup in 1922?
Who won the first Walker Cup match?
The Walker Cup Match began in the wake of World War I with a view toward stimulating golf interest on both sides of the Atlantic. The match grew in part out of two international matches between the USA and Canada, in 1919 and 1920. At the same time, British and American amateurs considered each nation’s national amateur championship a great ...
The 49th Walker Cup will be staged over The Old Course in St Andrews in September 2023. It is the oldest and most iconic golf course in the world and was host venue for The Open in 2022. It will be the first time the Walker Cup has been held over the Old Course since 1975. The United States of America will defend the trophy after their 14-12 ...
golf. Walker Cup, golf trophy awarded to the winner of a competition between amateur men’s teams from the United States and the British Isles, held biennially since 1922 on sites alternating between the United States and Britain. The cup is named for George H. Walker, a president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in the 1920s and a ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 1, 2024 · Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools and championship agronomy.
Aug 29, 2023 · Since 1924, the Walker Cup has been played as a biennial competition with a hiatus from 1938 to 1947 due to World War II. The match is scheduled to be held in consecutive years in 2025 and 2026 for the first time in over a century to shift from odd-numbered back to even-numbered years. The 50th Walker Cup Match is staged at Cypress Point in ...
