1953 Walker Cup

The 1953 Walker Cup, the 14th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 4 and 5, 1953, at the Kittansett Club, Marion, Massachusetts. The United States won by 9 matches to 3.^[1][2]

14th Walker Cup Match

Dates	September 4–5, 1953
Venue	The Kittansett Club
Location	Marion, Massachusetts
Captains	Charlie Yates (USA) Tony Duncan (GB&I)
9 3
United States wins the Walker Cup
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Format

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.^[3] Tony Duncan, the Great Britain and Ireland playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.

United States

Captain: Charlie Yates

• William C. Campbell
• Dick Chapman
• Don Cherry
• Charles Coe
• Jimmy Jackson
• Gene Littler
• Sam Urzetta
• Ken Venturi
• Harvie Ward
• Jack Westland

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Playing captain: Tony Duncan

• Joe Carr
• Norman Drew
• John Langley
• Roy MacGregor
• Gerald Micklem
• John Llewellyn Morgan
• Arthur Perowne
• Ronnie White
• James Wilson

Friday's foursomes

&	Results
Carr/White	6 & 4	Urzetta/Venturi
Langley/Perowne	9 & 8	Ward/Westland
Wilson/MacGregor	3 & 2	Jackson/Littler
Micklem/Morgan	4 & 3	Campbell/Coe
1	Foursomes	3
1	Overall	3

Saturday's singles

&	Results
Joe Carr	4 & 3	Harvie Ward
Ronnie White	1 up	Dick Chapman
Gerald Micklem	5 & 3	Gene Littler
Roy MacGregor	7 & 5	Jack Westland
Norman Drew	9 & 7	Don Cherry
James Wilson	9 & 8	Ken Venturi
John Llewellyn Morgan	3 & 2	Charles Coe
John Langley	3 & 2	Sam Urzetta
2	Singles	6
3	Overall	9