The Archive · 1936

Pine Valley, NI Sept. 3

The United States to-day retained the Walker Cup with one of the most impressive victories in the history of the coveted. trophy, winning nine matches and halving. three, "hie Ip the rst time since the inception. of {he competition in. 1922" that. the amateur "golfers of Great. 'Britain have failed to secure a single win, The Americans, who captured. two jtoursomes "and halved two on. the pening dey, played great golf for day' "fo "Capture seven. "of the ight singles and retain the Cup for the ninth consecutive time, The maining match was halved, The results of the singles were:

J. Goodman (Amerles) beat I. Them von Ryrthree, and two te play tangy by, Gand gy) MEE sagoin "mercy beat o Peters ne up?

"2, Bentley (Beta) halved amenity halved. with, by 5 and 4; Campbell (Amertea) beat 3, MeLean 'Weston' (America) eat J. Morton J., Fischer (America) beat ©, Owing Reynolds Sil by 1 and (America) beat A, Results of foursomes yesterday:

White and Reynolds Smith (Amert= fg) beats. Metean and 3.°D. a, Laney by wand'

Goodman ands, Campbett "eat 1. Thomson and HE. Bentley: by 7 and G Peters and "3, Morton Dykes (Britain) halved: wit Charles eater and W. Emery an 'A. Hi and C. Owing (Dei in} halved with HE Given and The complete record of Walker Cup matches played since the start of the 1022 Southampton, N.Y. 1923 St, Andrews, Scotland 19H Garden City, RIY, 1026 St Andrews' Scotland 1928 Wheaton, Tino 3020 Sandwich, England 1982 Brookline, Mass, 1954 St. Andrews, Seatlond 1936 Pine Valley, Na.

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