1957 Walker Cup Winner and Match Scores
Final Score: United States 8, Great Britain & Ireland 3
Dates Played: August 30-31, 1957
Location: The Minikahda Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team Captains: Gerald Micklem for Great Britain & Ireland, Charles Coe for the United States
Team Rosters:
- GB&I — Michael Bonallack, Alan Bussell, Joe Carr, Frank Deighton, Reid Jack, Philip Scrutton, Doug Sewell, Alec Shepperson, Alan Thirlwell, Guy Wolstenholme
- USA — Rex Baxter, Arnold Blum, Joe Campbell, William C. Campbell, Bill Hyndman III, Chuck Kocsis, Billy Joe Patton, Hillman Robbins, Mason Rudolph, Bud Taylor
That's because, at that point, there were three singles matches outstanding, the score was 5-3 in favor of the Americans, the all three matches were tied. Team USA wound up winning all three, however. The biggest highlight in those three was Billy Joe Patton coming from five down after the morning 18 (all matches were 36 holes) to beat British Amateur Championship winner Reid Jack, 1-up.
For Team GB&I, Michael Bonallack was named to the team for the first team, although he did not play in this one. He eventually competed in eight more Walker Cups and set GB&I records (since broken) for most Walker Cup match wins with eight and points earned with 9.5.
One year earlier, in the 1956 Curtis Cup, Bonallack's future wife Angela Ward played for Team GB&I, making them the first (and so far only) husband-and-wife to both compete in the Walker/Curtis Cups. Later, Bonallack's sister Sally played for Team GB&I in the 1962 Curtis Cup, making them the first (there have been more since) brother-sister combo to both play in the Walker/Curtis Cups.
1957 Walker Cup Results
(Note: Halved matches at this time in Walker Cup history resulted in zero points being awarded.)
Day 1 Foursomes
- Rex Baxter/Billy Joe Patton, USA, def. Joe Carr/Frank Deighton, GB&I, 2 and 1
- William C. Campbell/Bud Taylor, USA, def. Alan Bussell/Philip Scrutton, GB&I, 4 and 3
- Reid Jack/Doug Sewell, GB&I, def. Arnold Blum/Chuck Kocsis, USA, 1-up
- Alec Shepperson/Guy Wolstenholme, GB&I, halved with Hillman Robbins/Mason Rudolph, USA
Day 2 Singles
- Billy Joe Patton, USA, def. Reid Jack, GB&I, 1-up
- William C. Campbell, USA, def. Joe Carr, GB&I, 3 and 2
- Rex Baxter, USA, def. Alan Thirlwell, GB&I, 4 and 3
- Bill Hyndman, USA, def. Frank Deighton, GB&I, 7 and 6
- Alan Bussell, GB&I, def. Joe Campbell, USA, 1-up
- Bud Taylor, USA, def. Doug Sewell, GB&I, 1-up
- Mason Rudolph, USA, def. Philip Scrutton, GB&I, 3 and 2
- Guy Wolstenholme, GB&I, def. Hillman Robbins, USA, 2 and 1
Overall and final score: USA 8, GB&I 3
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