1959 Walker Cup Winner and Match Scores
Final Score: United States 9, Great Britain & Ireland 3
Dates Played: May 15-16, 1959
Location: Muirfield in Scotland
Team Captains: Charles Coe for the United States and Gerald Micklem for Great Britain & Ireland
Team Rosters:
- USA — Tommy Aaron, Deane Beman, Bill Hyndman, Jack Nicklaus, Billy Joe Patton, Bud Taylor, Harvie Ward, Ward Wettlaufer, Charles Coe (playing captain)
- GB&I — Michael Bonallack, Joe Carr, Reid Jack, Michael Lunt, David Marsh, Arthur Perowne, Doug Sewell, Alec Shepperson, Dickson Smith, Guy Wolstenholme
One of the foursomes wins was by a 9-and-8 margin: Billy Joe Patton and team captain Charles Coe defeated Michael Bonallack and Arthur Perowne. The margin is tied for the largest in foursomes in Walker Cup history (keep in mind matches were 36 holes at this point).
Bonallack made the first of his eight playing appearances for GB&I (he was named to the team in 1957 but didn't play). Bonallack today remains second all-time for GB&I in playing appearances, match wins and points earned.
1959 Walker Cup Results
Day 1 Foursomes
- Harvie Ward/Bud Taylor, USA, def. Reid Jack/Doug Sewell, GB&I, 1-up
- Bill Hyndman/Tommy Aaron, USA, def. Joe Carr/Guy Wolstenholme, GB&I, 1-up
- Billy Joe Patton/Charles Coe, USA, def. Michael Bonallack/Arthur Perowne, 9 and 8
- Ward Wettlaufer/Jack Nicklaus, USA, def. Michael Lunt/Alec Shepperson, GB&I, 2 and 1
Day 2 Singles
- Joe Carr, GB&I, def. Charles Coe, USA, 2 and 1
- Harvie Ward, USA, def. Guy Wolstenholme, GB&I, 9 and 8
- Reid Jack, GB&I, def. Billy Joe Patton, USA, 5 and 3
- Bill Hyndman, USA, def. Doug Sewell, GB&I, 4 and 3
- Alec Shepperson, GB&I, def. Tommy Aaron, USA, 2 and 1
- Deane Beman, USA, def. Michael Bonallack, GB&I, 2-up
- Ward Wettlaufer, USA, def. Michael Lunt, GB&I, 6 and 5
- Jack Nicklaus, USA, def. Dickson Smith, GB&I, 5 and 4
Overall and final score: USA 9, GB&I 3
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