1969 Walker Cup
The 1969 Walker Cup, the 22nd Walker Cup Match, was played on August 22 and 23, 1969, at Milwaukee Country Club, River Hills near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was won by the United States 10 to 8 with 6 matches halved. The United States led by 4 points after the first day and, although Great Britain and Ireland won both the foursomes and singles sessions on the second day, the United States won by two points.
| Dates | August 22–23, 1969 | ||||
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| Venue | Milwaukee Country Club | ||||
| Location | River Hills, Wisconsin | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format
The format for play on Friday and Saturday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th 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. This was the last Walker Cup in which half points were not awarded for halved matches.
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.[1]
United States
Captain: Billy Joe Patton
Great Britain & Ireland
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Playing captain: 
Michael Bonallack
- Peter Benka
Andrew Brooks- Tom Craddock
- Bruce Critchley
- Rodney Foster
- Charlie Green
- Michael King
- Geoff Marks
- Peter Tupling
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Bonallack/Craddock | 3 & 2 |
Giles/Melnyk |
| Benka/Critchley | halved | Fleisher/Miller |
| Green/Brooks | 3 & 2 |
Wadkins/Siderowf |
| Foster/Marks | 2 & 1 |
Hyndman/Inman |
| 1 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 1 | Overall | 2 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bonallack | halved | Bruce Fleisher |
| Charlie Green | 1 up |
Vinny Giles |
| Bruce Critchley | 1 up |
Allen Miller |
| Peter Tupling | 6 & 5 |
Dick Siderowf |
| Peter Benka | 3 & 1 |
Steve Melnyk |
| Geoff Marks | 1 up |
Lanny Wadkins |
| Michael King | 2 & 1 |
John Bohmann |
| Rodney Foster | 6 & 5 |
Ed Updegraff |
| 2 | Singles | 5 |
| 3 | Overall | 7 |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Green/Brooks | halved | Giles/Melnyk |
| Benka/Critchley | 2 & 1 |
Fleisher/Miller |
| Foster/King | 6 & 5 |
Siderowf/Wadkins |
| Bonallack/Tipling | 4 & 3 |
Updegraff/Bohmann |
| 2 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 5 | Overall | 8 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bonallack | 5 & 4 |
Bruce Fleisher |
| Bruce Critchley | halved | Dick Siderowf |
| Michael King | 1 up |
Allen Miller |
| Tom Craddock | halved | Vinny Giles |
| Peter Benka | 2 & 1 |
Joe Inman |
| Andrew Brooks | 4 & 3 |
John Bohmann |
| Charlie Green | halved | Bill Hyndman |
| Geoff Marks | 3 & 2 |
Ed Updegraff |
| 3 | Singles | 2 |
| 8 | Overall | 10 |
References
- "1969 – Milwaukee". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved November 29, 2018.