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1923 Walker Cup
The 1923 Walker Cup, the second Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 18 and 19 May 1923 on the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The United States won 6 to 5, with one match halved. Format There were ten players in each team. 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. Matches level after 36 holes were halved. Teams Team Great Britain Playing captain: Robert Harris * John Caven * Ernest Holderness * Chubby Hooman * William Hope * Willis Mackenzie * William Murray * Cyril Tolley * Roger Wethered * John Wilson Orme Bristowe was the reserve. John Caven was not selected for any matches. Team United States Playing captain: Robert Gardner * Davidson Herron * Jimmy Johnston * Max Marston *Jack Neville *Francis Ouimet * George Rotan *Jess Sweetser *Oscar Willing * Fred Wright Friday's foursomes Saturday's singles Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Course At St Andrews
The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews clubhouse sits adjacent to the first tee, although it is but one of many clubs (St Andrews Golf Club, The New Golf Club, St Regulus Ladies Golf Club and The St Rule Club are the others with clubhouses) that have playing privileges on the course, along with some other non-clubhouse owning clubs and the general public. Originally known as the "golfing grounds" of St Andrews, it was not until the New Course was opened in 1895 that it became known as the Old Course. History The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the "home of golf" because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 15th century. Golf was becoming increasingly popular i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilson (Scottish Golfer)
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Golf Tournaments In Scotland
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Wright (golfer)
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Oscar Willing
Oscar Frederick "Doc" Willing (October 16, 1889 – March 2, 1962) was an American amateur golfer. He played in three Walker Cup matches. Early life Willing was born in Sellwood, Oregon (now a part of Portland), and caddied and learned to play golf at the nearby Waverley Country Club. He became a dentist, earning his DDS at North Pacific Dental College (later incorporated into Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry). Soon afterwards, he was drafted in the United States Navy for World War I where he became a military dentist. He married Helen Wadsworth and they had three children. Golf career Following the war, Willing returned to Portland to set up a dental practice. His interest in golf was still strong, as he had been able to play golf while stationed on the east coast during the war. He began to compete in Northwest amateur tournaments, and his first win came in 1919 at the Oregon Coast Invitational in Gearhart, Oregon. He followed that up with back-to-back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Sweetser
Jesse William Sweetser (April 18, 1902 – May 27, 1989) was an amateur golfer, best known as the first American-born player to win the British Amateur. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Sweetser later attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University. In 1920, Sweetser won the individual title at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. He received golf lessons from noted Siwanoy Country Club professional Tom Kerrigan. Golf career Sweetser won the 1922 U.S. Amateur at the age of 20, defeating Bobby Jones, 8 and 7, in the semi-final and then Chick Evans, 3 and 2, in the final match. The following year, he again made the finals but lost on the second playoff hole to Max Marston. In 1926, Sweetser won the British Amateur at Muirfield, defeating Fred Simpson, 6 and 5, in the final match. The 1904 winner, Walter Travis, was a naturalized American citizen born in Australia, but Sweetser's victory was the first time an American-born golfer had won the tournament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rotan
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Francis Ouimet
Francis DeSales Ouimet () (May 8, 1893 – September 2, 1967) was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Early life Ouimet was born to Mary Ellen Burke and Arthur Ouimet in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb west of Boston. His father was a French-Canadian immigrant, and his mother was originally from Ireland. When Francis was four years old, his family purchased a house on Lee Street across from Clyde Street in Brookline, directly across from the 17th hole of The Country Club. The Ouimet family grew up relatively poor and were near the bottom of the economic ladder, which was hardly the position of any American golfer at the time. As far as the general public was concerned, amateur golf was reserved for the wealthy, while pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Neville
Jack Neville is an English born rugby union player who plays for Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship. He plays internationally for Hong Kong. Career Neville played rugby for Cardiff University while studying a bachelor's degree in Science, Business/Managerial and Economics. During his time at Cardiff University Neville played for his home town club Darlington Mowden Park, who at the time were in National Two North. In 2014 Neville joined Hong Kong Premiership side Kowloon RFC, intern joining the HKRU elite rugby programme. After a period of time with the Hong Kong Sevens team, he joined the South China Tigers squad for the inaugural Global Rapid Rugby season, making 2 appearances at the back end of the season, scoring on debut. Although part of the squad, due to being part of the HKRU elite rugby programme, he did not feature in the 2020 season due to Coronavirus causing the season to be cut short. In 2021 he joined Spanish División de Honor side Alcobendas where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Marston
Maxwell Rolston Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949) was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town. In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club, Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole). He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5. Marston, who took lessons from James Maiden, also won the New Jersey Amateur twice and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times. Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934. He is the namesake of the annual Marston Cup, a tournament for golfers 55 and older run by the Golf Association of Philadelphia. Death Marston died on May 7, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56. Amateur wins ''Note: This list may be incomplet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Johnston (golfer)
Harrison Requa "Jimmy" Johnston (August 31, 1896 – November 18, 1969) was an American amateur golfer. Early life Johnston was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 31, 1896. He was the son of architect Clarence H. Johnston Sr. and Mary "May" Johnston (''née'' Thurston). Golf career Johnston won the Minnesota State Amateur title seven straight years (1921–1927) and won the Minnesota State Open twice (1927–28). He was elected to the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. Johnston's biggest win came at the 1929 U.S. Amateur where he beat Oscar Willing, 4 and 3, at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Johnston played on four winning Walker Cup teams: 1923, 1924, 1928, and 1930. He was also a member of the 1932 team but did not play in any matches. Johnston led the 1927 U.S. Open after two rounds but slipped to tie for 19th after a third round 87. Personal life Johnston served in the Army in both World War I and World War II. He died on November 18, 1969 in Palm Beach County, Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidson Herron
Samuel Davidson "Dave" Herron (October 16, 1897 – January 27, 1956) was an American amateur golfer. Herron won the 1919 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club, his home club, defeating Bobby Jones in the final, 5 and 4. Herron played on the winning 1923 Walker Cup team. He also won the Pennsylvania Amateur twice. Amateur wins ''this list may be incomplete'' *1919 U.S. Amateur *1920 Pennsylvania Amateur *1929 Pennsylvania Amateur U.S. national team appearances * Walker Cup: 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ... (winners) References American male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Pittsburgh 1897 births 1956 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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