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1932 Walker Cup

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7th Walker Cup Match
DatesSeptember 1–2, 1932
VenueThe Country Club
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Captains
United States 8 1 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1932 Walker Cup, the 7th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 1 and 2, 1932, at The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts. The United States won by 8 matches to 1 with 3 matches halved.[1][2]

Because of the economic situation, there had been some doubt as to whether the match would take place. However, in January it was announced that the match would take place.[3]

Format

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Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Thursday and eight singles matches on Friday. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 36th 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.

Teams

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8 members of the 10-man Great Britain and Ireland team were announced in early April but no captain was mentioned at that time.[4] The remaining two were announced in late May; John de Forest and Eric Fiddian, the two finalists in the Amateur Championship. Torrance was announced as the captain at the same time.[5] 10 members of the 11-man United States team were selected at the end of May.[6] Gus Moreland was added to the team in late August, as winner of the Western Amateur.[7] Jimmy Johnston for the United States and Jack Bookless for Great Britain and Ireland were not selected for any matches.[8] Johnston had been suffering from a twisted ankle and was not fully fit. Lister Hartley (1904–1969) and Rex Hartley (1905–1942) were brothers.

United States

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United States
Playing captain: Francis Ouimet

Great Britain & Ireland

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Playing captain: Scotland Tony Torrance

Thursday's foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
R. Hartley/L. Hartley United States 7 & 6 Sweetser/Voigt
Torrance/de Forest United States 6 & 5 Moreland/Seaver
Stout/Burke United States 7 & 6 Ouimet/Dunlap
Fiddian/McRuvie United States 5 & 4 Moe/Howell
0 Foursomes 4
0 Overall 4

Friday's singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Tony Torrance halved Francis Ouimet
Bill Stout halved Jess Sweetser
Rex Hartley United States 2 & 1 Gus Moreland
Eric Fiddian United States 7 & 6 Charlie Seaver
Leonard Crawley United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up George Voigt
Lister Hartley United States 3 & 2 Maurice McCarthy Jr
John Burke halved Jack Westland
Eric McRuvie United States 10 & 9 George Dunlap
1 Singles 4
1 Overall 8

References

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  1. ^ "British Golf Bid Fails". Glasgow Herald. September 3, 1932. p. 9.
  2. ^ "1932 – Brookline". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Walker Cup Match". Glasgow Herald. January 19, 1932. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Scots Golfers Honoured". Glasgow Herald. April 6, 1932. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Championship Golf". Glasgow Herald. May 28, 1932. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Walker Cup Golf". Glasgow Herald. June 29, 1932. p. 11.
  7. ^ "G. Moreland to play in Walker Cup Team". Glasgow Herald. August 29, 1932. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Partnerships for Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. September 1, 1932. p. 10.