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Walker Cup 1979

Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

Great Britain & Ireland (Rodney Foster, Eng)  8 ½

USA (Dick Siderowf) 15 ½

 

Day 1

Foursomes

P. McEvoy & B. Marchbank lost to S. Hoch & R.J. Sigel 1 hole

G. F. Godwin & I.C. Hutcheon beat M. R. West III & H. E. Sutton 2 holes

G. Brand Jnr & M.J. Kelley lost to D. Fischesser & J. Holtgrieve 1 hole

A. Brodie & I. Carslaw beat G. Moody III & M. Gove 2/1

Great Britain & Ireland 2 USA 2

 

Singles

P. McEvoy halved with R.J. Sigel

J.C. Davies lost to D. Clarke 8/7

I.C. Hutcheon lost to J. Holtgrieve 6/4

J. Buckley lost to S. Hoch 9/7

B. Marchbank beat M. Peck 1 hole

G. F. Godwin beat G. Moody III 3/2

M.J. Kelley beat D. Fischesser 3/2

A. Brodie lost to M. Gove 3/2

Great Britain & Ireland 3 ½ USA 4 ½

Day 1Great Britain & Ireland 5 ½ USA 6 ½

 

Day 2

Foursomes

G. F. Godwin & G. Brand Jnr lost to S. Hoch & R.J. Sigel 4/3

M.J. Kelley & I.C. Hutcheon halved with M. R. West III & H. E. Sutton

P. McEvoy & B. Marchbank beat D. Fischesser & J. Holtgrieve 2/1

I. Carslaw & A. Brodie halved with D. Clarke & M. Peck

Great Britain & Ireland 2 USA 2

 

Singles

P. McEvoy lost to S. Hoch 3/1

G. Brand Jnr lost to D. Clarke 2/1

G. F. Godwin lost to M. Gove 3/2

I.C. Hutcheon lost to M. Peck 2/1

A. Brodie beat M. R. West III 3/2

M.J. Kelley lost to G. Moody III 3/2

B. Marchbank lost to H. E. Sutton 3/1

I. Carslaw lost to R.J. Sigel 2/1

Great Britain & Ireland 1 USA 7

Day 2 Great Britain & Ireland 3 USA 9