The 1955 Walker Cup, the 15th Walker Cup Match, was played on 20 and 21 May 1955, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won by 10 matches to 2.
| Dates | 20–21 May 1955 | ||||
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| Venue | Old Course at St Andrews | ||||
| Location | St Andrews, Scotland | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The United States won all four of the foursomes matches on the first day. Great Britain and Ireland won just two of the singles matches on the second day, both at the final hole, to give the United States a convincing victory.[1] William C. Campbell, the United States playing captain, did not select himself for any of the matches.[2]
Format
editFour 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. 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
editGreat Britain & Ireland had a team of 10 plus a non-playing captain. The United States only selected a team of 9, which included a playing captain.[3]
Great Britain & Ireland
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Captain: 
Alec Hill
David Blair
Ian Caldwell
Joe Carr- Robin Cater
- Cecil Ewing
- Gerald Micklem
- Bunny Millward
John Llewellyn Morgan- Philip Scrutton
- Ronnie White
United States
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Playing captain: William C. Campbell
Friday's foursomes
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Results | 
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| Carr/White |  1 up
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Ward/Cherry |
| Micklem/Morgan | 2 & 1
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Patton/Yost |
| Caldwell/Millward | 3 & 2
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Conrad/Morey |
| Blair/Cater | 5 & 4
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Cudd/Jackson |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Saturday's singles
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Results |
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| Ronnie White | 6 & 5
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Harvie Ward |
| Philip Scrutton | 2 & 1
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Billy Joe Patton |
| Ian Caldwell |   1 up
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Dale Morey |
| Joe Carr | 5 & 4
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Don Cherry |
| David Blair | 1 up
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Joe Conrad |
| Bunny Millward | 2 up
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Bruce Cudd |
| Cecil Ewing | 6 & 4
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Jimmy Jackson |
| John Llewellyn Morgan | 8 & 7
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Dick Yost |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 2 | Overall | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "America's runaway win in Walker Cup". Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1955. p. 4.
- ^ Rey, Jr., Joseph C. (June 1955). "Captains choice in the Walker Cup" (PDF). USGA Journal and Turf Management: 5.
- ^ "1955 – St. Andrews". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2018.