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Walker Cup
6 Walker Cup Match
Weather
Showers and breezy on Saturday morning with highs in the
high 50s. There was a slight clearing in the afternoon followed
by wind and heavy rain and eventually sunshine. Sunday was
sunny and blustery in the morning with winds gusting to 35
mph, and warmer with less wind in the afternoon.
Notes
Great Britain and Ireland won the Match for the first time since
2003 … The GB&I side has won four of the last five competitions
on home soil … Nathan Smith and Peter Uihlein of
the USA also represented their country in the 2009 Match at
Merion Golf Club … Uihlein is now 4-0 in Match singles, just
one win behind Bob Jones in USA records … Stiggy Hodgson
was the only returning member of the Great Britain and
Ireland side from that Match … Smith, at 32, was the oldest
player in the competition … Rhys Pugh, 17, of GB&I, was the
youngest player … Royal Aberdeen Golf Club is the sixtholdest
golf course in the world , having opened in 1780 … USA
Captain Jim Holtgrieve (with three) and GB&I’s Nigel Edwards
(with four) combined for seven appearances as participants in
the Walker Cup … In the 13 matches held in Scotland, the USA
leads the series 9-4.
2011 Match Notes