Country Club, Brookline
The main tournaments played at Country Club, Brookline are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Majors
USGA
The US Open (122nd) (June 16-19). Second-placed Scottie Scheffler (USA) and Will Zalatoris (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), who recorded his first PGA Tour win and first major championship title. Fitzpatrick became the first non-American golfer to win the US Open and US Amateur titles, and only the second player after Jack Nicklaus (USA) to win them on the same course ... Nicklaus at Pebble Beach, Fitzpatrick at Brookline. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (113th) (Aug 12-18). Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng) beat Oliver Goss (Aus) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final, becoming the first Englishman to win this title since 1911. Fitzpatrick was also the low amateur at the 2013 Open Championship. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Team Events
Eur Tr/PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (33rd) (Sept 24-26). USA vs Europe. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight foursome matches, eight fourballs and 12 singles. Non-playing captains: Ben Crenshaw (USA); Mark James (Eng/Europe). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Overall result: USA 14.5, Europe 13.5.
Sunday singles (home player stated first): Tom Lehman bt Lee Westwood (Eng) 3&2; Hal Sutton bt Darren Clarke (N.Ire) 4&2; Phil Mickelson bt Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 5&3; Davis Love III bt Jean van de Velde (Fra) 6&5; Tiger Woods bt Andrew Coltart (Scot) 3&2; David Duval bt Jesper Parnevik (Swe) 5&4; Mark O'Meara lost to Padraig Harrington (Ire) 1 hole; Steve Pate bt Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 2&1; Justin Leonard halved with José María Olazábal (Esp); Payne Stewart lost to Colin Montgomerie (Scot) 1 hole; Jim Furyk bt Sergio García (Esp) 4&3; Jeff Maggert lost to Paul Lawrie (Scot) 4&3.
Note: dubbed the "Battle of Brookline" the matches were marred by the over-zealous behaviour of some American fans. There was also the infamous "invasion" of the 17th green on the final day when Justin Leonard holed his 45-foot birdie putt. Over-excited American players and their wives charged onto the green in celebration. Once the commotion had died down, it was left for Jose Maria Olazabal to attempt his 22-foot birdie putt to halve the hole. Unsurprisingly he missed the putt.
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (95th). Kuehne (USA) beat Anne-Marie Knight (Aus) 4 and 2 in the final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (88th) (June 16-20). Strange (USA) beat Nick Faldo (Eng) in an 18-hole playoff: Strange 71 (E), Faldo 75 (+4). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, MA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (82nd) (Aug 31-Sept 5). Jay Sigel (USA) beat David Tolley (USA) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (24th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 14, GB&I 10. Non-playing captains: Jess Sweetser (USA); David Marsh (Eng/GB&I). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Vinny Giles III bt Hugh Stuart (Scot) 5&4; Dick Siderowf bt Michael Bonallack (Eng) 4&2; Gary Koch lost to John Davies (Eng) 1 hole; Martin West III lost to Howard Clark (Eng) 2&1; Danny Edwards bt Rodney Foster (Eng) 2 holes; Michael Killian lost to Michael King (Eng) 1 hole; Bill Rogers lost to Charlie Green (Scot) 1 hole; Mark Pfeil lost to William Milne (Scot) 4&3.
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): James Ellis lost to Stuart 5&4; Siderowf lost to Davies 3&2; Edwards bt Trevor Homer (Eng) 2&1; Giles halved with Green; West bt King 1 hole; Killian lost to Milne 2&1; Koch halved with Peter Hedges (Eng); Pfeil bt Clark 1 hole.
Douglas Ballenger (USA) was not involved in the singles.
NOTE: This marked the last of Michael Bonallack's nine consecutive Walker Cup appearances for GB&I, during which time he was twice the playing captain (1969 and 1971). He was never a non-playing captain. In a total of 25 foursomes and singles matches played, he won 8, lost 14 and halved 3.
Majors
USGA
The US Open (63rd) (Jun 20-23). Boros (USA) beat Jacky Cupit (USA) and Arnold Palmer (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Boros 70 (-1), Cupit 73 (+2), Palmer 76 (+5). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, MA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (57th) (Sept 9-14). Hillman Robbins (USA) beat Frank Taylor (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Anniversary course, The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (45th). Betty Hicks Newell (USA) beat Helen Sigel (USA) 5 and 3 in the final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (38th) (Sept 10-15). W. Lawson Little Jr (USA) beat David Goldman (USA) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (7th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 8, GB&I 1; no points awarded for the three halved matches. Playing captains: Francis Ouimet (USA); Tony Torrance (Eng/GB&I). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Francis Ouimet halved with Tony Torrance (Scot); Jess Sweetser halved with Bill Stout (Eng); Gus Moreland bt Rex W. Hartley (Eng) 2&1; Jack Westland halved with John Burke (Ire); George Voigt lost to Leonard Crawley (Eng) 1 hole; Maurice McCarthy Jr bt W. Lister Hartley (Eng) 3&2; Charles Seaver bt Eric Fiddian (Eng); George Dunlap Jr bt Eric McRuvie (Scot) 10&9.
William Howell (USA), Don Moe (USA) and John DeForest (Eng) did not play in the singles. Jack Bookless (Scot) did not play in any of the matches.
NOTE: This was the last of Jess Sweetser's six consecutive playing appearances in the Walker Cup; he also returned as the USA's non-playing captain in 1967 and 1973. In a total of 12 matches played, he won 7, lost 4 and halved 1.
William Lister Hartley and his younger brother Rex Weller Hartley were born in Beckenham, Kent in 1904 and 1905 respectively.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (26th) (Sept 2-9). Jess Sweetser (USA) beat Charles "Chick" Evans Jr (USA) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (19th) (Sept 18-20). Ouimet (USA, amateur) beat Harry Vardon (Jersey) and Ted Ray (Jersey) in an 18-hole playoff (Ouimet 72, Vardon 77, Ray 78). [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, MA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (16th) (Sept 12-17). William Fownes Jr (USA) beat Warren Wood (USA) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (8th). Defending champion Hecker (USA) beat Louisa Wells (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [The Country Club, Brookline, Boston, Mass.].
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