<P> After the Glasgow Herald Tournament most of the American team travelled to St Andrews to practice for the British Open, for which qualifying began on 20 June . However, Walter Hagen and Jock Hutchison played in a tournament at Kinghorn on 14 and 15 June . Hagen had a poor first round and didn't turn up for the second day . Hutchison scored 74 and 64 and took the £ 50 first prize . At St Andrews, Hutchison led the qualifying and then won the Open itself . So, despite losing the International Match, the American team achieved its main objective, winning the British Open . </P> <P> A match between American and British amateur golfers was played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake) in 1921, immediately before The Amateur Championship . This match was followed by the creation of the Walker Cup, which was first played in 1922 . However the 1921 Gleneagles match did not immediately lead to a corresponding match between the professionals . </P> <P> It was common at this time for a small number of professionals to travel to compete in each other's national championship . In 1926, a larger than usual contingent of American professionals were travelling to Britain to compete in the Open Championship, two weeks before their own Championship . In February it was announced that Walter Hagen would select a team of four American professionals (including himself) to play four British professionals in a match before the Open Championship . The match would be a stroke play competition with each playing the four opposing golfers over 18 holes . In mid-April it was announced that "A golf enthusiast, who name has not yet been made public" was ready to donate a cup for an annual competition . Later in April it was announced that Samuel Ryder would be presenting a trophy "for annual competition between British and American professionals ." with the first match to be played on 4 and 5 June "but the details are not yet decided", and then in May it was announced that the match would be a match - play competition, 8 - a-side, foursomes on the first day, singles on the second . Eventually, at Hagen's request, 10 players competed for each team . Samuel Ryder (together with his brother James) had sponsored a number of British professional events starting in 1923 . </P> <P> The match resulted in 13--1 victory for the British team (1 match was halved). The American point was won by Bill Mehlhorn with Emmet French being all square . Medals were presented to the players by the American ambassador Alanson B. Houghton . </P>

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