This Day in Golf--Aug. 15

A short-lived international competition ended its first event on this date in 1952. The Americas Golf Cup Match, pitting United States, Canadian and Mexican amateur teams against each other, concluded at Seattle Golf Club. The U.S. won with 12 points, Canada came in second with 10 and Mexico had 5. Ken Venturi andCharlie Coe were among the American players. The event was played every other year but by June 1970 it had been discontinued.