The 45th Walker Cup Match was played on 12 and 13 September 2015 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. Great Britain and Ireland won 16½ to 9½.[1][2]
Format
On Saturday, there are four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there are again four matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by ten singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 26 matches are played.
Each of the 26 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 13½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
Ten players for the US and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[3][4]
| United States Team USA
|
| Name
|
Rank
|
Age
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
| Spider Miller
|
|
65
|
Bloomington, Indiana
|
non-playing captain
|
| Bryson DeChambeau
|
5
|
21
|
Clovis, California
|
won 2015 NCAA Individual Championship, U.S. Amateur
|
| Scott Harvey
|
109
|
37
|
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
won 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur
|
| Beau Hossler
|
14
|
20
|
Mission Viejo, California
|
won 2014 Western Amateur
|
| Denny McCarthy
|
10
|
22
|
Rockville, Maryland
|
won 2015 Porter Cup
|
| Lee McCoy
|
6
|
21
|
Athens, Georgia
|
played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
|
| Mike McCoy
|
209
|
52
|
Des Moines, Iowa
|
won 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur
|
| Maverick McNealy
|
2
|
19
|
Portola Valley, California
|
won 2015 Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award
|
| Jordan Niebrugge
|
19
|
22
|
Mequon, Wisconsin
|
won 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur; finished T6 in 2015 Open Championship
|
| Robby Shelton
|
8
|
19
|
Wilmer, Alabama
|
played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
|
| Hunter Stewart
|
4
|
22
|
Lexington, Kentucky
|
played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
|
| United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Team Great Britain & Ireland
|
| Name
|
Rank
|
Age
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
| Wales Nigel Edwards
|
|
47
|
Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales
|
non-playing captain
|
| England Ashley Chesters
|
7
|
26
|
Hawkstone Park, England
|
won the 2013 and 2014 European Amateur
|
| Republic of Ireland Paul Dunne
|
25
|
22
|
Greystones, Ireland
|
played on 2014 Eisenhower Trophy and Palmer Cup teams
|
| Scotland Grant Forrest
|
45
|
22
|
Craigielaw, Scotland
|
runner-up in 2015 Amateur Championship
|
| Scotland Ewen Ferguson
|
34
|
19
|
Glasgow, Scotland
|
won 2013 Boys Amateur, 2015 Scottish Champion of Champions, Craigmillar Park Open
|
| Republic of Ireland Jack Hume
|
43
|
21
|
Naas, Ireland
|
won 2014 West of Ireland Amateur Open
|
| Republic of Ireland Gary Hurley
|
29
|
22
|
West Waterford, Ireland
|
played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
|
| Scotland Jack McDonald
|
71
|
22
|
Kilmarnock, Scotland
|
played on 2014 Palmer Cup team
|
| Republic of Ireland Gavin Moynihan
|
28
|
20
|
The Island, Ireland
|
won 2015 Irish Amateur Open Championship
|
| England Jimmy Mullen
|
93
|
21
|
Royal North Devon, England
|
won 2015 Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship
|
| Northern Ireland Cormac Sharvin
|
20
|
22
|
Ardglass, Northern Ireland
|
won 2015 Brabazon Trophy
|
Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of 26 August 2015.
Sam Horsfield was originally named to the GB&I team but withdrew and was replaced by Ewen Ferguson.[5]
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon singles
Sunday's matches
Morning foursomes
Afternoon singles
References
External links
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