The 2003 Walker Cup, the 39th Walker Cup Match, was played on 6 and 7 September 2003, at Ganton Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 12½ to 11½, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland had three consecutive wins.
Format The format for play on Saturday and Sunday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 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 12½ points wins the competition.
Teams Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Team USANameAgeHometownNotesBob Lewis59Pepper Pike, Ohionon-playing captainBill Haas21Greer, South CarolinaSon of Jay Haas; 2002 U.S. Amateur semifinalistMatt Hendrix22Aiken, South CarolinaWon 2003 Sunnehanna AmateurTrip Kuehne31Irving, TexasLow amateur at 2003 U.S. OpenBrock Mackenzie22Yakima, WashingtonWon 2002 Pacific Coast AmateurRyan Moore20Puyallup, WashingtonWon 2002 U.S. Amateur Public LinksChris Nallen21Hackettstown, New JerseyWon 2003 Northeast AmateurAdam Rubinson23Fort Worth, TexasRunner up at 2002 Western Amateur and NCAA ChampionshipCasey Wittenberg18Memphis, TennesseeWon 2003 Porter Cup, Southern AmateurLee Williams21Alexander City, AlabamaWon 2002 Southern Amateur; runner-up at 2003 NCAAsGeorge Zahringer50New York CityWon 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur
& Team Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeHometownNotes Garth McGimpsey48Bangor, Northern Irelandnon-playing captain Nigel Edwards34Caerphilly, WalesFourth in the 2003 Lytham Trophy and Brabazon Trophy Noel Fox29Dublin, IrelandWon 2003 Irish Amateur Graham Gordon23Aberdeen, ScotlandWon 2003 Scottish Amateur and seven 2002 events David Inglis21Roslin, Midlothian, ScotlandWon five 2003 U.S. collegiate events Stuart Manley24Mountain Ash, Wales Colm Moriarty24Athlone, IrelandWon 2003 New South Wales Amateur, third in Lytham Trophy Michael Skelton19Redcar, EnglandWon 2003 Welsh Open Amateur, runner-up in 2003 English Amateur Oliver Wilson22Mansfield, EnglandWon three 2003 U.S. college events Stuart Wilson26Forfar, ScotlandWon the 2003 Lytham Trophy Gary Wolstenholme42Market Harborough, EnglandWon two Amateur Championships
Saturday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Wolstenholme/Skelton 2 and 1Haas/KuehneS. Wilson/Inglis 2 upWilliams/ZahringerEdwards/Manley 3 and 2Nallen/MooreFox/Moriarty 4 and 2Rubinson/Wittenberg 3 Foursomes 1 3 Overall 1
Afternoon singles & Results Gary Wolstenholme 1 upBill HaasOliver WilsonhalvedTrip KuehneDavid Inglis 3 and 2Brock MackenzieStuart WilsonhalvedMatt HendrixNigel Edwards 3 and 2George ZahringerColm Moriarty 2 upChris NallenNoel Fox 3 and 2Adam RubinsonGraham Gordon 5 and 4Casey Wittenberg 2 Singles 6 5 Overall 7
Sunday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Wolstenholme/O. Wilson 5 and 4Haas/KuehneFox/Moriarty 6 and 5Mackenzie/HendrixS. Wilson/InglishalvedWittenberg/RubinsonEdwards/ManleyhalvedWilliams/Zahringer 2 Foursomes 2 7 Overall 9
Afternoon singles & Results Oliver Wilson 1 upBill HaasGary Wolstenholme 3 and 2Casey WittenbergMichael Skelton 3 and 2Adam RubinsonColm Moriarty 3 and 1Brock MackenzieStuart Wilson 5 and 4Matt HendrixDavid Inglis 4 and 3Ryan MooreNigel EdwardshalvedLee WilliamsStuart Manley 3 and 1Trip Kuehne 5½ Singles 2½ 12½ Overall 11½
References http://www.walkercup.org/2003/index.html( 2009-06-24)