The 2001 Walker Cup, the 38th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 11 and 12, 2001, at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Georgia. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 15 to 9, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland retained the Cup (i.e., had two 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. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.
Teams Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
& Team Great Britain & IrelandNameAgeHometownNotes Peter McEvoy48Copt Heath, Solihull, Englandnon-playing captain Luke Donald23High Wycombe, England Nick Dougherty19Chorley, England Nigel Edwards33Caerphilly, Wales Jamie Elson20Leamington Spa, England Michael Hoey22Belfast, Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell22Portrush, Northern Ireland Richard McEvoy22Shoeburyness, EnglandNo relation to captain Peter McEvoy Steven O'Hara21Motherwell, Scotland Marc Warren21East Kilbride, Scotland Gary Wolstenholme40Market Harborough, England
Team USANameAgeHometownNotesDanny Yates49Atlanta, Georgianon-playing captainNick Cassini22Athens, GeorgiaErik Compton21Miami, FloridaJames Driscoll23Brookline, MassachusettsDavid Eger49Ponte Vedra Beach, FloridaLucas Glover21Greenville, South CarolinaDanny Green44Jackson, TennesseeJohn Harris49Minneapolis, MinnesotaBryce Molder22Conway, ArkansasJeff Quinney22Eugene, OregonD. J. Trahan20Inman, South Carolina
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results O'Hara/Wolstenholme 5 and 3Green/TrahanDonald/Dougherty 4 and 3Cassini/GloverElson/McEvoyhalvedEger/MolderMcDowell/Hoey 3 and 1Driscoll/Quinney 2½ Foursomes 1½ 2½ Overall 1½
Afternoon singles & Results Gary Wolstenholme 3 and 2Erik ComptonSteven O'Hara 2 and 1D.J. TrahanNick Dougherty 2 and 1James DriscollNigel Edwards 5 and 4Nick CassiniMarc Warren 5 and 4John HarrisLuke Donald 4 and 2Jeff QuinneyGraeme McDowell 2 and 1Bryce MolderMichael Hoey 1 upLucas Glover 3 Singles 5 5½ Overall 6½
Sunday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Donald/Dougherty 3 and 2Compton/HarrisMcDowell/Hoey 2 and 1Cassini/GloverO'Hara/Warren 7 and 6Eger/MolderElson/McEvoy 1 upGreen/Trahan 3 Foursomes 1 8½ Overall 7½
Afternoon singles & Results Luke Donald 3 and 2Lucas GloverNick Dougherty 1 upD.J. TrahanGraeme McDowell 1 upBryce MolderSteven O'Hara 4 and 3John HarrisMarc Warren 2 and 1James DriscollMichael Hoey 1 upDanny GreenJamie ElsonhalvedErik ComptonGary Wolstenholme 4 and 3Nick Cassini 6½ Singles 1½ 15 Overall 9
References https://web.archive.org/web/20010814172115/http://walkercup.org/players/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20011122120736/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20020727145610/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round2.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20011122120920/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round3.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20011119152309/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round4.htm https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/3010646/Walker-Cup-McEvoy-and-crew-bring-the-prize-back-home.html