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.
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.
Team USANameRankAgeHometownNotesSpider Miller65Bloomington, Indiananon-playing captainBryson DeChambeau521Clovis, California won 2015 NCAA Individual Championship, U.S. AmateurScott Harvey10937Greensboro, North Carolina won 2014 U.S. Mid-AmateurBeau Hossler1420Mission Viejo, California won 2014 Western AmateurDenny McCarthy1022Rockville, Maryland won 2015 Porter CupLee McCoy621Athens, Georgia played on 2015 Palmer Cup teamMike McCoy20952Des Moines, Iowa won 2013 U.S. Mid-AmateurMaverick McNealy219Portola Valley, California won 2015 Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus AwardJordan Niebrugge1922Mequon, Wisconsin won 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur; finished T6 in 2015 Open ChampionshipRobby Shelton819Wilmer, Alabama played on 2015 Palmer Cup teamHunter Stewart422Lexington, Kentucky played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
& Team Great Britain & IrelandNameRankAgeHometownNotes Nigel Edwards47Whitchurch, Cardiff, Walesnon-playing captain Ashley Chesters726Hawkstone Park, England won the 2013 and 2014 European Amateur Paul Dunne2522Greystones, Ireland played on 2014 Eisenhower Trophy and Palmer Cup teams Grant Forrest4522Craigielaw, Scotland runner-up in 2015 Amateur Championship Ewen Ferguson3419Glasgow, Scotland won 2013 Boys Amateur, 2015 Scottish Champion of Champions, Craigmillar Park Open Jack Hume4321Naas, Ireland won 2014 West of Ireland Amateur Open Gary Hurley2922West Waterford, Ireland played on 2015 Palmer Cup team Jack McDonald7122Kilmarnock, Scotland played on 2014 Palmer Cup team Gavin Moynihan2820The Island, Ireland won 2015 Irish Amateur Open Championship Jimmy Mullen9321Royal North Devon, England won 2015 Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship Cormac Sharvin2022Ardglass, 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.
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Chesters/Mullen 3 & 2McNealy/StewartDunne/Hurley 3 & 2Hossler/McCarthySharvin/McDonald 5 & 4Niebrugge/SheltonHume/Moynihan 3 & 2McCoy/McCoy 3 Foursomes 1 3 Overall 1
Afternoon singles & Results Ashley ChestershalvedBryson DeChambeauPaul Dunne 2 upHunter StewartGrant Forrest 2 & 1Scott HarveyJimmy Mullen 2 upDenny McCarthyEwen Ferguson 1 upMaverick McNealyGarry HurleyhalvedRobby SheltonJack Hume 1 upBeau HosslerGavin Moynihan 4 & 2Jordan Niebrugge 4 Singles 4 7 Overall 5
Sunday's matches
Morning foursomes & Results Chesters/Mullen 3 & 2Hossler/McCarthyDunne/Hurley 1 upMcCoy/HarveySharvin/McDonald 2 upStewart/McCoyHume/Moynihan 3 & 2DeChambeau/Shelton 3 Foursomes 1 10 Overall 6
Afternoon singles & Results Ashley Chesters 3 & 1Jordan NiebruggePaul DunnehalvedMaverick McNealyJimmy Mullen 3 & 2Denny McCarthyCormac Sharvin 4 & 3Mike McCoyEwen Ferguson 1 upBeau HosslerGrant Forrest 2 & 1Scott HarveyGary Hurley 1 upHunter StewartJack McDonaldhalvedLee McCoyJack HumehalvedRobby SheltonGavin Moynihan 6 & 5Bryson DeChambeau 6½ Singles 3½ 16½ Overall 9½
References
External links R&A official site USGA official site Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club