1987 Walker Cup

31st Walker Cup Match

Dates	27–28 May 1987
Venue	Sunningdale Golf Club
Location	Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Captains	(GB&I) Fred Ridley (USA)
7½ 16½
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 1987 Walker Cup, the 31st Walker Cup Match, was played on 27 and 28 May 1987, on the Old course at Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England. The event was won by the United States 16½ to 7½, their eighth successive win.

The match was one-sided. The United States led 12–4 after the second day foursomes, already having retained the cup. They won 4 and halved one of the 8 remaining singles for their biggest win since 18 holes matches were introduced in 1963.^[1]

Format[]

The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday 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 was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.

Teams[]

Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.^[2]

Great Britain & Ireland[]

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Captain:

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• Colin Montgomerie
• Jeremy Robinson
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United States[]

Captain: Fred Ridley

• Buddy Alexander
• Billy Andrade
• Bob Lewis
• Bill Loeffler
• Len Mattiace
• Billy Mayfair
• Jay Sigel

Wednesday's matches[]

Morning foursomes[]

&	Results
Montgomerie/Shaw	5 & 4	Alexander/Mayfair
Curry/Paul	2 & 1	Kite/Mattiace
Macgregor/Robinson	2 & 1	Lewis/Loeffler
McHenry/Girvan	3 & 2	Sigel/Andrade
0	Foursomes	4
0	Overall	4

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
David Curry	2 up	Buddy Alexander
Jeremy Robinson	7 & 5	Billy Andrade
Colin Montgomerie	3 & 2	Jim Sorenson
John McHenry	1 up	Brian Montgomery
Bobby Eggo	3 & 2	Jay Sigel
Paul Girvan	3 & 2	Bob Lewis
David Carrick	2 up	Billy Mayfair
Graeme Shaw	1 up	Chris Kite
3	Singles	5
3	Overall	9

Thursday's matches[]

Morning foursomes[]

&	Results
Curry/Carrick	4 & 3	Lewis/Loeffler
Mongomerie/Shaw	5 & 3	Kite/Mattiace
Mayo/Macgregor	4 & 3	Sorenson/Montgomery
McHenry/Robinson	4& 2	Sigel/Andrade
1	Foursomes	3
4	Overall	12

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
David Curry	5 & 4	Buddy Alexander
Colin Montgomerie	4 & 2	Billy Andrade
John McHenry	3 & 2	Bill Loeffler
Graeme Shaw	halved	Jim Sorenson
Jeremy Robinson	1 up	Len Mattiace
David Carrick	3 & 2	Bob Lewis
Bobby Eggo	1 up	Billy Mayfair
Paul Girvan	6 & 5	Jay Sigel
3½	Singles	4½
7½	Overall	16½

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