2015 Walker Cup

45th Walker Cup Match
Dates	12–13 September 2015
Venue	Royal Lytham & St Annes
Location	Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Captains	Nigel Edwards (GB&I); Spider Miller (USA);
	Great Britain & Ireland wins the Walker Cup
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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]

Name	Rank	Age	Hometown	Notes
Team USA
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
	4	22	Lexington, Kentucky	played on 2015 Palmer Cup team

Name	Rank	Age	Hometown	Notes
& Team Great Britain & Ireland
Nigel Edwards		47	Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales	non-playing captain
Ashley Chesters	7	26	Hawkstone Park, England	won the 2013 and 2014 European Amateur
Paul Dunne	25	22	Greystones, Ireland	played on 2014 Eisenhower Trophy and Palmer Cup teams
Grant Forrest	45	22	Craigielaw, Scotland	runner-up in 2015 Amateur Championship
Ewen Ferguson	34	19	Glasgow, Scotland	won 2013 Boys Amateur, 2015 Scottish Champion of Champions, Craigmillar Park Open
	43	21	Naas, Ireland	won 2014 West of Ireland Amateur Open
	29	22	West Waterford, Ireland	played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
	71	22	Kilmarnock, Scotland	played on 2014 Palmer Cup team
Gavin Moynihan	28	20	The Island, Ireland	won 2015 Irish Amateur Open Championship
Jimmy Mullen	93	21	Royal North Devon, England	won 2015 Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship
	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[]

&	Results
Chesters/Mullen	3 & 2	McNealy/Stewart
Dunne/Hurley	3 & 2	Hossler/McCarthy
Sharvin/McDonald	5 & 4	Niebrugge/Shelton
Hume/Moynihan	3 & 2	McCoy/McCoy
3	Foursomes	1
3	Overall	1

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
Ashley Chesters	halved	Bryson DeChambeau
Paul Dunne	2 up	Hunter Stewart
Grant Forrest	2 & 1	Scott Harvey
Jimmy Mullen	2 up	Denny McCarthy
Ewen Ferguson	1 up	Maverick McNealy
Garry Hurley	halved	Robby Shelton
Jack Hume	1 up	Beau Hossler
Gavin Moynihan	4 & 2	Jordan Niebrugge
4	Singles	4
7	Overall	5

Sunday's matches[]

Morning foursomes[]

&	Results
Chesters/Mullen	3 & 2	Hossler/McCarthy
Dunne/Hurley	1 up	McCoy/Harvey
Sharvin/McDonald	2 up	Stewart/McCoy
Hume/Moynihan	3 & 2	DeChambeau/Shelton
3	Foursomes	1
10	Overall	6

Afternoon singles[]

&	Results
Ashley Chesters	3 & 1	Jordan Niebrugge
Paul Dunne	halved	Maverick McNealy
Jimmy Mullen	3 & 2	Denny McCarthy
Cormac Sharvin	4 & 3	Mike McCoy
Ewen Ferguson	1 up	Beau Hossler
Grant Forrest	2 & 1	Scott Harvey
Gary Hurley	1 up	Hunter Stewart
Jack McDonald	halved	Lee McCoy
Jack Hume	halved	Robby Shelton
Gavin Moynihan	6 & 5	Bryson DeChambeau
6½	Singles	3½
16½	Overall	9½

References[]

^ "Great Britain and Ireland beat USA to regain Cup". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Corrigan, James (14 September 2015). "Walker Cup joy for Great Britain and Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ "Five More Are Selected to Complete 2015 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. 23 August 2015.
^ "The R&A Names 2015 GB&I Walker Cup Team". USGA. 24 August 2015.
^ "Sam Horsfield withdraws from Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team". R&A. 31 August 2015.

External links[]

Coordinates: 53°44′58″N 3°01′05″W / 53.7495°N 3.018°W / 53.7495; -3.018

[1] "Great Britain and Ireland beat USA to regain Cup". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[2] Corrigan, James (14 September 2015). "Walker Cup joy for Great Britain and Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[3] "Five More Are Selected to Complete 2015 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. 23 August 2015.

[4] "The R&A Names 2015 GB&I Walker Cup Team". USGA. 24 August 2015.

[5] "Sam Horsfield withdraws from Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team". R&A. 31 August 2015.

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