49th Walker Cup Match
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Dates2–3 September 2023
VenueOld Course at St Andrews
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
1112 1412 United States
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The 49th Walker Cup Match was played on 2 and 3 September 2023 at Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. It was the 9th Walker Cup Match to be played at St Andrews and the first since 1975. The United States won by 1412 points to 1112.[1]

Format

On Saturday, there were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there were again four matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by ten singles matches (involving every player) in the afternoon. In all, 26 matches were 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 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 1312 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the previous winner retains the Cup.[2]

Teams

Great Britain and Ireland team

The Great Britain and Ireland team was announced on 21 August 2023. John Gough and Barclay Brown were automatically selected to the team based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking on 16 August 2023. Gough was ranked 11th and Barclay Brown 25th in this critical release. The reserves were Tyler Weaver and Caolan Rafferty.[3]

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Great Britain & Ireland
Name Rank Age Notes
Scotland Stuart Wilson 46 non-playing captain
Wales James Ashfield 69 22
England Jack Bigham 87 19
England Barclay Brown 26 22 Played in 2021
England John Gough 14 24
Scotland Connor Graham 214 16
Republic of Ireland Alex Maguire 143 22
Northern Ireland Matthew McClean 54 30
Republic of Ireland Liam Nolan 150 22
Republic of Ireland Mark Power 98 23 Played in 2021
Scotland Calum Scott 31 20

U.S. team

Gordon Sargent, Michael Thorbjornsen and David Ford were the first players to make the team, as the top three Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as on 21 June 2023. Nick Dunlap and Caleb Surratt were added to the USA line-up on 31 July 2023. On 9 August 2023, Thorbjornsen announced that he would be withdrawing from the USA team due to a stress fracture in his back. The remaining members of the team were announced on 20 August 2023. Two alternates for the team were also announced: Maxwell Moldovan and Neal Shipley.[4]

United States USA
Name Rank Age Notes
Mike McCoy 60 non-playing captain
Nick Dunlap 5 19
David Ford 4 20
Nick Gabrelcik 9 21
Austin Greaser 10 22
Stewart Hagestad 19 32 Played in 2017, 2019 and 2021
Ben James 7 20
Dylan Menante 6 22
Gordon Sargent 1 20
Preston Summerhays 13 21
Caleb Surratt 8 19

Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

United States Results United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Sargent/Menante United States 3 & 2 Brown/Power
Surratt/James United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Scott/Graham
Summerhays/Ford United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up McClean/Gough
Dunlap/Hagestad United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Maguire/Ashfield
1 Foursomes 3
1 Overall 3

Afternoon singles

United States Results United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Caleb Surratt United States 4 & 3 Barclay Brown
Nick Gabrelcik United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 & 1 Calum Scott
Gordon Sargent United States 1 up Jack Bingham
Austin Greaser United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Liam Nolan
David Ford United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Mark Power
Preston Summerhays halved Matthew McClean
Stewart Hagestad United States 4 & 3 Alex Maguire
Nick Dunlap United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 6 & 5 John Gough
312 Singles 412
412 Overall 712

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

United States Results United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Surratt/James United States 2 & 1 Gough/McClean
Dunlap/Sargent United States 1 up Graham/Scott
Summerhays/Gabrelcik United States 2 & 1 Ashfield/Maguire
Menante/Greaser United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 & 3 Nolan/Power
3 Foursomes 1
712 Overall 812

Afternoon singles

United States Results United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Caleb Surratt United States 3 & 2 Calum Scott
Nick Dunlap halved Barclay Brown
Stewart Hagestad United States 3 & 2 Connor Graham
Gordon Sargent United States 1 up John Gough
Preston Summerhays United States 4 & 3 James Ashfield
Dylan Menante halved Matthew McClean
Nick Gabrelcik United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 & 2 Jack Bingham
Ben Janes United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Mark Power
Austin Greaser United States 3 & 1 Liam Nolan
David Ford United States 3 & 2 Alex Maguire
7 Singles 3
1412 Overall 1112

References

  1. "Walker Cup 2023: USA beat Great Britain & Ireland to win at St Andrews". BBC Sport. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. "Match Format". Walker Cup. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. "GB&I Team". Walker Cup. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. "USA Team". Walker Cup. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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