The 40th Walker Cup Match was played on August 13 and 14, 2005 at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Team United States won 12½ to 11½.
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| Dates | August 13–14, 2005 | ||||
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| Venue | Chicago Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Wheaton, Illinois | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format edit
The format for play on Saturday and Sunday are the same. There are four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches are 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.
Teams edit
Team Great Britain & Ireland edit
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Captain: 
Garth McGimpsey
Rhys Davies
Robert Dinwiddie- Nigel Edwards
- Oliver Fisher
- Gary Lockerbie
Brian McElhinney
Richie Ramsay- Matthew Richardson
- Lloyd Saltman
- Gary Wolstenholme
Team United States edit
Captain: Bob Lewis
Saturday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results | 
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| Edwards/Davies | halved | Kim/Harman |
| Lockerbie/Dinwiddie |  1 up
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Williams/Every |
| Fisher/Richardson | 2 and 1
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Overton/Putnam |
| Ramsay/Saltman |   4 and 3
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Reifers/Hurley |
| 1½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 1½ | Overall | 2½ |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Rhys Davies | 4 and 3
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Matthew Every |
| Gary Lockerbie | 6 and 5
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Anthony Kim |
| Nigel Edwards | 5 and 4
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Jeff Overton |
| Oliver Fisher | 2 up
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Michael Putnam |
| Matthew Richardson | 5 and 4
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Nicholas Thompson |
| Lloyd Saltman | 1 up
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Billy Hurley III |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up
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J. B. Holmes |
| Brian McElhinney | 2 and 1
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Lee Williams |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
Sunday's matches edit
Morning foursomes edit
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Results |
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| Saltman/Ramsay | 4 and 2
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Kim/Harman |
| Davies/Edwards | 2 and 1
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Every/Williams |
| Fisher/Richardson | 2 and 1
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Thompson/Holmes |
| Lockerbie/Dinwiddie | 5 and 3
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Putnam/Overton |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 7½ | Overall | 8½ |
Afternoon singles edit
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Results |
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| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up
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Anthony Kim |
| Rhys Davies | 6 and 5
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Brian Harman |
| Oliver Fisher | halved | Michael Putnam |
| Robert Dinwiddie | halved | Matthew Every |
| Matthew Richardson | 5 and 4
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J. B. Holmes |
| Lloyd Saltman | 1 up
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Kyle Reifers |
| Nigel Edwards | 1 up
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Jeff Overton |
| Gary Lockerbie | 4 and 3
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Lee Williams |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 11½ | Overall | 12½ |
Venue edit
The Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois is a par 70 course with a yardage of 6,782. World Golf Hall of Fame member Charles B. Macdonald is credited with designing the track. The course opened for play in 1894. In 1922, famed architect Seth Raynor made some revisions to the course. Chicago Golf Club has hosted various USGA events, including the 1897, 1900 and 1911 U.S. Open.
External links edit
- Official site
- http://www.walkercuphistory.com Archived August 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine - definitive site containing complete history and statistics (paid subscription site).