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]

45th Walker Cup Match
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Dates12–13 September 2015
VenueRoyal Lytham & St Annes
LocationLytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
16½ United States
Great Britain & Ireland wins the Walker Cup
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Format

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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

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Ten players for the US and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[3][4]

    Team USA
Name Rank Age Hometown Notes
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
Hunter Stewart 4 22 Lexington, Kentucky played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
  &   Team Great Britain & Ireland
Name Rank Age Hometown Notes
  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
  Jack Hume 43 21 Naas, Ireland won 2014 West of Ireland Amateur Open
  Gary Hurley 29 22 West Waterford, Ireland played on 2015 Palmer Cup team
  Jack McDonald 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
  Cormac Sharvin 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

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Morning foursomes

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  &   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

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  &   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

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Morning foursomes

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  &   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

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  &   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
Singles
16½ Overall

References

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  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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