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The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland (in political terms the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). The event, officially called the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches", unlike the professional Ryder Cup Matches), is co-organised by the R&A and the United States Golf Association, and is named in honor of George Herbert Walker (grandfather and namesake of the former President of the United States George H. W. Bush and great-grandfather of former President George W. Bush), who was president of the USGA in 1920 when the series was initiated. There was an unofficial event in 1921 and annual events to 1924. From that time on it became a biennial event, and after World War Two it switched to odd numbered years. It is played alternately on either side of the Atlantic. Half points for matches finishing even were awarded for the first time in 1971.

The Match employs a combination of foursomes (alternate-shot) and singles competition and was originally the format used for the professional equivalent Ryder Cup, which also began as a competition between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; unlike the Ryder Cup, the Walker Cup has never been expanded to make all European amateur golfers eligible to compete. There is little present competitive reason to do so: although the United States leads the series 33 to 7, with one halved match, through 2007, the two teams are even at 5–5 over the last 10 matches, and each of the last three matches has been decided by one point.

WALKER CUP TICKETS

Results

Year Venue Winning Team Score Losing Team Captains
2013 National Golf Links of America



2011 Royal Aberdeen Golf Club



2009 Merion Golf Club



Buddy Marucci
 Colin Dalgleish
2007 Royal County Down Golf Club United States 12½ 11½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Buddy Marucci
 Colin Dalgleish
2005 Chicago Golf Club United States 12½ 11½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Bob Lewis
 Garth McGimpsey
2003 Ganton Golf Club Great Britain &
 Ireland 		12½ 11½ United States Bob Lewis
 Garth McGimpsey
2001 Ocean Forest Golf Club Great Britain &
 Ireland 		15 9 United States Danny Yates
 Peter McEvoy
1999 Nairn Golf Club Great Britain &
 Ireland 		15 9 United States Danny Yates
 Peter McEvoy
1997 Quaker Ridge Golf Club United States 18 6 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Downing Gray
 Clive Brown
1995 Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Great Britain &
 Ireland 		14 10 United States Downing Gray
 Clive Brown
1993 Interlachen Country Club United States 19 5 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Vinny Giles
 George MacGregor
1991 Portmarnock Golf Club United States 14 10 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jim Gabrielsen
 George MacGregor
1989 Peachtree Golf Club Great Britain &
 Ireland 		12½ 11½ United States Fred Ridley
 Geoffrey Marks
1987 Sunningdale Golf Club United States 16½ 7½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Fred Ridley
 Geoffrey Marks
1985 Pine Valley Golf Club United States 13 11 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jay Sigel
 Charles Wilson Green
1983 Royal Liverpool Golf Club United States 13½ 10½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jay Sigel
 Charles Wilson Green
1981 Cypress Point Club United States 15 9 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jim Gabrielsen
 Rodney Foster
1979 Muirfield United States 15½ 8½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Dick Siderowf
 Rodney Foster
1977 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club United States 16 8 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Lewis Oehmig
 Sandy Saddler
1975 Old Course at St Andrews United States 15½ 8½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Edgar Updegraff
 David Marsh
1973 The Country Club United States 14 10 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jess Sweetser
 David Marsh
1971 Old Course at St Andrews Great Britain &
 Ireland 		13 11 United States John M. Winters
 Michael Bonallack
1969 Milwaukee Country Club United States 10 8 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Billy Joe Patton
 Michael Bonallack
1967 Royal St George's Golf Club United States 13 7 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jess Sweetser
 Joe Carr
1965 Baltimore Country Club United States 11 11 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		John W. Fischer
 Joe Carr
1963 Turnberry United States 12 8 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Richard Tufts
 Charles Lawrie
1961 Seattle Golf Club United States 11 1 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Jack Westland
 Charles Lawrie
1959 Muirfield United States 9 3 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Charles Coe
 Gerald Micklem
1957 The Minikahda Club United States 8½ 3½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Charles Coe
 Gerald Micklem
1955 Old Course at St Andrews United States 10 2 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		William C. Campbell
 G. Alec Hill
1953 The Kittansett Club United States 9 3 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Charles R. Yates
 A. A. Duncan
1951 Royal Birkdale Golf Club United States 7½ 4½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Willie Turnesa
 Raymond Oppenheimer
1949 Winged Foot Golf Club United States 10 2 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Francis Ouimet
 Percy Lucas
1947 Old Course at St Andrews United States 8 4 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Francis Ouimet
 John B. Beck
1940-46: Not held due to World War II
1938 Old Course at St Andrews Great Britain &
 Ireland 		7½ 4½ United States Francis Ouimet
 John B. Beck
1936 Pine Valley Golf Club United States 10½ 1½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Francis Ouimet
 William Tweddell
1934 Old Course at St Andrews United States 9½ 2½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Francis Ouimet
 Michael Scott
1932 The Country Club United States 9½ 2½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Francis Ouimet
 T.A. Torrance
1930 Royal St George's Golf Club United States 10 2 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Bobby Jones
 Roger Wethered
1928 Chicago Golf Club United States 11 1 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Bobby Jones
 William Tweddell
1926 Old Course at St Andrews United States 6½ 5½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Robert A. Gardner
 Robert Harris
1924 Garden City Golf Club United States 9 3 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Robert A. Gardner
 Cyril Tolley
1923 Old Course at St Andrews United States 6½ 5½ Great Britain &
 Ireland 		Robert A. Gardner
 Robert Harris
1922 National Golf Links of America United States 8 4 Great Britain &
 Ireland 		William C. Fownes
 Robert Harris


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