2021 Walker Cup

48th Walker Cup Match
Dates	May 8–9, 2021
Venue	Seminole Golf Club
Location	Juno Beach, Florida
Captains	Nathaniel Crosby (USA); Stuart Wilson (GB&I);
	United States wins the Walker Cup
Location map
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The 48th Walker Cup Match was held May 8–9, 2021, in the United States at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. It was the first time the Walker Cup was played in Florida. The United States won by 14 points to 12.^[1]

Format

On Saturday, 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 was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 13½ points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the previous winner retained the Cup.^[2]

Teams

U.S. team

Tyler Strafaci was the first player to qualify for the team, by winning the 2020 U.S. Amateur. Ricky Castillo, John Pak and Davis Thompson were the next players to make the team, as the top three Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as on February 10, 2021. The remaining members of the team were announced on March 1, 2021. Two alternates for the team were also announced: Mac Meissner and Garett Reband.^[3] Reband later decided not travel to the venue and was replaced as the second alternate by Cooper Dossey.^[4]

Name	Rank	Age	Notes
USA
Nathaniel Crosby		59	non-playing captain
Ricky Castillo	10	20
Pierceson Coody	2	21
Quade Cummins	16	25
Austin Eckroat	11	22
Stewart Hagestad	17	30	Played in 2017 and 2019
Cole Hammer	14	21	Played in 2019
William Mouw	34	20
John Pak	4	22	Played in 2019
Tyler Strafaci	9	22
Davis Thompson	3	21
Mac Meissner	19	22	Alternate

Great Britain and Ireland team

The Great Britain and Ireland team was announced on March 30, 2021. Joe Long gained automatic selection by winning the 2020 Amateur Championship. Two more players were automatic selections as the leading two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking: Sandy Scott and Alex Fitzpatrick. The travelling reserves were Jack Dyer and Jake Bolton.^[5] Scott later withdrew because of a wrist injury and was replaced by Dyer, Joe Pagdin being added as the second reserve.^[6]

Name	Rank	Age	Notes
& Great Britain & Ireland
Stuart Wilson		43	non-playing captain
Barclay Brown	79	20
Jack Dyer	190	23
Alex Fitzpatrick	12	22	Played in 2019
Angus Flanagan	42	21
Ben Jones	54	22
Matty Lamb	107	23
Joe Long	27	23
John Murphy	114	22
Mark Power	29	20
Ben Schmidt	33	18
Jake Bolton	57	22	Reserve

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

Saturday's matches

A number of players from both teams were affected by gastrointestinal illness.^[7] As a result, the rules were changed so that if players were unable to compete, the captains could use the two alternates/reserves that were present at the venue. The original players were used in later matches when they became healthy.^[8]

Morning foursomes

Mac Meissner, the first American alternate, and Jake Bolton, the first reserve for the Great Britain and Ireland team were used in the morning foursomes.

&	Results
Fitzpatrick/Brown	1 up	Hammer/Thompson
Power/Murphy	1 up	Cummins/Eckroat
Dyer/Lamb	2 up	Meissner/Castillo
Flanagan/Bolton	1 up	Hagestad/Mouw
2	Foursomes	2
2	Overall	2

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Alex Fitzpatrick	2 up	Pierceson Coody
Mark Power	3 & 2	Davis Thompson
Ben Schmidt	5 & 3	Ricky Castillo
Ben Jones	4 & 3	Tyler Strafaci
Matty Lamb	2 & 1	Quade Cummins
Angus Flanagan	1 up	Austin Eckroat
Barclay Brown	2 & 1	John Pak
John Murphy	3 & 1	Cole Hammer
3	Singles	5
5	Overall	7

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Power/Murphy	1 up	Coody/Pak
Fitzpatrick/Brown	1 up	Castillo/Mouw
Flanagan/Schmidt	tied	Thompson/Hammer
Lamb/Dyer	6 & 5	Hagestad/Strafaci
2½	Foursomes	1½
7½	Overall	8½

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Mark Power	7 & 6	Austin Eckroat
Alex Fitzpatrick	3 & 1	Pierceson Coody
Joe Long	1 up	John Pak
Matty Lamb	2 up	Davis Thompson
Barclay Brown	tied	Quade Cummins
Angus Flanagan	1 up	William Mouw
John Murphy	2 & 1	Ricky Castillo
Jack Dyer	1 up	Tyler Strafaci
Ben Schmidt	4 & 3	Cole Hammer
Ben Jones	4 & 2	Stewart Hagestad
4½	Singles	5½
12	Overall	14

References

^ Scrivener, Peter (May 10, 2021). "Walker Cup: US edge GB&I to retain trophy at Seminole Golf Club, Florida". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "Match Format". golfbible.co.uk. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ DePasquale, Brian (March 1, 2021). "USGA Names 10-Man 2021 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ Romine, Brentley (May 7, 2021). "'All of us are ready to go': Walker Cup rules adjusted after stomach bug runs through teams". The Golf Channel. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "GB&I Walker Cup team announced". The R&A. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Sandy Scott withdraws from GB&I team". The R&A. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Walker Cup 2021: Several players from both teams hit by food poisoning ahead of biennial contest". Sky Sports. May 7, 2021.
^ "Virus Outbreak Leads to Walker Cup Re-Jig". golfbible.co.uk. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

External links

Official website
R&A site Archived April 15, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
Golf Bible Walker Cup coverage

[1] Scrivener, Peter (May 10, 2021). "Walker Cup: US edge GB&I to retain trophy at Seminole Golf Club, Florida". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[2] "Match Format". golfbible.co.uk. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[3] DePasquale, Brian (March 1, 2021). "USGA Names 10-Man 2021 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[4] Romine, Brentley (May 7, 2021). "'All of us are ready to go': Walker Cup rules adjusted after stomach bug runs through teams". The Golf Channel. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[5] "GB&I Walker Cup team announced". The R&A. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[6] "Sandy Scott withdraws from GB&I team". The R&A. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[7] "Walker Cup 2021: Several players from both teams hit by food poisoning ahead of biennial contest". Sky Sports. May 7, 2021.

[8] "Virus Outbreak Leads to Walker Cup Re-Jig". golfbible.co.uk. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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