2023 Walker Cup

49th Walker Cup Match
Dates	2–3 September 2023
Venue	Old Course at St Andrews
Location	St Andrews, Scotland
Captains	Stuart Wilson (GB&I); Mike McCoy (USA);
	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 141⁄2 points to 111⁄2.^[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 1⁄2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 131⁄2 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]

Name	Rank	Age	Notes
& Great Britain & Ireland
Stuart Wilson		46	non-playing captain
James Ashfield	69	22
Jack Bigham	87	19
Barclay Brown	26	22	Played in 2021
John Gough	14	24
Connor Graham	214	16
Alex Maguire	143	22
Matthew McClean	54	30
Liam Nolan	150	22
Mark Power	98	23	Played in 2021
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]

Name	Rank	Age	Notes
USA
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

	Results	&
Sargent/Menante	3 & 2	Brown/Power
Surratt/James	3 & 2	Scott/Graham
Summerhays/Ford	1 up	McClean/Gough
Dunlap/Hagestad	1 up	Maguire/Ashfield
1	Foursomes	3
1	Overall	3

Afternoon singles

	Results	&
Caleb Surratt	4 & 3	Barclay Brown
Nick Gabrelcik	2 & 1	Calum Scott
Gordon Sargent	1 up	Jack Bingham
Austin Greaser	1 up	Liam Nolan
David Ford	1 up	Mark Power
Preston Summerhays	halved	Matthew McClean
Stewart Hagestad	4 & 3	Alex Maguire
Nick Dunlap	6 & 5	John Gough
31⁄2	Singles	41⁄2
41⁄2	Overall	71⁄2

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

	Results	&
Surratt/James	2 & 1	Gough/McClean
Dunlap/Sargent	1 up	Graham/Scott
Summerhays/Gabrelcik	2 & 1	Ashfield/Maguire
Menante/Greaser	4 & 3	Nolan/Power
3	Foursomes	1
71⁄2	Overall	81⁄2

Afternoon singles

	Results	&
Caleb Surratt	3 & 2	Calum Scott
Nick Dunlap	halved	Barclay Brown
Stewart Hagestad	3 & 2	Connor Graham
Gordon Sargent	1 up	John Gough
Preston Summerhays	4 & 3	James Ashfield
Dylan Menante	halved	Matthew McClean
Nick Gabrelcik	3 & 2	Jack Bingham
Ben Janes	1 up	Mark Power
Austin Greaser	3 & 1	Liam Nolan
David Ford	3 & 2	Alex Maguire
7	Singles	3
141⁄2	Overall	111⁄2

References

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

External links

[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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