1995 Walker Cup Explained

Walker Cup
Year:1995
Dates:9–10 September 1995
Venue:Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Location:Porthcawl, Wales
Home:GB&I
Away:USA
Homecaptain:Clive Brown
Awaycaptain:Downing Gray
Homescore:14
Awayscore:10
Result:Great Britain & Ireland wins

The 1995 Walker Cup, the 35th Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 9 and 10 September 1995, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team 14 to 10.[1] [2]

Format

The format for play on Saturday and Sunday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were 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 12 ½ points wins the competition. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.

Teams

Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

Great Britain & Ireland

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Captain: Clive Brown

United States


Captain: Downing Gray

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

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Sherry/Gallacher 4 & 3Harris/Woods
Foster/HowellhalvedBratton/Riley
Rankin/Howard 4 & 3Begay/Jackson
Harrington/Fanagan 5 & 3Cox/Kuehne
Foursomes
Overall

Afternoon singles

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Gordon Sherry 3 & 2Notah Begay III
Lee S. James 1 upKris Cox
Mark Foster 4 & 3Buddy Marucci
Stephen Gallacher 4 & 3Tim Jackson
Pádraig Harrington 2 upJerry Courville Jr.
Barclay HowardhalvedAlan Bratton
Graham Rankin 1 upJohn Harris
Gary Wolstenholme 1 upTiger Woods
Singles
7Overall5

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

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Sherry/Gallacher 4 & 2Bratton/Riley
Foster/Howell 3 & 2Cox/Kuehne
Wolstenholme/James 6 & 5Marucci/Courville
Harrington/Fanagan 2 & 1Harris/Woods
2Foursomes2
9Overall7

Afternoon singles

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Gordon Sherry 2 upChris Riley
David Howell 2 & 1Notah Begay III
Stephen Gallacher 3 & 2Trip Kuehne
Jody Fanagan 3 & 2Jerry Courville Jr.
Barclay HowardhalvedTim Jackson
Mark FosterhalvedBuddy Marucci
Pádraig Harrington 3 & 2John Harris
Gary Wolstenholme 4 & 3Tiger Woods
5Singles3
14Overall10

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walker Cup - History . R&A . September 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907051402/http://www.randa.org/en/Championship-Golf/International-Matches/Walker-Cup/History.aspx . September 7, 2013 .
  2. News: Walker Cup glory as Americans humbled . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/walker-cup-glory-as-americans-humbled-1600596.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . September 8, 2013 . London . Tim . Glover . 11 September 1995.