2003 Walker Cup Explained

Walker Cup
Year:2003
Dates:6–7 September 2003
Venue:Ganton Golf Club
Location:North Yorkshire, England
Home:GB&I
Away:USA
Homecaptain:Garth McGimpsey
Awaycaptain:Bob Lewis
Homescore:12½
Awayscore:11½
Result:Great Britain & Ireland wins

The 2003 Walker Cup, the 39th Walker Cup Match, was played on 6 and 7 September 2003, at Ganton Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 12½ to 11½, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland had three consecutive wins.

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 12½ points wins the competition.

Teams

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

   Team USA
NameAgeHometownNotes
Bob Lewis59Pepper Pike, Ohionon-playing captain
Bill Haas21Greer, South CarolinaSon of Jay Haas; 2002 U.S. Amateur semifinalist
Matt Hendrix22Aiken, South CarolinaWon 2003 Sunnehanna Amateur
Trip Kuehne31Irving, TexasLow amateur at 2003 U.S. Open
Brock Mackenzie22Yakima, WashingtonWon 2002 Pacific Coast Amateur
Ryan Moore20Puyallup, WashingtonWon 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links
Chris Nallen21Hackettstown, New JerseyWon 2003 Northeast Amateur
Adam Rubinson23Fort Worth, TexasRunner up at 2002 Western Amateur and NCAA Championship
Casey Wittenberg18Memphis, TennesseeWon 2003 Porter Cup, Southern Amateur
Lee Williams21Alexander City, AlabamaWon 2002 Southern Amateur; runner-up at 2003 NCAAs
George Zahringer50New York CityWon 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur
& Team Great Britain & Ireland
NameAgeHometownwidth=50%Notes
Garth McGimpsey48Bangor, Northern Irelandnon-playing captain
Nigel Edwards34Caerphilly, WalesFourth in the 2003 Lytham Trophy and Brabazon Trophy
Noel Fox29Dublin, IrelandWon 2003 Irish Amateur
Graham Gordon23Aberdeen, ScotlandWon 2003 Scottish Amateur and seven 2002 events
David Inglis21Roslin, Midlothian, ScotlandWon five 2003 U.S. collegiate events
Stuart Manley24Mountain Ash, Wales
Colm Moriarty24Athlone, IrelandWon 2003 New South Wales Amateur, third in Lytham Trophy
Michael Skelton19Redcar, England
Oliver Wilson22Mansfield, EnglandWon three 2003 U.S. college events
Stuart Wilson26Forfar, ScotlandWon the 2003 Lytham Trophy
Gary Wolstenholme42Market Harborough, EnglandWon two Amateur Championships

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

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Wolstenholme/Skelton 2 and 1Haas/Kuehne
S. Wilson/Inglis 2 upWilliams/Zahringer
Edwards/Manley 3 and 2Nallen/Moore
Fox/Moriarty 4 and 2Rubinson/Wittenberg
3Foursomes1
3Overall1

Afternoon singles

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Gary Wolstenholme 1 upBill Haas
Oliver WilsonhalvedTrip Kuehne
David Inglis 3 and 2Brock Mackenzie
Stuart WilsonhalvedMatt Hendrix
Nigel Edwards 3 and 2George Zahringer
Colm Moriarty 2 upChris Nallen
Noel Fox 3 and 2Adam Rubinson
Graham Gordon 5 and 4Casey Wittenberg
2Singles6
5Overall7

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

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Wolstenholme/O. Wilson 5 and 4Haas/Kuehne
Fox/Moriarty 6 and 5Mackenzie/Hendrix
S. Wilson/InglishalvedWittenberg/Rubinson
Edwards/ManleyhalvedWilliams/Zahringer
2Foursomes2
7Overall9

Afternoon singles

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Oliver Wilson 1 upBill Haas
Gary Wolstenholme 3 and 2Casey Wittenberg
Michael Skelton 3 and 2Adam Rubinson
Colm Moriarty 3 and 1Brock Mackenzie
Stuart Wilson 5 and 4Matt Hendrix
David Inglis 4 and 3Ryan Moore
Nigel EdwardshalvedLee Williams
Stuart Manley 3 and 1Trip Kuehne
Singles
12½Overall11½

References

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