The Walker Cup is a biennial competition, played in alternating years, that has been contested since 1922.
Two 10-player amateur teams compete in a series of matches over ttwo days to determine the champion. The two teams are the American side and the team from Great Britain and Ireland.
The United States is 39-9-1 in the history of the matches, with the lone tie coming in 1965 at Baltimore Country Club in Maryland.
Walker Cup Format
The Walker Cup is played over two days. The first day features two four-match sessions. One session is four matches of foursomes, also known as alternate shot, and then one eight-match session of the singles format. The teams compare scores to determine who wins the hole. The order is determined by the home captain.
The final day features four matches of foursomes and then one 10-match session of the singles format.
Matches are made via blind draw, with captains submitting picks for their lineup in each session without knowing the other captain's players, teams and order selected.
A point is earned for each match won, with the point split between both teams in the event of a tie. A total of 26 points are available, with 13 required for the reigning champion to retain the cup and 13.5 points to win the matches outright.
In the event of a tie, the team that comes into the matches that year with possession of the cup retains it until the next cup.
Walker Cup History & Results
| Year | Course | US | GB&I | Captains |
| 2023 | Old Course at St Andrews | 14.5 | 11.5 | US: Mike McCoy, GB&I: Stuart Wilson |
| 2021 | Seminole Golf Club | 14 | 12 | US: Nathaniel Crosby, GB&I: Stuart Wilson |
| 2019 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | 15.5 | 10.5 | US: Nathaniel Crosby, GB&I: Craig Watson |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Country Club | 19 | 7 | US: Spider Miller, GB&I: Andy Ingram |
| 2015 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | 9.5 | 16.5 | US: Spider Miller, GB&I: Nigel Edwards |
| 2013 | National Golf Links of America | 17 | 9 | US: Jim Holtgrieve, GB&I: Nigel Edwards |
| 2011 | Royal Aberdeen Golf Club | 12 | 14 | US: Jim Holtgrieve, GB&I: Nigel Edwards |
| 2009 | Merion Golf Club | 16.5 | 9.5 | US: Buddy Marucci, GB&I: Colin Dalgleish |
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| 2007 | Royal County Down Golf Club | 12.5 | 11.5 | US: Buddy Marucci, GB&I: Colin Dalgleish |
| 2005 | Chicago Golf Club | 12.5 | 11.5 | US: Bob Lewis, GB&I: Garth McGimpsey |
| 2003 | Ganton Golf Club | 11.5 | 12.5 | US: Bob Lewis, GB&I: Garth McGimpsey |
| 2001 | Ocean Forest Golf Club | 9 | 15 | US: Danny Yates, GB&I: Peter McEvoy |
| 1999 | Nairn Golf Club | 9 | 15 | US: Danny Yates, GB&I: Peter McEvoy |
| 1997 | Quaker Ridge Golf Club | 18 | 6 | US: Downing Gray, GB&I: Clive Brown |
| 1995 | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | 10 | 14 | US: Downing Gray, GB&I: Clive Brown |
| 1993 | Interlachen Country Club | 19 | 5 | US: Vinny Giles, GB&I: George Macgregor |
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| 1991 | Portmarnock Golf Club | 14 | 10 | US: Jim Gabrielsen, GB&I: George Macgregor |
| 1989 | Peachtree Golf Club | 11.5 | 12.5 | US: Fred Ridley, GB&I: Geoff Marks |
| 1987 | Sunningdale Golf Club | 16.5 | 7.5 | US: Fred Ridley, GB&I: Geoff Marks |
| 1985 | Pine Valley Golf Club | 13 | 11 | US: Jay Sigel, GB&I: Charlie Green |
| 1983 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | 13.5 | 10.5 | US: Jay Sigel, GB&I: Charlie Green |
| 1981 | Cypress Point Club | 15 | 9 | US: Jim Gabrielsen, GB&I: Rodney Foster |
| 1979 | Muirfield | 15.5 | 8.5 | US: Dick Siderowf, GB&I: Rodney Foster |
| 1977 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 16 | 8 | US: Lewis Oehmig, GB&I: Sandy Saddler |
| 1975 | Old Course at St Andrews | 15.5 | 8.5 | US: Ed Updegraff, GB&I: David Marsh |
| 1973 | The Country Club | 14 | 10 | US: Jess Sweetser, GB&I: David Marsh |
| 1971 | Old Course at St Andrews | 11 | 13 | US: John Winters, GB&I: Michael Bonallack |
| 1969 | Milwaukee Country Club | 13 | 11 | US: Billy Joe Patton, GB&I: Michael Bonallack |
| 1967 | Royal St George's Golf Club | 15 | 9 | US: Jess Sweetser, GB&I: Joe Carr |
| 1965 | Baltimore Country Club | 12 | 12 | US: Johnny Fischer, GB&I: Joe Carr |
| 1963 | Turnberry | 14 | 10 | US: Richard Tufts, GB&I: Charles Lawrie |
| 1961 | Seattle Golf Club | 11 | 1 | US: Jack Westland, GB&I: Charles Lawrie |
| 1959 | Muirfield | 9 | 3 | US: Charles Coe, GB&I: Gerald Micklem |
| 1957 | The Minikahda Club | 8.5 | 3.5 | US: Charles Coe, GB&I: Gerald Micklem |
| 1955 | Old Course at St Andrews | 10 | 2 | US: William Campbell, GB&I: Alec Hill |
| 1953 | The Kittansett Club | 9 | 3 | US: Charlie Yates, GB&I: Tony Duncan |
| 1951 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | 7.5 | 4.5 | US: Willie Turnesa, GB&I: Raymond Oppenheimer |
| 1949 | Winged Foot Golf Club | 10 | 2 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: Laddie Lucas |
| 1947 | Old Course at St Andrews | 8 | 4 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: John Beck |
| 1938 | Old Course at St Andrews | 4.5 | 7.5 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: John Beck |
| 1936 | Pine Valley Golf Club | 10.5 | 1.5 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: William Tweddell |
| 1934 | Old Course at St Andrews | 9.5 | 2.5 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: Michael Scott |
| 1932 | The Country Club | 9.5 | 2.5 | US: Francis Ouimet, GB&I: Tony Torrance |
| 1930 | Royal St George's Golf Club | 10 | 2 | US: Bobby Jones, GB&I: Roger Wethered |
| 1928 | Chicago Golf Club | 11 | 1 | US: Bobby Jones, GB&I: William Tweddell |
| 1926 | Old Course at St Andrews | 6.5 | 5.5 | US: Robert Gardner, GB&I: Robert Harris |
| 1924 | Garden City Golf Club | 9 | 3 | US: Robert Gardner, GB&I: Cyril Tolley |
| 1923 | Old Course at St Andrews | 6.5 | 5.5 | US: Robert Gardner, GB&I: Robert Harris |
| 1922 | National Golf Links of America | 8 | 4 | US: William Fownes, Jr., GB&I: Robert Harris |
