The 47th Walker Cup Match was played 7 and 8 September 2019 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside, England. Royal Liverpool hosted the 1983 Walker Cup. The United States won by 15½ points to 10½. They trailed 7½ to 8½ coming in to the final day singles but won 8 of the 10 matches to win convincingly.
Format On Saturday, there were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there were 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 were 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 would retain the Cup.
Teams Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland played in the event with each team having a non-playing captain. The two teams were announced following the U.S. Amateur.
Craig Watson was the captain of the Great Britain & Ireland team, while Nathaniel Crosby captained the United States team.
& Great Britain & IrelandNameRankAgeNotes Craig Watson53non-playing captain Alex Fitzpatrick4120 Conor Gough216 Harry Hall7621 Thomas Plumb13820 Conor Purcell1621 Caolan Rafferty2326 Sandy Scott5120 Tom Sloman3522 James Sugrue6222 Euan Walker1424 Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
U.S. team The first three members of the team were selected in July 2019 as the leading three Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. They were Texas sophomore Cole Hammer, high school senior Akshay Bhatia and mid-amateur Stewart Hagestad. The final members of the team were announced on 18 August 2019. With his victory in the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort, Georgia Tech senior Andy Ogletree earned an automatic place in the team. John Augenstein, who lost to Ogletree in the U.S. Amateur final was also chosen. Also selected were one current college golfer, John Pak of Florida State, and four recent graduates: Steven Fisk (Georgia Southern), Alex Smalley (Duke), Isaiah Salinda (Stanford), and Brandon Wu (Stanford). The USGA named two alternates for the team: Chandler Phillips and Ricky Castillo.
USANameRankAgeNotesNathaniel Crosby57non-playing captainJohn Augenstein3821Akshay Bhatia517Steven Fisk1222Stewart Hagestad728Played in 2017 Walker CupCole Hammer119Andy Ogletree12021John Pak2520Isaiah Salinda2022Alex Smalley1822Brandon Wu1122 Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Saturday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Fitzpatrick/Purcell 2 & 1Augenstein/OgletreeScott/Walker 2 & 1Pak/SalindaHall/Gough 2 & 1Hagestad/BhatiaSloman/Plumb 2 & 1Wu/Smalley 2 Foursomes 2 2 Overall 2
Afternoon singles & Results Alex Fitzpatrick 2 upCole HammerEuan Walker 2 upSteven FiskSandy Scott 1 upAndy OgletreeConor Purcell 2 & 1John AugensteinJames Sugrue 1 upJohn PakConor Gough 2 upIsaiah SalindaCaolan Rafferty 2 & 1Alex SmalleyTom Sloman 4 & 2Brandon Wu 5 Singles 3 7 Overall 5
Sunday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Fitzpatrick/Purcell 2 & 1Wu/SmalleyWalker/ScotthalvedOgletree/AugensteinHall/Gough 3 & 2Hagestad/BhatiaSloman/Plumb 5 & 3Hammer/Fisk 1½ Foursomes 2½ 8½ Overall 7½
Afternoon singles & Results Alex Fitzpatrick 2 upIsaiah SalindaEuan Walker 2 & 1John PakSandy Scott 4 & 3 Brandon WuCaolan Rafferty 2 & 1Alex SmalleyHarry Hall 5 & 3Stewart HagestadConor Gough 2 & 1Andy OgletreeThomas Plumb 4 & 3John AugensteinJames Sugrue 4 & 2Akshay BhatiaConor Purcell 6 & 5Cole HammerTom Sloman 2 upSteven Fisk2 Singles8 10½ Overall15½
References
External links
R&A site Royal Liverpool Golf Club coverage Golf Bible Walker Cup coverage