The 46th Walker Cup Match was played September 9 and 10, 2017 at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California. It was the second Walker Cup Match played in California, the previous occasion being in 1981 at Cypress Point Club. Great Britain and Ireland were the holders of the cup. The United States won the match 19 points to 7.
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 was 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 13½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the previous winner retains the Cup.
Teams Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland played in the event plus a non-playing captain for each team. Harry Ellis was an automatic selection for the Great Britain & Ireland team having won the 2017 Amateur Championship. The two teams were announced following the U.S. Amateur.
Team USANameRankAgeHometownNotesSpider Miller67North Vernon, Indiananon-playing captainCameron Champ1122Sacramento, Californiawon 2017 Trans-Mississippi AmateurDoug Ghim421Arlington Heights, Illinoisrunner-up 2017 U.S. AmateurStewart Hagestad3826Newport Beach, Californiawon 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, low amateur 2017 Masters TournamentMaverick McNealy221Portola Valley, Californiaplayed 2015 Walker CupCollin Morikawa520La Cañada Flintridge, Californiawon 2015 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2017 Northeast AmateurDoc Redman2819Raleigh, North Carolinawon 2017 U.S. AmateurScottie Scheffler4221Dallas, Texaslow amateur 2017 U.S. OpenBraden Thornberry320Olive Branch, Mississippiwon 2017 NCAA Individual ChampionshipNorman Xiong1018Canyon Lake, Californiawon 2017 Western AmateurWill Zalatoris1221Plano, Texaswon 2016 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2016 Pacific Coast Amateur
& Team Great Britain & IrelandNameRankAgeHometownNotes Andy Ingram57non-playing captain David Boote4023Kingswood, Surrey, Englandplayed in 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup Jack Davidson4820Newport, Waleswon 2017 Welsh Amateur Championship Harry Ellis8021Southampton, Englandwon 2017 Amateur Championship Scott Gregory722Waterlooville, Englandwon 2016 Amateur Championship Matthew Jordan3021Hoylake, Englandwon 2017 St Andrews Links Trophy Paul McBride5321Dublin, Irelandsemi-final 2016 Amateur Championship, quarter-final 2017 Amateur Championship Robert MacIntyre1421Oban, Scotlandrunner-up 2016 Amateur Championship Alfie Plant3625Bexleyheath, Englandwon 2017 European Amateur, low amateur 2017 Open Championship Jack Singh Brar6420Romsey, Englandwon 2017 Lytham Trophy Connor Syme822Drumoig, Scotlandwon 2016 Australian Amateur Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Craig Watson was the original captain of the Great Britain and Ireland team but withdrew on August 30 because of a family illness.
Saturday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Ellis/Plant 8 & 7Morikawa/XiongSyme/McBride 3 & 2 Redman/ZalatorisGregory/Singh Brar 3 & 2Scheffler/ChampBoote/Davidson 5 & 4McNealy/Ghim 2 Foursomes 2 2 Overall 2
Afternoon singles & Results Harry Ellis 2 upBraden ThornberryConnor Syme 2 & 1Norman XiongJack Singh Brar 3 & 2Stewart HagestadPaul McBride 3 & 2Collin MorikawaMatthew Jordan 2 upWill ZalatorisRobert MacIntyre 6 & 4Cameron ChampDavid Boote 2 & 1Doug GhimScott Gregory 3 & 1Maverick McNealy 2 Singles 6 4 Overall 8
Sunday's matches Morning foursomes & Results Syme/McBride 2 upXiong/MorikawaSingh Brar/Gregory 2 upThornberry/RedmanBoote/Davidson 6 & 5Zalatoris/ChampJordan/MacIntyre 3 & 2Ghim/McNealy 1 Foursomes 3 5 Overall 11
Afternoon singles & Results Jack Singh Brar 2 & 1Stewart HagestadScott Gregoryhalved Norman XiongConnor Syme 1 up Scottie SchefflerHarry Ellis 2 & 1 Collin MorikawaPaul McBride 6 & 5 Braden ThornberryMatthew Jordan 3 & 1 Doug GhimRobert MacIntyrehalvedCameron ChampJack Davidson 3 & 2 Will ZalatorisDavid Boote 1 up Doc RedmanAlfie Plant 4 & 2 Maverick McNealy 2 Singles 8 7 Overall 19
References
External links USGA site R&A site The Los Angeles Country Club coverage Golf Bible Walker Cup coverage