2015 Walker Cup: Easy Win for GB&I
Final Score: Great Britain & Ireland 16.5, United States 9.5
Dates Played: September 12-13, 2015
Location: Royal Lytham & St. Annes golf club at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England
Team Captains: Spider Miller (USA) and Nigel Edwards (GB&I)
Team Rosters: USA — Bryson DeChambeau, Beau Hossler, Lee McCoy, Maverick McNealy, Hunter Stewart, Scott Harvey, Denny McCarthy, Mike McCoy, Jordan Niebrugge, Robby Shelton. GB&I — Ashley Chesters, Paul Dunne, Grant Forrest, Ewen Ferguson, Jack Hume, Gary Hurley, Jack McDonald, Gavin Moynihan, Jimmy Mullen, Cormac Sharvin.
Notes: This was the fifth win out of the last six Walker Cups for GB&I, and the 7-point margin of victory was its largest yet. ... GB&I opened by winning the first-day foursomes session, 3-1. The USA split the Day 1 afternoon foursomes, 4-4, but GB&I won 9.5 of the 14 available points on Day 2. ... GB&I's Jimmy Mullen posted a perfect 4-0-0 record, becoming the first GB&I golfer to go 4-0-0 since Paul Casey and Luke Donald both did it at the 1999 Walker Cup.
Day 1 Results
Foursomes
- Ashley Chesters/Jimmy Mullen, GB&I, def. Maverick McNealy/Hunter Stewart, USA, 3 and 2
- Beau Hossler/Denny McCarthy, USA, def. Paul Dunne/Gary Hurley, GB&I, 3 and 1
- Cormac Sharvin/Jack McDonald, GB&I, def. Jordan Niebrugge/Robby Shelton, USA, 5 and 4
- Jack Hume/Gavin Moynihan, GB&I, def. Lee McCoy/Mike McCoy, USA, 3 and 2
- Bryson DeChambeau, USA, halved with Ashley Chesters, GB&I
- Hunter Stewart, USA, def. Paul Dunne, GB&I, 2-up
- Scott Harvey, USA, def. Grant Forrest, GB&I, 2 and 1
- Jimmy Mullen, GB&I, def. Denny McCarthy, USA, 2-up
- Ewen Ferguson, GB&I, def. Maverick McNealy, USA, 1-up
- Robby Shelton, USA, halved with Gary Hurley, GB&I
- Beau Hossler, USA, def. Jack Hume, GB&I, 1-up
- Gavin Moynihan, GB&I, def. Jordan Niebrugge, USA, 4 and 2
Foursomes
- Ashley Chesters/Jimmy Mullen, GB&I, def. Beau Hossler/Denny McCarthy, USA, 3 and 2
- Paul Dunne/Gary Hurley, GB&I, def. Mike McCoy/Scott Harvey, USA, 1-up
- Cormac Sharvin/Jack McDonald, GB&I, def. Hunter Stewart/Lee McCoy, USA, 2-up
- Bryson DeChambeau/Robby Shelton, USA, def. Gavin Moynihan/Jack Hume, GB&I, 3 and 2
- Ashley Chesters, GB&I, def. Jordan Niebrugge, USA, 3 and 1
- Paul Dunne, GB&I, halved with Maverick McNealy, USA
- Jimmy Mullen, GB&I, def. Denny McCarthy, USA, 3 and 2
- Cormac Sharvin, GB&I, def. Mike McCoy, USA, 4 and 3
- Beau Hossler, USA, def. Ewen Ferguson, GB&I, 1-up
- Grant Forrest, GB&I, def. Scott Harvey, USA, 2 and 1
- Gary Hurley, GB&I, def. Hunter Stewart, USA, 1-up
- Jack McDonald, GB&I, halved with Lee McCoy, USA
- Jack Hume, GGB&I, halved with Robby Shelton, USA
- Bryson DeChambeau, USA, def. Gavin Moynihan, GB&I, 6 and 5
USA
Bryson DeChambeau, 2-0-1
Beau Hossler, 3-1-0
Robby Shelton, 1-1-2
Scott Harvey, 1-2-0
Hunter Stewart, 1-3-0
Denny McCarthy, 1-3-0
Lee McCoy, 0-2-1
Maverick McNealy, 0-2-1
Mike McCoy, 0-3-0
Jordan Niebrugge, 0-3-0
GB&I
Jimmy Mullen, 4-0-0
Cormac Sharvin, 3-0-0
Ashley Chesters, 3-0-1
Jack McDonald, 2-0-1
Gary Hurley, 2-1-1
Gavin Moynihan, 2-2-0
Grant Forrest, 1-1-0
Ewen Ferguson, 1-1-0
Paul Dunne, 1-2-1
Jack Hume, 1-2-1
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