2026 Walker Cup Winner, Match Scores

The 2026 Walker Cup was the 51st time this competition was played. Dating to 1922, the Walker Cup is a team, match play tournament between squads of amateur male golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) on one side and the United States (USA) on the other. Following Team GB&I's comeback victory, the all-time standings were Team USA with 40 wins, Team GB&I 10 wins, and one tie.

Final score: Great Britain & Ireland 13.5, United States 12.5

Dates played: September 5-6, 2026

Location: Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, County Clare, Republic of Ireland

Team captains: Nathan Smith for Team USA; Dean Robertson for Team GB&I

Team rosters:

• United States — Preston Stout, Ethan Fang, Tyler Watts, Miles Russell, Jay Leng, William Jennings, Ryder Cowan, Josiah Gilbert, Kihei Akina, Stewart Hagestad
• Great Britain & Ireland — Stuart Grehan, Tyler Weaver, Luke Poulter, Eliot Baker, Niall Shiels Donegan, Connor Graham, Jack Whaley, Ben Bolton, Sam Easterbrook, Josh Hill

Match notes: Team GB&I staged a furious comeback in the final singles session, winning seven of a possible 10 points to claim the 2026 Walker Cup. The overall score was tied at 12.5 to 12.5 with one match left on the course, and that match — Josh Hill (GB&I) vs. Tyler Watts (USA) — was all square on the 18th hole. But Hill got up-and-down from a bunker on that 18th hole, and with the final putt of the tournament won the hole, the match and the Walker Cup for his side. ... Jack Whaley's 8-and-7 singles victory over American William Jennings on Day 2 tied for the second-largest margin of victory in any 18-hole singles match in Walker Cup history. ... Team USA went in front by three points following the morning foursomes session on Day 2, winning all four matches. It was the first 4-for-4 American sweep in a Walker Cup foursomes session since 2007. ... The Walker Cup is typically played every other year. But the 2026 Walker Cup followed on the heels of the 2025 Walker Cup. Why was it played again just one year after the previous match? The event's governing bodies, the USGA and R&A, wanted, for scheduling purposes, to return the Walker Cup to being played in even-numbered years. This is the year that switch was made.

2026 Walker Cup Results

Day 1

Foursomes

• Stuart Grehan/Eliot Baker, GB&I, halved with Preston Stout/Ethan Fang, USA
• Connor Graham/Tyler Weaver, GB&I, def. Kihei Akina/Jay Leng, USA, 1-up
• Miles Russell/Tyler Watts, USA, def. Sam Easterbrook/Luke Poulter, GB&I, 1-up
• Niall Sheils Donegan/Josh Hill, GB&I, def. Ryder Cowan/Josiah Gilbert, USA, 4 and 3

Score after first session: GB&I 2.5, USA 1.5

Singles

• Stuart Grehan, GB&I, def. Preston Stout, USA, 1-up
• Ethan Fong, USA, def. Jack Whaley, GB&I, 1-up
• William Jennings, USA, def. Connar Graham, GB&I, 1-up
• Jay Leng Jr., USA, def. Tyler Weaver, GB&I, 2 and 1
• Stewart Hagestad, USA, def. Ben Bolton, GB&I, 2 and 1
• Luke Poulter, GB&I, def. Miles Russell, USA, 2 and 1
• Niall Sheils Donegan, GB&I, def. Tyler Watts, USA, 3 and 2
• Eliot Baker, GB&I, def. Josiah Gilbert, USA, 3 and 2

Score of second session: USA 4, GB&I 4
Cumulative score after two sessions: GB&I 6.5, USA 5.5

Day 2

Foursomes

• Preston Stout/Ethan Fang, USA, def. Stuart Grehan/Eliot Baker, GB&I, 3 and 2
• Jay Leng Jr./Kihei Akina, USA, def. Luke Poulter/Sam Easterbrook, GB&I, 4 and 3
• Miles Russell/Tyler Watts, USA, def. Tyler Weaver/Connor Graham, GB&I, 3 and 2
• William Jennings/Ryder Cowan, USA, def. Nial Sheils Donegan/Josh Hill, GB&I, 4 and 3

Score of third session: USA 4, GB&I 0
Cumulative score after three sessions: USA 9.5, GB&I 6.5

Singles

• Stuart Grehan, GB&I, def. Preston Stout, USA, 2 and 1
• Luke Poulter, GB&I, def. Ethan Fang, USA, 3 and 1
• Jack Whaley, GB&I, def. William Jennings, USA, 8 and 7
• Tyler Weaver, GB&I, def. Jay Leng Jr., USA, 4 and 3
• Kihei Akina, USA, halved with Niall Sheils Donegan, GB&I
• Eliot Baker, GB&I, def. Stewart Hagestad, USA, 1-up
• Miles Russell, USA, halved with Connor Graham, GB&I
• Josh Hill, GB&I, def. Tyler Watts, USA, 1-up
• Ryder Cowan, USA, def. Ben Bolton, GB&I, 3 and 2
• Josiah Gilbert, USA, def. Sam Easterbrook, GB&I, 4 and 3

Score of fourth session: GB&I 7, USA 3
Cumulative and final score: GB&I 13.5, USA 12.5

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