Golf Compendium

What are the biggest blowouts in the history of foursomes matches in the Walker Cup? One 18-hole foursomes match ended in an 8-and-7 win, and two 36-hole matches ended with 9-and-8 scores.

Winning a singles match in the Walker Cup is certainly a feather in the cap for any golfer, probably among the highlights of one's amateur career. The golfers on the list below, though, didn't just win — they won by these singles matches by a lot .

The 2028 Walker Cup will be the 52nd time this competition is played. The Walker Cup Match, as it officially known, is a match-play tournament between teams of amateur male golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) and the United States (USA). It dates to 1922. In the tournament's history, Team USA has 40 wins, Team GB&I 10 wins, and there has been one tie.

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...

Which golfers in the history of the Walker Cup won the most points for their team? Below is the list of all Walker Cup golfers with at least nine career points earned in the competition.

The 2025 Walker Cup was the 50th time this competition, which dates to 1922, was played. The Walker Cup is played every two years between teams of amateur male golfers, one team representing Great Britain & Ireland, the other representing the United States.

The namesake of the Walker Cup is George Herbert Walker. And the Walker Cup is just the third-most-famous thing named after him: His grandson and great-grandson were both named for him, and were both Presidents of the United States.

The oldest golfer ever to play in the Walker Cup was in his mid-50s, and the youngest-ever Walker Cup golfer wasn't yet 17 years old.

Who are the best singles match players in the history of the Walker Cup? The list you'll find below includes some big names, and they are the names of golfers who went unbeaten in singles matches over a minimum of four matches played.

The Walker Cup and Curtis Cup are, by far, the highest-profile competitions for male and female amateur golfers, respectively, in the golf world. Have a brother and sister ever both played in them? What about a husband and wife — are there any married couples in which the husband was a Walker Cup player and the wife was a Curtis Cup player? In both cases, the answer is yes.

The Walker Cup is a biennial (every other year) competition for top amateur men golfers, one team representing Great Britain & Ireland, the other representing the United States. The 2023 Walker Cup was the 49th time the event was played. After Team USA's victory, the overall standings (the tournament dates to 1922) were 39 for the American side, nine wins for Team GB&I, with one tie.

The 2021 Walker Cup was the 48th time this biennial amateur team competition between amateur male golfers from the United States and Great Britain & Ireland was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 38 wins for the United States, nine wins for Team GB&I, plus one tie.

The list of Walker Cup captains goes back to 1922, the first year this biennial tournament for amateur male golfers began. Every other year, a team representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) faces a squad of golfers representing the United States. And each of those teams has a team captain.

The 1995 Walker Cup was the 35th time this competition took place. Following the Great Britain & Ireland team's victory, the all-time standings were 30 wins for Team USA, four wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1993 Walker Cup was the 34th time this competition took place. Following the United States team's victory, the all-time standings were 30 wins for Team USA, three wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1991 Walker Cup was the 33rd time this competition took place. Following the United States team's victory, the all-time standings were 29 wins for Team USA, three wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1989 Walker Cup was the 32nd time this competition took place, and for only the third time Team GB&I claimed the win. Following that result, the all-time standings were 28 wins for Team USA, three wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1987 Walker Cup was the 31st time this competition took place. Following the United States victory, the all-time standings were 28 wins for Team USA, two wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1985 Walker Cup was the 30th time this competition took place. Following the United States victory, the all-time standings were 27 wins for Team USA, two wins for Team GB&I, one tie.

The 1983 Walker Cup was the 29th time this competition took place. Following the United States victory, the all-time standings were 26 wins for Team USA, two wins for Team GB&I, one tie.