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.[1]

46th Walker Cup Match
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DatesSeptember 9–10, 2017
VenueLos Angeles Country Club
(North course)
LocationLos Angeles, California
Captains
United States 19 7 United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States wins the Walker Cup
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Format

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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

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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 USA
Name Rank Age Hometown Notes
Spider Miller 67 North Vernon, Indiana non-playing captain
Cameron Champ 11 22 Sacramento, California won 2017 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
Doug Ghim 4 21 Arlington Heights, Illinois runner-up 2017 U.S. Amateur
Stewart Hagestad 38 26 Newport Beach, California won 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, low amateur 2017 Masters Tournament
Maverick McNealy 2 21 Portola Valley, California played 2015 Walker Cup
Collin Morikawa 5 20 La Cañada Flintridge, California won 2015 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2017 Northeast Amateur
Doc Redman 28 19 Raleigh, North Carolina won 2017 U.S. Amateur
Scottie Scheffler 42 21 Dallas, Texas low amateur 2017 U.S. Open
Braden Thornberry 3 20 Olive Branch, Mississippi won 2017 NCAA Individual Championship
Norman Xiong 10 18 Canyon Lake, California won 2017 Western Amateur
Will Zalatoris 12 21 Plano, Texas won 2016 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2016 Pacific Coast Amateur
  &   Team Great Britain & Ireland
Name Rank Age Hometown Notes
  Andy Ingram 57 non-playing captain
  David Boote 40 23 Kingswood, Surrey, England played in 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup
  Jack Davidson 48 20 Newport, Wales won 2017 Welsh Amateur Championship
  Harry Ellis 80 21 Southampton, England won 2017 Amateur Championship
  Scott Gregory 7 22 Waterlooville, England won 2016 Amateur Championship
  Matthew Jordan 30 21 Hoylake, England won 2017 St Andrews Links Trophy
  Paul McBride 53 21 Dublin, Ireland semi-final 2016 Amateur Championship, quarter-final 2017 Amateur Championship
  Robert MacIntyre 14 21 Oban, Scotland runner-up 2016 Amateur Championship
  Alfie Plant 36 25 Bexleyheath, England won 2017 European Amateur, low amateur 2017 Open Championship
  Jack Singh Brar 64 20 Romsey, England won 2017 Lytham Trophy
  Connor Syme 8 22 Drumoig, Scotland won 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.[2]

Saturday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  &   Results  
Ellis/Plant   8 & 7 Morikawa/Xiong
Syme/McBride    3 & 2 Redman/Zalatoris
Gregory/Singh Brar    3 & 2 Scheffler/Champ
Boote/Davidson   5 & 4 McNealy/Ghim
2 Foursomes 2
2 Overall 2

Afternoon singles

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  &   Results  
Harry Ellis   2 up Braden Thornberry
Connor Syme   2 & 1 Norman Xiong
Jack Singh Brar    3 & 2 Stewart Hagestad
Paul McBride   3 & 2 Collin Morikawa
Matthew Jordan   2 up Will Zalatoris
Robert MacIntyre    6 & 4 Cameron Champ
David Boote   2 & 1 Doug Ghim
Scott Gregory   3 & 1 Maverick McNealy
2 Singles 6
4 Overall 8

Sunday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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  &   Results  
Syme/McBride   2 up Xiong/Morikawa
Singh Brar/Gregory    2 up Thornberry/Redman
Boote/Davidson   6 & 5 Zalatoris/Champ
Jordan/MacIntyre   3 & 2 Ghim/McNealy
1 Foursomes 3
5 Overall 11

Afternoon singles

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  &   Results  
Jack Singh Brar   2 & 1 Stewart Hagestad
Scott Gregory halved Norman Xiong
Connor Syme   1 up Scottie Scheffler
Harry Ellis   2 & 1 Collin Morikawa
Paul McBride   6 & 5 Braden Thornberry
Matthew Jordan   3 & 1 Doug Ghim
Robert MacIntyre halved Cameron Champ
Jack Davidson   3 & 2 Will Zalatoris
David Boote    1 up Doc Redman
Alfie Plant   4 & 2 Maverick McNealy
2 Singles 8
7 Overall 19

References

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  1. ^ Inglis, Martin (September 11, 2017). "USA inflict heaviest Walker Cup defeat on GB&I in 20 years". bunkered.
  2. ^ Romine, Brentley (August 30, 2017). "Craig Watson steps down as 2017 GB&I Walker Cup captain". Golfweek.
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