The 1987 Walker Cup, the 31st

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...

Match, was played on 27 and 28 May 1987, on the Old course at Sunningdale Golf Club,

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, Berkshire, England. The event was won by the

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16½ to 7½, their eighth successive win. The match was one-sided. The United States led 12–4 after the second day foursomes, already having retained the cup. They won 4 and halved one of the 8 remaining singles for their biggest win since 18 holes matches were introduced in 1963.

Format

The format for play on Wednesday and Thursday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played. Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.

Teams

Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.

Great Britain & Ireland

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Captain: Geoff Marks * David Carrick *

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* Bobby Eggo *

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* John McHenry *

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* Jeremy Robinson * Graeme Shaw

United States

Captain:

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* Chris Kite * Bob Lewis *

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* Brian Montgomery *

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Format

Teams

Great Britain & Ireland

United States

Wednesday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

References