The 45th

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Match was played on 12 and 13 September 2015 at

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. Great Britain and Ireland won 16½ to 9½.

Format

On Saturday, there are four matches of

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in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there are again four matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by ten singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 26 matches are played. Each of the 26 matches is 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 current holder retains the Cup.

Teams

Ten players for the US and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. Note: "Rank" is the

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as of 26 August 2015.

Sam Horsfield Sam Horsfield (born 8 October 1996) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Amateur career Horsfield has lived in the United States since he was five years old. He was selected for the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham ...

was originally named to the GB&I team but withdrew and was replaced by

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Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

References

External links

R&A official siteRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
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