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2003 Walker Cup

Coordinates: 54°11′18″N 0°29′46″W / 54.1882°N 0.4962°W / 54.1882; -0.4962
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39th Walker Cup Match
Dates6–7 September 2003
VenueGanton Golf Club
LocationNorth Yorkshire, England
Captains
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
12½ 11½ United States
Great Britain & Ireland wins the Walker Cup
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The 2003 Walker Cup, the 39th Walker Cup Match, was played on 6 and 7 September 2003, at Ganton Golf Club in North Yorkshire, England. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 12½ to 11½, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland had three consecutive wins.

Format

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The format for play on Saturday and Sunday 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 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 12½ points wins the competition.

Teams

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

United States   Team USA
Name Age Hometown Notes
Bob Lewis 59 Pepper Pike, Ohio non-playing captain
Bill Haas 21 Greer, South Carolina Son of Jay Haas; 2002 U.S. Amateur semifinalist
Matt Hendrix 22 Aiken, South Carolina Won 2003 Sunnehanna Amateur
Trip Kuehne 31 Irving, Texas Low amateur at 2003 U.S. Open
Brock Mackenzie 22 Yakima, Washington Won 2002 Pacific Coast Amateur
Ryan Moore 20 Puyallup, Washington Won 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links
Chris Nallen 21 Hackettstown, New Jersey Won 2003 Northeast Amateur
Adam Rubinson 23 Fort Worth, Texas Runner up at 2002 Western Amateur and NCAA Championship
Casey Wittenberg 18 Memphis, Tennessee Won 2003 Porter Cup, Southern Amateur
Lee Williams 21 Alexander City, Alabama Won 2002 Southern Amateur; runner-up at 2003 NCAAs
George Zahringer 50 New York City Won 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Team Great Britain & Ireland
Name Age Hometown Notes
Northern Ireland Garth McGimpsey 48 Bangor, Northern Ireland non-playing captain
Wales Nigel Edwards 34 Caerphilly, Wales Fourth in the 2003 Lytham Trophy and Brabazon Trophy
Republic of Ireland Noel Fox 29 Dublin, Ireland Won 2003 Irish Amateur
Scotland Graham Gordon 23 Aberdeen, Scotland Won 2003 Scottish Amateur and seven 2002 events
Scotland David Inglis 21 Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Won five 2003 U.S. collegiate events
Wales Stuart Manley 24 Mountain Ash, Wales
Republic of Ireland Colm Moriarty 24 Athlone, Ireland Won 2003 New South Wales Amateur, third in Lytham Trophy
England Michael Skelton 19 Redcar, England Won 2003 Welsh Open Amateur, runner-up in 2003 English Amateur
England Oliver Wilson 22 Mansfield, England Won three 2003 U.S. college events
Scotland Stuart Wilson 26 Forfar, Scotland Won the 2003 Lytham Trophy
England Gary Wolstenholme 42 Market Harborough, England Won two Amateur Championships

Saturday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Wolstenholme/Skelton United States 2 and 1 Haas/Kuehne
S. Wilson/Inglis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 2 up Williams/Zahringer
Edwards/Manley United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 and 2 Nallen/Moore
Fox/Moriarty United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 and 2 Rubinson/Wittenberg
3 Foursomes 1
3 Overall 1

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Gary Wolstenholme United States 1 up Bill Haas
Oliver Wilson halved Trip Kuehne
David Inglis United States 3 and 2 Brock Mackenzie
Stuart Wilson halved Matt Hendrix
Nigel Edwards United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 and 2 George Zahringer
Colm Moriarty United States 2 up Chris Nallen
Noel Fox United States 3 and 2 Adam Rubinson
Graham Gordon United States 5 and 4 Casey Wittenberg
2 Singles 6
5 Overall 7

Sunday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Wolstenholme/O. Wilson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 5 and 4 Haas/Kuehne
Fox/Moriarty United States 6 and 5 Mackenzie/Hendrix
S. Wilson/Inglis halved Wittenberg/Rubinson
Edwards/Manley halved Williams/Zahringer
2 Foursomes 2
7 Overall 9

Afternoon singles

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United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Results United States
Oliver Wilson United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 1 up Bill Haas
Gary Wolstenholme United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 and 2 Casey Wittenberg
Michael Skelton United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 and 2 Adam Rubinson
Colm Moriarty United States 3 and 1 Brock Mackenzie
Stuart Wilson United States 5 and 4 Matt Hendrix
David Inglis United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 4 and 3 Ryan Moore
Nigel Edwards halved Lee Williams
Stuart Manley United KingdomRepublic of Ireland 3 and 1 Trip Kuehne
Singles
12½ Overall 11½

References

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54°11′18″N 0°29′46″W / 54.1882°N 0.4962°W / 54.1882; -0.4962