2007 Walker Cup
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United States 12½
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11½ Great Britain & Ireland
The 41st Walker Cup Match was held between September 8 and September 9, 2007 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. Team United States won 12½ to 11½. The United States won by the same score in 2005.
[edit] Format
The format for play on Saturday and Sunday are the same. There are four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches are played.
[edit] Teams
Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
 Team USA |
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| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes | ||
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| Buddy Marucci | 55 | Villanova, Pennsylvania | non-playing captain | ||
| Rickie Fowler | 18 | Murrieta, California | Won 2007 Players Amateur 2007 Sunnehanna Amateur |
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| Billy Horschel | 20 | Grant, Florida | Played in 2006 U.S Open | ||
| Dustin Johnson | 23 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Won 2007 Monroe Invitational 2007 Northeast Amateur |
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| Chris Kirk | 22 | Woodstock, Georgia | 2007 Ben Hogan Award winner | ||
| Colt Knost | 22 | Dallas, Texas | Won 2007 U.S. Amateur Public Links and U.S. Amateur | ||
| Trip Kuehne | 35 | Irving, Texas | Has played in four U.S. Opens | ||
| Jamie Lovemark | 19 | Rancho Santa Fe, California | Won 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships as a freshman | ||
| Jonathan Moore | 22 | Vancouver, Washington | Won 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships as a freshman | ||
| Webb Simpson | 22 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Semifinalist at the 2006 U.S. Amateur | ||
| Kyle Stanley | 19 | Gig Harbor, Washington | Division I first team All-American as a freshman | ||
 &  Team Great Britain & Ireland |
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| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colin Dalgleish |
46 | Helensburgh, Scotland | non-playing captain | |
 Jonathan Caldwell |
23 | Newtonards, Northern Ireland | Semifinalist in the Irish Close Amateur Championship |
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 Rhys Davies |
22 | Glamorgan, Wales | 2003 British Boys' Championship winner | |
| Nigel Edwards |
39 | Caerphilly, Wales | 4th appearance | |
 David Horsey |
22 | Wilmslow, England | Runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur Championship | |
| Rory McIlroy |
18 | Holywood, Northern Ireland | Tied for 42nd at the 2007 Open Championship 2006 European Amateur winner |
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| Llewellyn Matthews |
23 | Bidgend, Wales | wire-to-wire winner of the St Andrews Links Trophy | |
| Jamie Moul |
22 | Colchester, England | #1 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings for 17 weeks | |
| John Parry |
20 | Knaresborourgh, England | 2007 Spanish Amateur Championship | |
| Lloyd Saltman |
21 | Gorebridge, Scotland | Won the Scottish Champion of Champions, the Craigmillar Park Open, the Lytham Trophy and the Irish Open Stroke play championship in a 5 week span |
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| Daniel Willett |
19 | Sheffield, England | 2007 English Amateur winner | |
[edit] Format
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 12 ½ points wins the competition.
[edit] Saturday's matches
[edit] Morning Foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Saltman/Davies |  4 and 3 |
Horschel/Fowler |
| McIlroy/Caldwell | halved | Knost/Johnson |
| Parry/Horsey |   2 and 1 |
Kuehne/Stanley |
| Moul/Willett | halved | Simpson/Moore |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
[edit] Afternoon Singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 1 up |
Billy Horschel |
| Lloyd Saltman | 5 and 4 |
Rickie Fowler |
| Rhys Davies | 5 and 4 |
Dustin Johnson |
| Daniel Willett | 2 up |
Colt Knost |
| Llewellyn Matthews | 5 and 4 |
Jamie Lovemark |
| Nigel Edwards | 1 up |
Kyle Stanley |
| Jamie Moul | 1 up |
Chris Kirk |
| David Horsey | 1 up |
Webb Simpson |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
[edit] Sunday's matches
[edit] Morning Foursomes
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell/Mcllroy | 2 and 1 |
Horschel/Fowler |
| Davies/Edwards | 1 up |
Knost/Johnson |
| Moul/Willett | 4 and 2 |
Kuehne/Moore |
| Parry/Horsey | 1 up |
Kirk/Lovemark |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 6 | Overall | 10 |
[edit] Afternoon Singles
| & |
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 4 and 2 |
Billy Horschel |
| Rhys Davies | 3 and 2 |
Rickie Fowler |
| Danny Willett | halved | Colt Knost |
| Lloyd Saltman | 2 and 1 |
Trip Kuehne |
| Jonny Caldwell | 2 up |
Kyle Stanley |
| Nigel Edwards | 1 up |
Jonathan Moore |
| Jamie Moul | 4 and 3 |
Jamie Lovemark |
| David Horsey | 1 up |
Webb Simpson |
| 5½ | Singles | 2½ |
| 11½ | Overall | 12½ |
[edit] The course
The Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland is a par 71 course with a yardage of 7,181. Old Tom Morris is credited with designing it in 1889. In 1908, King Edward VII conferred "Royal" status to the Club.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- http://www.walkercuphistory.com - definitive site containing complete history and statistics (paid subscription site).
- Royal County Down Golf Club official site
| 2005 Walker Cup 12½ 11½ |
2007 Walker Cup 12½ 11½ |
2009 Walker Cup |
