| 40th Walker Cup Match | |||||
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| Dates | August 13-14 | ||||
| Venue | Chicago Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Wheaton, Illinois | ||||
| Captains | Bob Lewis (US) Garth McGimpsey (GB&I) |
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
| «2003 | 2007» | ||||
The 40th Walker Cup Match was held between August 13 and August 14, 2005 at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Team United States won 12½ to 11½.
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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. 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.
Captain: Garth McGimpsey
Captain: Bob Lewis
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards/Davies | halved | Kim/Harman |
| Lockerbie/Dinwiddie | 1 up | Williams/Every |
| Fisher/Richardson | 2 and 1 | Overton/Putnam |
| Ramsay/Saltman | 4 and 3 | Reifers/Hurley |
| 1½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 1½ | Overall | 2½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhys Davies | 4 and 3 | Matthew Every |
| Gary Lockerbie | 6 and 5 | Anthony Kim |
| Nigel Edwards | 5 and 4 | Jeff Overton |
| Oliver Fisher | 2 up | Michael Putnam |
| Matthew Richardson | 5 and 4 | Nicholas Thompson |
| Lloyd Saltman | 1 up | Billy Hurley III |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up | J. B. Holmes |
| Brian McElhinney | 2 and 1 | Lee Williams |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Saltman/Ramsay | 4 and 2 | Kim/Harman |
| Davies/Edwards | 2 and 1 | Every/Williams |
| Fisher/Richardson | 2 and 1 | Thompson/Holmes |
| Lockerbie/Dinwiddie | 5 and 3 | Putnam/Overton |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 7½ | Overall | 8½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up | Anthony Kim |
| Rhys Davies | 6 and 5 | Brian Harman |
| Oliver Fisher | halved | Michael Putnam |
| Robert Dinwiddie | halved | Matthew Every |
| Matthew Richardson | 5 and 4 | J. B. Holmes |
| Lloyd Saltman | 1 up | Kyle Reifers |
| Nigel Edwards | 1 up | Jeff Overton |
| Gary Lockerbie | 4 and 3 | Lee Williams |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 11½ | Overall | 12½ |
The Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois is a par 70 course with a yardage of 6,782. Charles B. Macdonald is credited with designing it in. The course was opened for play in 1894. In 1922 Seth Raynor made some revisions to the course. It has hosted various USGA events including the 1897, 1900 and 1911 U.S. Open.
| 2003 Walker Cup 12½ 11½ |
2005 Walker Cup 12½ 11½ |
2007 Walker Cup 12½ 11½ |