The Walker Cup 2023, The Old Course at St Andrews: 2-3 September
The Walker Cup 2023, on The Old Course at St Andrews
The Walker Cup is organised by the R&A and the USGA.
In 1921 a team of US amateur golfers crossed the Atlantic and arrived at the Royal Liverpool with one aim: To win the Amateur Championship at Hoylake. A match was held between the US team and a team of Brits, a day before the Championship. The US team won, 9-3. Three more contests were held annually, before the competition became biennial in 1925.
The Walker Cup employs a combination of foursomes (alternate-shot) and singles competition and was originally the format used for the professional equivalent Ryder Cup. In 2009, the number of singles matches on the second day was increased to 10, so that all members of the team play on this final afternoon.
From BBC Sport, by Iain Carter:
"GB&I hope St Andrews home comforts will help against US"
Great Britain and Ireland's leading amateur golfers are hoping to make home advantage count this weekend as they seek to win the Walker Cup against the United States for the first time since 2015.
There could be no more iconic venue for the historic match than the Old Course at St Andrews. The contest marks 100 years since the contest was first played in the United Kingdom. Read more
From Golf News 24, by Mark Flanagan:
"GB&I massive underdogs… it’s not quite as simple as that!"
Tomorrow the 49th Walker Cup starts at St Andrews. One hundred years ago the second staging of the biennial showdown took place at The Home of Golf. Read more
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