2003 Walker Cup
{{Short description|Golf tournament}}
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{{Infobox team golf tournament
| name = Walker Cup
| year = 2003
| logo =
| dates = 6–7 September 2003
| venue = Ganton Golf Club
| location = North Yorkshire, England
| home = GB&I
| away = USA
| homecaptain = Garth McGimpsey
| awaycaptain = Bob Lewis
| homescore = 12½
| awayscore = 11½
| result = Great Britain & Ireland wins
}}
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
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
Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
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|colspan="6"|{{flagicon|USA|size=70px}} Team USA |
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!Name !Age !Hometown !Notes |
| Bob Lewis
|align="center"|59 |non-playing captain |
| Bill Haas
|align="center"|21 |Son of Jay Haas; 2002 U.S. Amateur semifinalist |
| Matt Hendrix
|align="center"|22 |Won 2003 Sunnehanna Amateur |
| Trip Kuehne
|align="center"|31 |Low amateur at 2003 U.S. Open |
| Brock Mackenzie
|align="center"|22 |Won 2002 Pacific Coast Amateur |
| Ryan Moore
|align="center"|20 |Won 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links |
| Chris Nallen
|align="center"|21 |Won 2003 Northeast Amateur |
| Adam Rubinson
|align="center"|23 |Runner up at 2002 Western Amateur and NCAA Championship |
| Casey Wittenberg
|align="center"|18 |Won 2003 Porter Cup, Southern Amateur |
| Lee Williams
|align="center"|21 |Won 2002 Southern Amateur; runner-up at 2003 NCAAs |
| George Zahringer
|align="center"|50 |Won 2002 U.S. Mid-Amateur |
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|colspan=5| {{flagicon|GBR|size=70px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=70px}} Team Great Britain & Ireland | |
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!Name !Age !Hometown !width=50%|Notes | |
| {{flagicon|NIR}} Garth McGimpsey
|align="center"|48 |non-playing captain | |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Nigel Edwards
|align="center"|34 |Fourth in the 2003 Lytham Trophy and Brabazon Trophy | |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Noel Fox
|align="center"|29 |Won 2003 Irish Amateur | |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Graham Gordon
|align="center"|23 | Aberdeen, Scotland
|Won 2003 Scottish Amateur and seven 2002 events |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} David Inglis
|align="center"|21 |Won five 2003 U.S. collegiate events | |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Stuart Manley
|align="center"|24 | | |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Colm Moriarty
|align="center"|24 |Won 2003 New South Wales Amateur, third in Lytham Trophy | |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Skelton
|align="center"|19 |Won 2003 Welsh Open Amateur, runner-up in 2003 English Amateur | |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson
|align="center"|22 |Won three 2003 U.S. college events | |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Stuart Wilson
|align="center"|26 |Won the 2003 Lytham Trophy | |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wolstenholme
|align="center"|42 |Won two Amateur Championships |
Saturday's matches
=Morning foursomes=
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| Wolstenholme/Skelton
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 and 1 |Haas/Kuehne |
| S. Wilson/Inglis
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 2 up |Williams/Zahringer |
| Edwards/Manley
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 and 2 |Nallen/Moore |
| Fox/Moriarty
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 4 and 2 |Rubinson/Wittenberg |
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| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
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! 3 ! Overall ! 1 |
=Afternoon singles=
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| Gary Wolstenholme
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 up |Bill Haas |
| Oliver Wilson
|halved |Trip Kuehne |
| David Inglis
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 and 2 |Brock Mackenzie |
| Stuart Wilson
|halved |Matt Hendrix |
| Nigel Edwards
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 and 2 |George Zahringer |
| Colm Moriarty
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 2 up |Chris Nallen |
| Noel Fox
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 and 2 |Adam Rubinson |
| Graham Gordon
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 and 4 |Casey Wittenberg |
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| 2 | Singles | 6 |
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! 5 ! Overall ! 7 |
Sunday's matches
=Morning foursomes=
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! width=160| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Wolstenholme/O. Wilson
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 5 and 4 |Haas/Kuehne |
| Fox/Moriarty
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 6 and 5 |Mackenzie/Hendrix |
| S. Wilson/Inglis
|halved |Wittenberg/Rubinson |
| Edwards/Manley
|halved |Williams/Zahringer |
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| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
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! 7 ! Overall ! 9 |
=Afternoon singles=
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! width=160| {{flagicon|GBR|size=50px}} & {{flagicon|IRL|size=50px}} ! Results ! width=160| {{flagicon|USA|size=50px}} |
| Oliver Wilson
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 1 up |Bill Haas |
| Gary Wolstenholme
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 and 2 |Casey Wittenberg |
| Michael Skelton
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 and 2 |Adam Rubinson |
| Colm Moriarty
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 and 1 |Brock Mackenzie |
| Stuart Wilson
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} 5 and 4 |Matt Hendrix |
| David Inglis
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 4 and 3 |Ryan Moore |
| Nigel Edwards
|halved |Lee Williams |
| Stuart Manley
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRL}} 3 and 1 |Trip Kuehne |
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| 5½ | Singles | 2½ |
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! 12½ ! Overall ! 11½ |
References
- http://www.walkercup.org/2003/index.html( {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814121211/http://www.walkercup.org/2003/index.html |date=14 August 2009 }} 2009-06-24)
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