2005 Walker Cup
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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.
Captain: 
Garth McGimpsey Rhys Davies
Robert Dinwiddie
Nigel Edwards Oliver Fisher
Gary Lockerbie
Brian McElhinney Richie Ramsay
Matthew Richardson
Lloyd Saltman
Gary Wolstenholme
Captain: Bob Lewis
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
.
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
Match was held between August 13 and August 14, 2005 at the Chicago Golf Club
Chicago Golf Club
Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in Wheaton, Illinois in the United States. It is the oldest 18-hole course in North America and was one of the five clubs which founded the United States Golf Association in 1894. Its founder, Charles B. Macdonald, won the first official U.S...
in Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Team United States won 12½ to 11½.
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. 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.
& Team Great Britain & Ireland
Captain: Garth McGimpsey Rhys DaviesRhys Davies (golfer)
Rhys Davies is a Welsh professional golfer.Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but has lived in Wales for the majority of his life. He played collegiate golf in the United States at East Tennessee State University where he won ten times...
Robert Dinwiddie
Robert Dinwiddie (golfer)
-Early years:Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer....
Nigel Edwards Oliver Fisher
Oliver Fisher
Oliver James Fisher is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo Series, Nick Faldo's development programme for young golfers, in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and as such was regarded as one of the best prospects of his...
Gary Lockerbie
Gary Lockerbie
Gary Lockerbie is an English professional golfer.Lockerbie was born in Penrith, Cumbria. He had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.In his first...
Brian McElhinney Richie Ramsay
Richie Ramsay
Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson (golfer)
Matthew Richardson is an English professional golfer who has played in both Europe and North America.Richardson was a successful amateur golfer, with the pinnacle of his amateur career being an appearance in the 2005 Walker Cup. He turned professional later that year, and qualified for the European...
Lloyd Saltman
Lloyd Saltman
Lloyd Saltman is a Scottish professional golfer.Saltman was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the grandson of former Hibernian goalkeeper Tommy Younger...
Gary Wolstenholme
Gary Wolstenholme
Gary P. Wolstenholme is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career.Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice as well as many other amateur tournaments around the world...
Team United States
Captain: Bob LewisBob Lewis (golfer)
Robert Lewis, Jr. is an American amateur golfer from Pepper Pike, Ohio.Lewis was born in Warren, Ohio. He played college golf at Rollins College, graduating in 1967. He won the 1968 Ohio Amateur on his 24th birthday....
- Matt EveryMatt EveryMatthew King Every is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.- Early years :...
- Anthony KimAnthony KimAnthony Ha-Jin Kim is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:A Korean American, Kim was born in Los Angeles, California and resides in Dallas, Texas. He attended La Quinta High School in La Quinta, California. After high school, he attended the University of Oklahoma for three years; this...
- Brian HarmanBrian HarmanBrian Harman is an American professional golfer.In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of Georgia golf team. He won the 2005 NCAA Preview and the 2006 Isleworth Invitational. He also won the yearly award for highest Grade Point Average three times.In 2003,...
- J. B. HolmesJ. B. HolmesJohn Bradley "J.B." Holmes is an American professional golfer.-Early life:Holmes was born in Campbellsville, the seat of Taylor County, in central Kentucky. Holmes began to play on the varsity golf team at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville when he was in the third grade. He suffered a...
- Billy Hurley IIIBilly Hurley IIIBilly Hurley III is an American professional golfer. He earned the last tour card for the 2012 PGA Tour by finishing 25th on the 2011 Nationwide Tour money list.-Naval career:...
- Jeff OvertonJeff OvertonJeffrey Laurence Overton is an American professional golfer.Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana. He attended Indiana University, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Sports Marketing and Management....
- Michael PutnamMichael PutnamMichael John Putnam is an American professional golfer. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour.Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic....
- Kyle ReifersKyle ReifersKyle Reifers is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Reifers was born in Columbus, Ohio and played college golf at Wake Forest University. He won the Monroe Invitational and Ohio Amateur in 2004 and the Northeast Amateur in 2005...
- Nicholas ThompsonNicholas ThompsonNicholas Thompson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Thompson was born in Coral Springs, Florida. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2005 with a degree in business management and was a member of the 2002 ACC championship team...
- Lee Williams
Morning Foursomes
&  |
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 |
Afternoon Singles
| & |
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 |
Morning Foursomes
| & |
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 |
Afternoon Singles
| & |
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 course
The Chicago Golf ClubChicago Golf Club
Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in Wheaton, Illinois in the United States. It is the oldest 18-hole course in North America and was one of the five clubs which founded the United States Golf Association in 1894. Its founder, Charles B. Macdonald, won the first official U.S...
in Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
is a par 70 course with a yardage of 6,782. Charles B. Macdonald
Charles B. Macdonald
Charles Blair Macdonald was a major figure in early American golf. He built the first 18-hole course in the United States, was a driving force in the founding of the United States Golf Association, won the first U.S...
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
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
.
External links
- Official site
- http://www.walkercuphistory.com - definitive site containing complete history and statistics (paid subscription site).
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