The 1995 Walker Cup, the 35th Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 9 and 10 September 1995, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team 14 to 10.[1][2]
| Dates | 9–10 September 1995 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales | ||||
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| Great Britain & Ireland wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format
editThe 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 12 ½ points wins the competition. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.
Teams
editTen players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Great Britain & Ireland
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Captain: 
Clive Brown
Jody Fanagan
Mark Foster
Stephen Gallacher- Pádraig Harrington
- Barclay Howard
- David Howell
- Lee S. James
- Graham Rankin
- Gordon Sherry
- Gary Wolstenholme
United States
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Captain: Downing Gray
Saturday's matches
editMorning foursomes
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Results | 
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| Sherry/Gallacher |  4 & 3
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Harris/Woods |
| Foster/Howell | halved | Bratton/Riley |
| Rankin/Howard | 4 & 3
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Begay/Jackson |
| Harrington/Fanagan |   5 & 3
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Cox/Kuehne |
| 1½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 1½ | Overall | 2½ |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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| Gordon Sherry | 3 & 2
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Notah Begay III |
| Lee S. James | 1 up
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Kris Cox |
| Mark Foster | 4 & 3
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Buddy Marucci |
| Stephen Gallacher | 4 & 3
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Tim Jackson |
| Pádraig Harrington | 2 up
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Jerry Courville Jr. |
| Barclay Howard | halved | Alan Bratton |
| Graham Rankin | 1 up
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John Harris |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up
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Tiger Woods |
| 5½ | Singles | 2½ |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |
Sunday's matches
editMorning foursomes
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Results |
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| Sherry/Gallacher | 4 & 2
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Bratton/Riley |
| Foster/Howell | 3 & 2
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Cox/Kuehne |
| Wolstenholme/James | 6 & 5
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Marucci/Courville |
| Harrington/Fanagan | 2 & 1
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Harris/Woods |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 9 | Overall | 7 |
Afternoon singles
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Results |
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| Gordon Sherry | 2 up
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Chris Riley |
| David Howell | 2 & 1
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Notah Begay III |
| Stephen Gallacher | 3 & 2
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Trip Kuehne |
| Jody Fanagan | 3 & 2
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Jerry Courville Jr. |
| Barclay Howard | halved | Tim Jackson |
| Mark Foster | halved | Buddy Marucci |
| Pádraig Harrington | 3 & 2
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John Harris |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 4 & 3
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Tiger Woods |
| 5 | Singles | 3 |
| 14 | Overall | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Walker Cup - History". R&A. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ Glover, Tim (11 September 1995). "Walker Cup glory as Americans humbled". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- http://www.irishgolfdesk.com/walker-cup-1995/ Irish Golf Desk - Walker Cup 1995