| Dates | August 11–12, 2001 | ||||
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| Venue | Ocean Forest Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Sea Island, Georgia | ||||
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| Great Britain & Ireland wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 2001 Walker Cup, the 38th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 11 and 12, 2001, at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Georgia. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 15 to 9, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland retained the Cup (i.e., had two consecutive wins).
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. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.
Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
 &  Team Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peter McEvoy | 48 | Copt Heath, Solihull, England | non-playing captain | |
| Luke Donald | 23 | High Wycombe, England | ||
| Nick Dougherty | 19 | Chorley, England | ||
 Nigel Edwards | 33 | Caerphilly, Wales | ||
| Jamie Elson | 20 | Leamington Spa, England | ||
 Michael Hoey | 22 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Graeme McDowell | 22 | Portrush, Northern Ireland | ||
| Richard McEvoy | 22 | Shoeburyness, England | No relation to captain Peter McEvoy | |
 Steven O'Hara | 21 | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Marc Warren | 21 | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Gary Wolstenholme | 40 | Market Harborough, England | ||
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Yates | 49 | Atlanta, Georgia | non-playing captain | ||
| Nick Cassini | 22 | Athens, Georgia | |||
| Erik Compton | 21 | Miami, Florida | |||
| James Driscoll | 23 | Brookline, Massachusetts | |||
| David Eger | 49 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | |||
| Lucas Glover | 21 | Greenville, South Carolina | |||
| Danny Green | 44 | Jackson, Tennessee | |||
| John Harris | 49 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
| Bryce Molder | 22 | Conway, Arkansas | |||
| Jeff Quinney | 22 | Eugene, Oregon | |||
| D. J. Trahan | 20 | Inman, South Carolina | |||
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| O'Hara/Wolstenholme |   5 and 3 | Green/Trahan |
| Donald/Dougherty |  4 and 3 | Cassini/Glover |
| Elson/McEvoy | halved | Eger/Molder |
| McDowell/Hoey | 3 and 1 | Driscoll/Quinney |
| 2½ | Foursomes | 1½ |
| 2½ | Overall | 1½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | 3 and 2 | Erik Compton |
| Steven O'Hara | 2 and 1 | D.J. Trahan |
| Nick Dougherty | 2 and 1 | James Driscoll |
| Nigel Edwards | 5 and 4 | Nick Cassini |
| Marc Warren | 5 and 4 | John Harris |
| Luke Donald | 4 and 2 | Jeff Quinney |
| Graeme McDowell | 2 and 1 | Bryce Molder |
| Michael Hoey | 1 up | Lucas Glover |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 5½ | Overall | 6½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald/Dougherty | 3 and 2 | Compton/Harris |
| McDowell/Hoey | 2 and 1 | Cassini/Glover |
| O'Hara/Warren | 7 and 6 | Eger/Molder |
| Elson/McEvoy | 1 up | Green/Trahan |
| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 8½ | Overall | 7½ |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Donald | 3 and 2 | Lucas Glover |
| Nick Dougherty | 1 up | D.J. Trahan |
| Graeme McDowell | 1 up | Bryce Molder |
| Steven O'Hara | 4 and 3 | John Harris |
| Marc Warren | 2 and 1 | James Driscoll |
| Michael Hoey | 1 up | Danny Green |
| Jamie Elson | halved | Erik Compton |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 4 and 3 | Nick Cassini |
| 6½ | Singles | 1½ |
| 15 | Overall | 9 |
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