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| Dates | September 9–10, 2017 | ||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Country Club (North course) | ||||
| Location | Los Angeles, California | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
The 46th Walker Cup Match was played September 9 and 10, 2017 at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California. It was the second Walker Cup Match played in California, the previous occasion being in 1981 at Cypress Point Club. Great Britain and Ireland were the holders of the cup. The United States won the match 19 points to 7. [1]
On Saturday, there were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there were again four matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by ten singles matches (involving every player) in the afternoon. In all, 26 matches were played.
Each of the 26 matches was 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 13½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the previous winner retains the Cup.
Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland played in the event plus a non-playing captain for each team. Harry Ellis was an automatic selection for the Great Britain & Ireland team having won the 2017 Amateur Championship. The two teams were announced following the U.S. Amateur.
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Rank | Age | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Miller | 67 | North Vernon, Indiana | non-playing captain | ||
| Cameron Champ | 11 | 22 | Sacramento, California | won 2017 Trans-Mississippi Amateur | |
| Doug Ghim | 4 | 21 | Arlington Heights, Illinois | runner-up 2017 U.S. Amateur | |
| Stewart Hagestad | 38 | 26 | Newport Beach, California | won 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, low amateur 2017 Masters Tournament | |
| Maverick McNealy | 2 | 21 | Portola Valley, California | played 2015 Walker Cup | |
| Collin Morikawa | 5 | 20 | La Cañada Flintridge, California | won 2015 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2017 Northeast Amateur | |
| Doc Redman | 28 | 19 | Raleigh, North Carolina | won 2017 U.S. Amateur | |
| Scottie Scheffler | 42 | 21 | Dallas, Texas | low amateur 2017 U.S. Open | |
| Braden Thornberry | 3 | 20 | Olive Branch, Mississippi | won 2017 NCAA Individual Championship | |
| Norman Xiong | 10 | 18 | Canyon Lake, California | won 2017 Western Amateur | |
| Will Zalatoris | 12 | 21 | Plano, Texas | won 2016 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 2016 Pacific Coast Amateur | |
 &  Team Great Britain & Ireland | ||||
| Name | Rank | Age | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Ingram | 57 | non-playing captain | ||
| David Boote | 40 | 23 | Kingswood, Surrey, England | played in 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup |
| Jack Davidson | 48 | 20 | Newport, Wales | won 2017 Welsh Amateur Championship |
 Harry Ellis | 80 | 21 | Southampton, England | won 2017 Amateur Championship |
| Scott Gregory | 7 | 22 | Waterlooville, England | won 2016 Amateur Championship |
| Matthew Jordan | 30 | 21 | Hoylake, England | won 2017 St Andrews Links Trophy |
 Paul McBride | 53 | 21 | Dublin, Ireland | semi-final 2016 Amateur Championship, quarter-final 2017 Amateur Championship |
 Robert MacIntyre | 14 | 21 | Oban, Scotland | runner-up 2016 Amateur Championship |
| Alfie Plant | 36 | 25 | Bexleyheath, England | won 2017 European Amateur, low amateur 2017 Open Championship |
| Jack Singh Brar | 64 | 20 | Romsey, England | won 2017 Lytham Trophy |
| Connor Syme | 8 | 22 | Drumoig, Scotland | won 2016 Australian Amateur |
Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of the start of the Cup.
Craig Watson was the original captain of the Great Britain and Ireland team but withdrew on August 30 because of a family illness. [2]
 &  | Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis/Plant |  8 & 7 | Morikawa/Xiong |
| Syme/McBride |  3 & 2 | Redman/Zalatoris |
| Gregory/Singh Brar | 3 & 2 | Scheffler/Champ |
| Boote/Davidson | 5 & 4 | McNealy/Ghim |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Ellis | 2 up | Braden Thornberry |
| Connor Syme | 2 & 1 | Norman Xiong |
| Jack Singh Brar | 3 & 2 | Stewart Hagestad |
| Paul McBride | 3 & 2 | Collin Morikawa |
| Matthew Jordan | 2 up | Will Zalatoris |
| Robert MacIntyre | 6 & 4 | Cameron Champ |
| David Boote | 2 & 1 | Doug Ghim |
| Scott Gregory | 3 & 1 | Maverick McNealy |
| 2 | Singles | 6 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Syme/McBride | 2 up | Xiong/Morikawa |
| Singh Brar/Gregory | 2 up | Thornberry/Redman |
| Boote/Davidson | 6 & 5 | Zalatoris/Champ |
| Jordan/MacIntyre | 3 & 2 | Ghim/McNealy |
| 1 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 5 | Overall | 11 |
| & | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Singh Brar | 2 & 1 | Stewart Hagestad |
| Scott Gregory | halved | Norman Xiong |
| Connor Syme | 1 up | Scottie Scheffler |
| Harry Ellis | 2 & 1 | Collin Morikawa |
| Paul McBride | 6 & 5 | Braden Thornberry |
| Matthew Jordan | 3 & 1 | Doug Ghim |
| Robert MacIntyre | halved | Cameron Champ |
| Jack Davidson | 3 & 2 | Will Zalatoris |
| David Boote | 1 up | Doc Redman |
| Alfie Plant | 4 & 2 | Maverick McNealy |
| 2 | Singles | 8 |
| 7 | Overall | 19 |
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