GB&I
The main tournament wins for GB&I are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Curtis Cup (44th) (June 12-14). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes, 2x three four-balls and eight singles. [Bel-Air CC, Los Angeles, CA].
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The Team Cup (Jan 10-12; formerly called the Hero Cup) Gt Britain & Ireland vs Continental Europe. 10 top professionals per team (selected by 2025 Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald) competing over three days in a total of five foursome matches, five fourballs and 10 singles. Playing captains: Justin Rose (Eng); Francesco Molinari (Italy/Contl Europe). [Abu Dhabi GC, UAE].
Overall result: GB&I 17 pts, Contl Europe 8 pts.
Sunday singles (GB&I player stated first): Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) bt Matthieu Pavon (Fra) 3&1; Tyrrell Hatton (Eng) bt Thorbjørn Olesen (Den) 3&1; Laurie Canter (Eng) bt Romain Langasque (Fra) 5&4; Justin Rose (Eng) bt Julien Guerrier (Fra) 3&2; Matthew Jordan (Eng) lost to Niklas Nørgaard (Den) 3&2; Paul Waring (Eng) bt Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den) 4&3; Matt Wallace (Eng) lost to Antoine Rozner (Fra) by 1 hole; Tom McKibbin (N.Ire) lost to Matteo Manassero (Italy) by 1 hole; Jordan Smith (Eng) tied with Francesco Molinari (Italy); Aaron Rai (Eng) tied with Rasmus Højgaard (Den).
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Curtis Cup (43rd) (Aug 30-Sept 1). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes, 2x three four-balls and eight singles. Result: GB&I 10.5, USA 9.5. Non-playing captains: Catriona Matthew (Scot/GB&I); Meghan Stasi (USA). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Lottie Woad (Eng) lost to Asterisk Talley 3&2; Sara Byrne (Ire) bt Catherine Park 3&2; Hannah Darling (Scot) lost to Anna Davis 3&2; Patience Rhodes (Eng) bt Zoe Campos 6&5; Mimi Rhodes (Eng) halved with Melanie Green; Beth Coulter (N Ire) lost to Jasmine Koo 4&3; Lorna McClymont (Scot) beat Megan Schofill 3&2; Aine Donegan (Ire) lost to Rachel Kuehn 3&2.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (39th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes, 2x three fourballs and eight singles. Result: GB&I 11.5, USA 8.5. Non-playing captains: Elaine Farquharson-Black (Scot/GB&I); Robin Burke (USA). [Dun Laoghaire GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Olivia Mehaffey (N.Ire) halved with Hannah O'Sullivan; Charlotte Thomas (Eng) lost to Bailey Tardy 4&3; Leona Maguire (Ire) bt Sierra Brooks 3&2; Rochelle Morris (Eng) lost to Monica Vaughn 4&3; Alice Hewson (Eng) lost to Andrea Lee 2&1; Bronte Law (Eng) bt Mika Liu 2 holes; Meghan MacLaren (Eng) bt Bethany Wu 2&1; Maria Dunne (Ire) lost to Mariel Galdiano 2&1.
Bronte Law became only the second player after Stacy Lewis (2008) to win all five of her matches in a Curtis Cup match.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (45th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes, 1x eight singles and 1x ten singles. Result: GB&I 16.5, USA 9.5. Non-playing captains: John "Spider" Miller (USA); Nigel Edwards (Wales/GB&I). [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Ashley Chesters (Eng) halved with Bryson DeChambeau; Paul Dunne (Ire) lost to Hunter Stewart 2 holes; Grant Forrest (Scot) lost to Scott Harvey 2&1; Jimmy Mullen (Eng) bt Denny McCarthy 2 holes; Ewen Ferguson (Scot) bt Maverick McNealy 1 hole; Gary Hurley (Ire) halved with Robby Shelton; Jack Hume (Ire) lost to Beau Hossler 1 hole; Gavin Moynihan (Ire) bt Jordan Niebrugge 4&2.
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches): Chesters bt Niebrugge 3&1; Dunne halved with McNealy; Mullen bt McCarthy 3&2; Cormac Sharvin (N.Ire) bt Mike McCoy 4&3; Ferguson lost to Hossler 1 hole; Forrest bt Harvey 2&1; Hurley bt Stewart 1 hole; Jack McDonald (Scot) halved with Lee McCoy; Hume halved with Shelton; Moynihan lost to DeChambeau 6&5.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (37th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes, 2x three fourballs and eight singles. Result: GB&I 10.5, USA 9.5. Non-playing captains: Tegwen Matthews (Wales/GB&I); Pat Cornett (USA). [Nairn GC, Nairnshire, Scotland].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Kelly Tidy (Eng) bt Austin Ernst 2&1; Amy Boulden (Wales) bt Emily Tubert 3&1; Holly Clyburn (Eng) bt Erica Popson 3&2; Pamela Pretswell (Scot) lost to Lisa McCloskey 4&3; Bronte Law (Eng) lost to Tiffany Lua 2 holes; Charley Hull (Eng) bt Lindy Duncan 5&3; Stephanie Meadow (N.Ire) bt Amy Anderson 4&2; Leona Maguire (Ire) lost to Brooke Pancake 6&5.
Team Events
Vivendi
Played as the Vivendi Seve Trophy (Sept 15-18). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 15.5; Contl Europe 12.5. Non-playing captains: Paul McGinley (Ire); Jean van de Velde (Fra). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Lee Westwood (Eng) lost to Thomas Bjørn (Den) 2&1; Simon Dyson (Eng) lost to Anders Hansen (Den) 1 up; Jamie Donaldson (Wales) lost to Francesco Molinari (Italy) 4&3; Robert Rock (Eng) lost to Alex Norén (Swe) 4&3; Darren Clarke (N.Ire) lost to Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 4&2; David Horsey (Eng) halved with Nicolas Colsaerts (Belg); Scott Jamieson (Scot) bt Pablo Larrazábal (Esp) 1 up; Ian Poulter (Eng) bt Matteo Manassero (Italy) 1 up; Mark Foster (Eng) bt Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) 1 up; Ross Fisher (Eng) halved with Peter Hanson (Swe).
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (43rd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes, 1x eight singles and 1x ten singles. Result: GB&I 14, USA 12. Non-playing captains: Nigel Edwards (Wales/GB&I); Jim Holtgrieve (USA). [Royal Aberdeen GC, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Tom Lewis (Eng) lost to Peter Uihlen 2&1; Jack Senior (Eng) lost to Jordan Spieth 3&2; Andy Sullivan (Eng) lost to Harris English 2&1; Rhys Pugh (Wales) bt Patrick Rodgers 2&1; Steven Brown (Eng) bt Russell Henley 1 hole; James Byrne (Scot) bt Nathan Smith 2&1; Paul Cutler (N.Ire) bt Kelly Kraft 2&1; Michael Stewart (Scot) lost to Patrick Cantlay 2&1.
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches): Lewis lost to Henley 4&2; Sullivan lost to Spieth 3&2; Senior halved with Smith; Stewart bt Rodgers 3&2; Stiggy Hodgson (Eng) lost to Uihlein 2&1; Brown halved with Blayne Barker; Pugh bt Kraft 2&1; Alan Dunbar (N.Ire) lost to Chris Williams 1 hole; Byrne lost to English 2&1; Cutler halved with Cantlay.
NOTE: Within four years of this Walker Cup, Jordan Spieth would go on to win two major championships (2015 Masters Tournament and 2015 US Open).
Team Events
Vivendi
Played as the Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros (Sept 24-27; formerly the Seve Trophy). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 16.5; Contl Europe 11.5. Non-playing captains: Paul McGinley (Ire); Thomas Bjøn (Den). [Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, nr Paris, France].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) bt Henrik Stenson (Swe) 1 up; Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) bt Robert Karlsson (Swe) 3&2; Anthony Wall (Eng) halved with Álvaro Quirós (Esp); Ross Fisher (Eng) lost to Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 3&1; Steve Webster (Eng) lost to Søren Hansen (Den) 4&2; Simon Dyson (Eng) lost to Søren Kjeldsen (Den) 3&1; Robert Rock (Eng) bt Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (Esp) 1 up; Nick Dougherty (Eng) lost to Anders Hansen (Den) 7&6; Chris Wood (Eng) halved with Peter Hanson (Swe); Oliver Wilson (Eng) lost to Francesco Molinari (Italy) 5&4.
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Played as the Seve Trophy (Sept 27-30). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 16.5; Contl Europe 11.5. Non-playing captains: Nick Faldo (Eng); Seve Ballesteros (Esp). [The Heritage, Killenard, Co. Laois, Ireland].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Colin Montgomerie (Scot) bt Robert Karlsson (Swe) 1 up; Paul Casey (Eng) bt Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) 3&2; Marc Warren (Scot) bt Grégory Havret (Fra) 1 up; Nick Dougherty (Eng) halved with Søren Hansen (Den); Graeme Storm (Eng) bt Thomas Bjørn (Den) 6&5; Simon Dyson (Eng) bt Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 2&1; Phillip Archer (Eng) halved with Markus Brier (Aut); Bradley Dredge (Wales) bt Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (Esp) 2 up; Oliver Wilson (Eng) lost to Peter Hanson (Swe) 1 up; Justin Rose (Eng) bt Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 2&1.
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Played as the Seve Trophy (Sept 22-25). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 16.5; Contl Europe 11.5. [Wynyard GC, nr Sedgefield, Co. Durham, England].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Colin Montgomerie (Scot; playing Capt) lost to José María Olazábal (Esp; playing Capt) 2&1; Paul Casey (Eng) bt Niclas Fasth (Swe) 4&3; Ian Poulter (Eng) halved with Peter Hanson (Swe); David Howell (Eng) bt Thomas Bjørn (Den) 6&5; Stephen Dodd (Wales) bt Jean-François Remésy (Fra) 2&1; Bradley Dredge (Wales) bt Thomas Levet (Fra) 2&1; Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) bt Maarten Lafeber (Nld) 5&4; Paul McGinley (Ire) bt Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 1 up; Pádraig Harrington (Ire) lost to Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 2&1; Nick Dougherty (Eng) halved with Henrik Stenson (Swe).
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Played as the Seve Trophy (Nov 6-9). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 15, Contl Europe 13. [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Colin Montgomerie (Scot, playing Capt) bt Seve Ballesteros (Esp, playing Capt) 5&4; David Howell (Eng) bt Alex Čejka (Czech/Ger) 1 up; Paul Lawrie (Scot) lost to Ignacio Garrido (Esp) 3&2; Lee Westwood (Eng) lost to Freddie Jacobson (Swe) 2&1; Pádraig Harrington (Ire) halved with José María Olazábal (Esp); Ian Poulter (Eng) halved with Niclas Fasth (Swe); Paul Casey (Eng) bt Thomas Bjørn (Den) who was injured and retired less than 30 minutes before their match was due to start; Justin Rose (Eng) bt Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) 3&2; Brian Davis (Eng) lost to Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 2&1; Phillip Price (Wales) lost to Sergio García (Esp) 4&3.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (39th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 12.5, USA 11.5. Non-playing captains: Bob Lewis (USA); Garth McGimpsey (N.Ire/GB&I). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) lost to Bill Haas 1 hole; Oliver Wilson (Eng) halved with Trip Kuehne; David Inglis (Scot) lost to Brock Mackenzie 3&2; Stuart Wilson (Scot) halved with Matt Hendrix; Nigel Edwards (Wales) bt George Zahringer 3&2; Colm Moriarty (Ire) lost to Chris Nallen 2 holes; Noel Fox (Ire) lost to Adam Rubinson 3&2; Graham Gordon (Scot) lost to Casey Wittenberg 5&4.
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): O. Wilson bt Haas 1 hole; Wolstenholme bt Wittenberg 3&2; Michael Skelton (Eng) bt Rubinson 3&2; Moriarty lost to Mackenzie 3&1; S. Wilson lost to Hendrix 5&4; Inglis bt Ryan Moore 4&3; Edwards halved with Lee Williams; Stuart Manley (Wales) bt Kuehne 3&1.
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Played as the Seve Trophy (April 19-21). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 14.5, Contl Europe 11.5. [Druids Glen course, Druids Glen Resort, Co. Wicklow, Ireland].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Colin Montgomerie (Scot, playing Capt) lost to Seve Ballesteros (Esp, playing Capt) 1 up; Darren Clarke (N.Ire) bt Thomas Bjørn (Den) 4&3; Paul Casey (Eng) lost to Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 4&3; Paul Lawrie (Scot) lost to Robert Karlsson (Swe) 1 up; Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) halved with Niclas Fasth (Swe); Lee Westwood (Eng) bt Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) 3&2; Pádraig Harrington (Ire) bt José María Olazábal (Esp) 3&2; Paul McGinley (Ire) bt Mathias Grönberg (Swe) 4&3; Steve Webster (Eng) lost to Thomas Levet (Fra) 2&1; Ian Woosnam (Wales) lost to Alex Čejka (Czech/Ger) 5&4.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (38th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 15, USA 9. Non-playing captains: Peter McEvoy (Eng/GB&I); Danny Yates (USA). [Ocean Forest GC, Sea Island, Georgia].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Erik Compton bt Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) 3&2; D.J. Trahan bt Steven O'Hara (Scot) 2&1; James Driscoll lost to Nick Dougherty (Eng) 2&1; Nick Cassini bt Nigel Edwards (Wales) 5&4; John Harris lost to Marc Warren (Scot) 5&4; Jeff Quinney lost to Luke Donald (Eng) 4&2; Bryce Molder bt Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) 2&1; Lucas Glover bt Michael Hoey (N.Ire) 1 hole.
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Glover lost to Donald 3&2; Harris lost to O'Hara 4&3; Trahan lost to Dougherty 1 hole; Driscoll lost to Warren 2&1; Molder bt McDowell 1 hole; Danny Green lost to Hoey 1 hole; Compton halved with Jamie Elson (Eng); Cassini lost to Wolstenholme 4&3. Not involved in the singles: David Eger (USA) and Richard McEvoy (Eng).
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (37th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 15, USA 9. Non-playing captains: Peter McEvoy (Eng/GB&I); Danny Yates (USA). [Nairn GC, Nairn, nr Inverness, Scotland].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Graham Rankin (Scot) lost to Edward Loar 4&3; Luke Donald (Eng) bt Tom McKnight 4&3; Graeme Storm (Eng) lost to Hunter Haas 4&3; Paul Casey (Eng) bt Steve Scott 4&3; David Patrick (Scot) lost to Jonathan Byrd 6&5; Simon Dyson (Eng) halved with David Gossett; Paddy Gribben (Ire) halved with Bryce Molder; Lorne Kelly (Scot) lost to Tim Jackson 3&1.
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Rankin bt Scott 1 hole; Dyson lost to Loar 5&4; Casey bt John "Spider" Miller 3&2; Storm bt Byrd 1 hole; Donald bt Molder 3&2; Philip Rowe (Eng) bt Matt Kuchar 1 hole; Gribben bt Haas 3&2; Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) bt Gossett 1 hole.
NOTE: A Walker Cup match that contained an array of future PGA Tour and European Tour winners, not least: Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Simon Dyson, Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder and Graeme Storm.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (29th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: GB&I 11.5, USA 6.5. Non-playing captains: Ita Butler (Ire/GB&I); Martha Lang (USA). [Killeen course, Killarney G&FC, Co. Kerry].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Julie Hall (Eng, née Wade) lost to Sarah LeBrun Ingram 4&2; Karen Stupples (Eng) bt Kellee Booth 3&2; Alison Rose (Scot) bt Brenda Corrie Kuehn 5&4; Elaine Ratcliffe (Eng) halved with Marla Jemsek; Mhairi McKay (Scot) bt Cristie Kerr 1 hole; Janice Moodie (Scot) bt Carol Semple Thompson 3&1.
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Wade lost to Kerr 1 hole; Ratcliffe bt Ingram 3&1; Stupples lost to Booth 3&2; Rose bt Ellen Port 6&5; McKay halved with Thompson; Moodie bt Kelli Kuehne 2&1.
Lisa Educate (Eng, née Walton) and Lisa Dermott (Wales) did not play in the singles.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (35th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 14, USA 10. Non-playing captains: Clive Brown (Wales/GB&I); Downing Gray Jr (USA). [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Gordon Sherry (Scot) bt Notah Begay III 3&2; Lee S. James (Eng) lost to Kris Cox 1 hole; Mark Foster (Eng) bt Buddy Marucci 4&3; Stephen Gallacher (Scot) bt Tim Jackson 4&3; Padraig Harrington (Ire) bt Jerry Courville Jr 2 holes; Barclay Howard (Scot) halved with Alan Bratton; Graham Rankin (Scot) lost to John Harris 1 hole; Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) bt Tiger Woods 1 hole.
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Sherry bt Chris Riley 2 holes; David Howell (Eng) bt Begay 2&1; Gallacher bt Trip Kuehne 3&2; Jody Fanagan (Ire) bt Courville 3&2; Howard halved with Jackson; Foster halved with Marucci; Harrington lost to Harris 3&2; Wolstenholme lost to Woods 4&3.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (27th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: GB&I 10, USA 8. Non-playing captains: Elizabeth Boatman (Eng/GB&I); Judy Oliver (USA). [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Joanne Morley (Eng) halved with Amy Fruhwirth; Julie Hall (Eng, née Wade) lost to Vicki Goetz 3&2; Elaine Farquharson (Scot) bt Robin Weiss 2&1; Nicola Buxton (Eng) lost to Martha Lang 2 holes; Catriona Lambert (Scot, later Matthew) bt Carol Semple Thompson 3&2; Caroline Hall (Eng) bt Leslie Shannon 6&5. SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Morley bt Fruhwirth 2&1; Lambert bt Tracy Hanson 6&5; Farquharson lost to Sarah LeBrun Ingram 2&1; Vicki Thomas (Wales) lost to Shannon 2&1; Claire Hourihane (Ire) lost to Lang 2&1; C. Hall bt Goetze 1 hole.
Caroline Hall and Julie Hall (née Wade) were not related.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (32nd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 12.5, USA 11.5. Non-playing captains: Fred Ridley (USA); Geoff Marks (Eng/GB&I). [Peachtree GC, Atlanta, Georgia].
WEDNESDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Robert Gamez bt James Milligan (Scot) 7&6; Doug Martin lost to Russell Claydon (Eng) 5&4; Eric Meeks halved with Stephen Dodd (Wales); Ralph Howe III lost to Eoghan O'Connell (Ire) 5&4; Danny Yates lost to Peter McEvoy (Eng) 2&1; Phil Mickelson bt Garth McGimpsey (Ire) 4&2; Greg Lesher lost to Craig Cassells (Eng) 1 hole; Jay Sigel halved with Neil Roderick (Wales).
THURSDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Gamez bt Dodd 1 hole; Martin halved with Andrew Hare (Eng); Lesher bt Claydon 3&2; Yates bt McEvoy 4&3; Mickelson halved with O'Connell; David Eger bt Roderick 4&2; Kevin Johnson bt Cassells 4&2; Sigel halved with Milligan. Not involved in the singles: Darren Prosser (Eng).
NOTE: Allen Doyle was named for the USA team but had to pull out with a ruptured disc in his back. He was replaced by Greg Lesher.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (25th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 11, GB&I 7. Non-playing captains: Diane Bailey (Eng/GB&I); Judy Bell (USA). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Linda Bayman (Eng) halved with Tracy Kerdyk; Julie Wade (Eng) bt Cindy Scholefield 2 holes; Susan Shapcott (Eng) lost to Carol Semple Thompson 1 hole; Karen Davies (Wales) lost to Pearl Sinn 4&3; Shirley Lawson (Scot) bt Pat Cornett-Iker 1 hole; Jill Thornhill (Eng) bt Leslie Shannon 3&2.
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Wade lost to Kerdyk 2&1; Shapcott bt Caroline Keggi 3&2; Lawson lost to Kathleen McCarthy Scrivner 4&3; Vicki Thomas (Wales) bt Cornett-Iker 5&3; Bayman bt Sinn 1 hole; Thornhill lost to Thompson 3&2.
Claire Hourihane (Ire) did not play in any matches.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (24th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 13, GB&I 5. Captains: Diane Bailey (Eng/GB&I); Judy Bell (USA). [Prairie Dunes CC, Hutchinson, Kansas].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Leslie Shannon lost to Trish Johnson (Eng) 1 hole; Kim Williams lost to Jill Thornhill (Eng) 4&3; Danielle Ammaccapane lost to Lillian Behan (Ire) 4&3; Kandi Kessler bt Vicki Thomas (Wales) 3&2; Dottie Pepper Mochrie halved with Karen Davies (Wales); Cindy Schreyer bt Claire Hourihane (Ire) 2&1.
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Shannon halved with Thornhill; Kathleen McCarthy Scrivner lost to Johnson 5&3; Kim Gardner bt Behan; Williams lost to Thomas 4&3; Kessler halved with Davies; Schreyer lost to Hourihane 5&4.
Belle McCorkindale Robertson (Scot) and Mary McKenna (Ire) did not play in the singles.
NOTE: The first GB&I win for 30 years! It was also Mary McKenna's ninth and last Curtis Cup playing appearance. In a total of 30 matches played, she won 10, lost 16 and halved four. She was also the GB&I's non-playing captain in 2008 and 2010.
This match was also Belle McCorkindale Robertson's seventh and last Curtis Cup playing appearance. In a total of 24 matches played, she won five, lost 12 and halved seven. She was also the GB&I's non-playing captain in 1974 and 1976.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (23rd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 13, USA 11; for the first time each team got o.5 pts for a halved match. Non-playing captain: John M. Winters (USA); playing captain: Michael Bonallack (Eng/GB&I). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
FIRST DAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Charlie Green (Scot) lost to Lanny Wadkins 1 hole; Michael Bonallack (Eng) lost to Vinny Giles III 1 hole; Geoff Marks (Eng) lost to Allen Miller III 1 hole; Scott Macdonald (Scot) lost to Steve Melnyk 3&2; Roddy Carr (Ire) halved with Bill Hyndman III; Warren Humphreys (Eng) lost to Jim Gabrielsen 1 hole; Hugh Stuart (Scot) bt John Farquhar 3&2; Rodney Foster (Eng) lost to Tom Kite 3&2.
SECOND DAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Bonallack lost to Wadkins 3&1; Stuart bt Giles 2&1; Humphreys bt Melnyk 2&1; Green bt Miller 1 hole; Carr bt Jim Simons 2 holes; George Macgregor (Scot) bt Gabrielsen 1 hole; David Marsh (Eng) bt Hyndman 1 hole; Marks lost to Kite 3&2.
William C. "Bill" Campbell (USA) was not involved in the singles.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (9th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in three foursomes and six singles. Result: USA 5, GB&I 4. Non-playing captains: Zara Bolton (GB&I); Edith Flippin (USA). [Prince's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Jessie Anderson Valentine (Scot) bt Patricia Lesser 6&4; Philomena Garvey (Ire) lost to Margaret Smith 9&8; Frances Stephens Smith (Eng) bt Polly Riley 1 hole; Janette Robertson (Scot) lost to Barbara Romack 6&4; Angela Ward (Eng; later Bonallack) bt Mary Ann Downey 6&4; Elizabeth Price (Eng) bt Jane Nelson 7&6.
Veronica Anstey (Eng) and Carolyn Cudone (USA) did not play in the singles. Ann Howard (Eng) did not play in any matches. In addition to the non-playing captains the USA team comprised seven players, the GB&I team eight players.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (7th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in three foursomes and six singles. Result: GB&I 5, USA 4. Non-playing captains: Lady Katherine Cairns (GB&I); Aniela Goldthwaite (USA). [Muirfield - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Gullane, East Lothian].
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Jean Donald (Scot) lost to Dorothy Kirby 1 hole; Frances Stephens (Eng) bt Marjorie Lindsay 2&1; Moira Paterson (Scot) lost to Polly Riley 6&4; Jeanne Bisgood (Eng) bt Mae Murray 6&5; Philomena Garvey (Ire) lost to Claire Doran 3&2; Elizabeth Price (Eng) bt Grace DeMoss 3&2.
Jessie Anderson Valentine (Scot) and Patricia O'Sullivan (USA) did not play in the singles. Kitty MacCann (Ire) did not play in any matches. In addition to the non-playing captains, the USA team comprised seven players, the GB&I team eight players.
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (10th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: GB&I 7, USA 4; no points awarded for the one halved match. Non-playing captains: John Beck (Eng/GB&I); Francis Ouimet (USA). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife]. Played for the last time until 1947 due to WWII.
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Jimmy Bruen (Ire) lost to Charlie Yates 2&1; Hector Thomson (Scot) bt Johnny Goodman 6&4; Leonard Crawley (Eng) lost to Johnny Fischer 3&2; Charles Stowe (Eng) bt Chuck Kocsis 2&1; Frank Pennink (Eng) lost to Marvin H. "Bud" Ward 12&11; Cecil Ewing (Ire) bt Raymond Billows 1 hole; Gordon Peters (Scot) bt Reynolds Smith 9&8; Alex Kyle (Scot) bt Freddie Haas Jr 5&4.
Harry Bentley (Eng) was not involved in the singles. John Beck (GB capt, eligible to play) did not select himself for any of the matches. The USA sent an eight-man rather than ten-man team.
NOTE: An unexpected win for GB, coming after some fearful hammerings in the previous five Walker Cups. Young Irish sensation Jimmy Bruen helped inspire the team.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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