Cypress Point Club will be set up at 6,620 yards and will play to a par of 36-34-70. The yardage for each session of the competition will vary due to course setup and conditions.
The Walker Cup Match is contested by male amateur golfers, one team from the United States of America and one team composed of players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The teams consist of not more than 10 players and a captain.
The Match is conducted every two years, alternately in the USA and in Great Britain or Ireland. This is the 50th Walker Cup Match. Beginning in 2026, the Match will move to even years, with the 51st Walker Cup Match set to be held Sept. 5-6, at Lahinch Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland.
TEAM SELECTION
The USA Team is selected by the United States Golf Association’s International Team Selection working group. The R&A selects the team from Great Britain and Ireland.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
On Saturday, Sept. 6, there will be four foursomes (alternate-shot) matches in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, Sept. 7, there will be four foursomes matches in the morning and 10 singles matches in the afternoon. All matches will be 18 holes.
All Times PDT
Friday, Sept. 5 (Note: All times are subject to change)
Opening Ceremony - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6
Foursomes (four matches) - 8-8:45 a.m.
Singles (eight matches) - 1:45-2:55 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 7
Foursomes (four matches) - 8-8:45 a.m.
Singles (10 matches) - 1:30-3 p.m.
Closing Ceremony - 7 p.m.
FOURSOMES
Foursomes is a match in which two players compete against two other players in an alternate-shot format, with each side playing one ball.
SCORING
A victory in each match scores one point. In the event a match goes 18 holes without a winner, a half-point is awarded to each team.
The team that scores the most points wins the Match. In the event of a tie, the team that won the previous competition (in this case, the USA) retains the Walker Cup.
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
The 2025 Walker Cup Match will receive at least 12 hours of live network coverage.
Date Network Broadcast Hours (EDT)
Saturday, Sept. 6 Peacock 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Golf Channel 7-10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 7 Peacock 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Golf Channel 7-10 p.m.
WALKER CUP MATCH HISTORY
This is the 50th Walker Cup Match. The competition began in the wake of World War I, following a series of meetings between the United States Golf Association and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the key purpose of which was a discussion of modifying the Rules of Golf. As part of the meetings, an international team competition was discussed, with the aim of strengthening understanding and friendship between The R&A and the USGA.
Among those attending the meetings at The R&A was George Herbert Walker, USGA president in 1920. Walker soon presented a plan for the competition and offered to donate a trophy. When the press dubbed the trophy the Walker Cup, the name stuck.
The first Walker Cup Match was contested in 1922 at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y. Led by playing captain William C. Fownes Jr., the USA won the inaugural Match, 8-4. The USA leads the series, 39-9-1. Since 1989, however, when GB&I won for the first time in the USA, by one point at Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., the series is competitive with the USA holding a 11-7 advantage.
RECENT WALKER CUP HISTORY
2023 Walker Cup: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland (USA 14½, GB&I 11½)
2021 Walker Cup: Seminole Golf Club, Juno Beach, Fla. (USA 14, GB&I 12)
2019 Walker Cup: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England (USA 15½, GB&I 10½)
2017 Walker Cup: The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club, North Course (USA 19, GB&I 7)
2015 Walker Cup: Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lancashire, England (GB&I 16½, USA 9½)
2013 Walker Cup: National Golf Links of America, Southampton, N.Y. (USA 17, GB&I 9)
2011 Walker Cup: Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Aberdeen, Scotland (GB&I 14, USA 12)
2009 Walker Cup: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. (USA 16½, GB&I 9½)
2007 Walker Cup: Royal County Down, Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland (USA 12½, GB&I 11½)
2005 Walker Cup: Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Ill. (USA 12½, GB&I 11½)
2003 Walker Cup: Ganton Golf Club, Ganton, England (GB&I 12½, USA 11½)
2001 Walker Cup: Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. (GB&I 15, USA 9)
1999 Walker Cup: Nairn Golf Club, Nairn, Scotland (GB&I 15, USA 9)
1997 Walker Cup: Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, N.Y. (USA 18, GB&I 6)
1995 Walker Cup: Royal Porthcawl, Porthcawl, Wales (GB&I 14, USA 10)
1993 Walker Cup: Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minn. (USA 19, GB&I 5)
FUTURE SITES
Sept. 5-6, 2026: Lahinch Golf Club, Lahinch, Ireland
TBD 2028 - Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.
TBD 2030 - Prince's Golf Club/England
TBD 2032 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
TBD 2036 - Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Ill.
TBD 2044 - Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Hill, N.J.
2023 WALKER CUP RECAP
The United States mounted an impressive comeback by rallying from a three-point deficit overnight, winning three of the four Sunday morning foursomes matches and earning seven of the possible 10 points during the afternoon singles session, securing its fourth consecutive Walker Cup, 14 ½-11 ½. The gritty, underdog GB&I squad came out fighting, but Sunday brought a new day, and the USA began to quickly show why the expectations were so strong to start the week. The USA’s Caleb Surratt drew first blood for the USA in the afternoon, as the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up and All-American in his freshman season at Tennessee (2022-23) defeated Calum Scott, 3 and 2, to even the Walker Cup for the first time since Saturday morning. The red points on the board would continue, with Stewart Hagestad, a three-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion competing in his fourth consecutive Walker Cup, earning another point for the USA, and former U.S. Junior Amateur champion Preston Summerhays quickly following with a dominant, 4-and-3 win of his own. That trend would continue the rest of the afternoon, with the Americans eventually posting a 6-2-2 margin in the competition’s final session. Gordon Sargent, the No. 1-ranked amateur in the world, watched his opponent, John Gough, hit his tee shot out of bounds on the famous Road Hole to win the 17th hole, and then drove the green on No. 18 with a 3-wood to earn a critical 1-up victory over GB&I’s highest-ranked player. It capped off an undefeated, 4-0 weekend for the 2023 McCormack Medal recipient.
2025 WALKER CUP CAPTAINS
USA
Nathan Smith, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa., competed in three Walker Cups for the USA in 2009, 2011 and 2013, compiling a 3-4-1 overall record. The 2009 and 2013 sides were victorious at Merion Golf Club and National Golf Links of America, respectively. Smith, 46, has won five USGA championships, including a record four U.S. Mid-Amateurs (2003, 2009, 2010 and 2012). He also teamed with his 2013 Walker Cupper Todd White to capture the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball title in 2015 at The Olympic Club. Smith also helped Pennsylvania win the 2009 USGA Men's State Team Championship at the Country Club of St. Albans in Missouri. In 2014, he advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Smith was a Division III All-American at Allegheny College, in Meadville, Pa., and he has been inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame. In 2002, he won the Pennsylvania Amateur, and nine years later he captured the Sunnehanna Amateur. In 2004, Smith competed in the first of his four Masters Tournaments, where he was paired with Arnold Palmer, who was playing in his final Masters.
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
Dean Robertson, 55, of Scotland, leads the GB&I team for the first time in the Walker Cup after countryman Stuart Wilson captained the side in 2021 and 2023. Robertson enjoyed a strong amateur career including winning the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1993 and representing GB&I in the Walker Cup that year at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota. Robertson also turned professional in 1993 and went on to win the Italian Open in 1999 with a one-shot win over Pádraig Harrington, made four appearances in The Open and represented Scotland in the World Cup in 1999 and 2001. Robertson is head of golf at the University of Stirling helping develop players including Louise Duncan and Lorna McClymont.
Eight of the Top 10 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking® are in the field as of Sept. 3:
• No. 1 – Jackson Koivun (USA)
• No. 2 – Benjamin James (USA)
• No. 3 – Ethan Fang (USA)
• No. 4 – Jase Summy (USA)
• No. 5 – Preston Stout (USA)
• No. 6 – Tommy Morrison (USA)
• No. 9 – Michael La Sasso (USA)
• No. 10 – Tyler Weaver (GB&I)
• No. 13 – Jacob Modleski (USA)
• No. 17 – Cameron Adam (GB&I)
• No. 27 – Luke Poulter (GB&I)
• No. 35 – Dominic Clemons (GB&I)
• No. 42 – Connor Graham (GB&I)
• No. 44 – Stewart Hagestad (USA)
• No. 52 – Charlie Forster (GB&I)
• No. 63 – Niall Shiels Donegan (GB&I)
• No. 104 – Eliot Baker (GB&I)
• No. 143 – Mason Howell (USA)
• No. 149 – Stuart Grehan (GB&I)
• No. 465 – Gavin Tiernan (GB&I)
U.S. Elite Amateur National Program Team Members (2): Jackson Koivun, Jacob Modleski
2025 USA TEAM
Ethan Fang, 20, of Plano, Texas, captured the 130th Amateur Championship at Royal St. George’s, in England, becoming the first American in 18 years to win the oldest amateur competition. The rising junior helped Oklahoma State claim the 2025 NCAA Division I title, posting a 2-1 record in match play, including a 1-up victory over Bryan Lee, of Virginia, in the championship match. Fang advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National and reached the Round of 16 at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes. He played one season at the University of California-Berkeley before transferring to Oklahoma State University in the fall of 2024.
Stewart Hagestad, 34, of Newport Beach, Calif., finished eighth at the 2025 Northeast Amateur Invitational at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, R.I., and advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2025 Western Amateur Championship. Hagestad won his third U.S. Mid-Amateur title in 2023, defeating Evan Beck, 3 and 2, at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. He has been a member of four winning USA Walker Cup Teams (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023). Hagestad, who has competed in five U.S. Opens, reached the quarterfinals of both the 2020 and 2022 U.S. Amateurs, losing to the eventual champion both times (Tyler Strafaci and Sam Bennett). He has played in 32 USGA championships, including 15 U.S. Amateurs. He captured the 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sankaty Head Golf Club, defeating Mark Costanza, 2 and 1. He also defeated Scott Harvey in 37 holes in the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur, producing the largest comeback victory since a 36-hole final was introduced in 2001. Hagestad was the low amateur in the 2017 Masters Tournament, becoming the first invited Mid-Amateur champion to make the 36-hole cut.
Mason Howell, 18, of Thomasville, Ga., claimed the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club, defeating Jackson Herrington in the 36-hole final and becoming the third-youngest champion. Howell played in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, shooting bogey-free back-to-back 63s in Final Qualifying at Piedmont Driving Club, in Atlanta, to share medalist honors. He also earned medalist honors at the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club, but lost in the opening round to U.S. National Junior Team member Henry Guan, and reached match play in the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills. Howell finished T-9 at the 2025 Junior PGA Championship. Howell won the 2025 Georgia High School Individual Stroke Play title and is committed to play collegiately at the University of Georgia in 2026. He is also part of the U.S. National Development Program as a member of Georgia’s State Junior Team.
Ben James, 22, of Milford, Conn., is a three-time first-team All-American at the University of Virginia and recently led the Cavaliers to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Championship. In 2023, James won the Phil Mickelson Award for being the country's top freshman. He also represented the USA on the victorious 2023 Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews in Scotland, going 2-3. He also represented the U.S on the 2023 and 2024 Palmer Cup Teams. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2023 U.S. Amateur, losing to Parker Bell in 19 holes, lost in the Round of 64 of the 2024 championship to eventual winner Jose Luis Ballester and fell short in the Round of 32 of the 2025 U.S. Amateur to eventual champion Mason Howell. James tied for 33rd in the 2025 Valero Texas Open, getting into the PGA Tour event by capturing the Valero Texas Collegiate. He also played in the Travelers Championship in his home state of Connecticut in 2023 and 2024.
Jackson Koivun, 20, of Chapel Hill, N.C., a rising junior at Auburn, became the first freshman to win the Haskins Award, given annually to the top collegiate golfer, since Alabama's Justin Thomas more than a decade earlier. He swept all the major college awards, including the Phil Mickelson Award for being the top freshman. As a freshman, he posted a 3-0 match-play record to help Auburn claim its first-ever NCAA title while finishing a stroke out of the top spot individually. In 2024-25, Koivun again was a first-team All-American and selected to represent the U.S. in the Palmer Cup. He also repeated as the Southeastern Conference's Player of the Year. Koivun advanced to the Round of 32 of the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club and made it to the quarterfinals of the 2023 U.S. Amateur, losing to eventual winner Nick Dunlap, 1 down. Koivun is a part of the inaugural Elite Amateur Program, part of the U.S. National Development Program launched by the USGA. This program serves to provide support to top amateurs as they navigate their college years and transition to the next level.
Michael La Sasso, 21, of Raleigh, N.C., claimed the NCAA Division I individual title in May at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course, in Carlsbad, Calif. La Sasso spent one season at hometown North Carolina State before transferring to Ole Miss. Last year, he represented the USA in the Palmer Cup at Lahinch, the site of next year’s Walker Cup Match. La Sasso claimed three tournament titles in his All-American 2024-25 campaign and led the squad with a 69.51 stroke average. As a sophomore, he led the Rebels with a 69.25 stroke average. Prior to his NCAA win, he was the runner-up in the NCAA Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional. He competed in the 2024 U.S. Amateur and made the 36-hole cut in the Western Amateur.
Jacob Modleski, 20, of Noblesville, Ind., advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club. The rising junior at the University of Notre Dame also reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Modleski won the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference individual title, the first Notre Dame player to achieve the feat. He also reached the semifinals in the 2025 Western Amateur and was named second-team All-American for the 2024-2025 season. As a Notre Dame freshman, Modleski helped the Fighting Irish qualify for the NCAAs for the first time since regional format was adopted in 1989. He also won the 2024 Jones Cup Invitational. He is also a part of the U.S. National Development Program’s Elite Amateur squad.
Tommy Morrison, 21, of Dallas, Texas, earned the No. 2 seed and advanced to the Round of 64 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club. Morrison recorded top 20s this season at the European Amateur, The Amateur Championship at Royal St. George’s, Jones Cup, The Ford Collegiate and the Pauma Valley Invitational. The rising senior at the University of Texas also won the 2025 Amer Ari Invitational at Mauna Lani in Hawaii. In 2024, he became the first American to win the European Amateur, defeating fellow American Preston Summerhays and Max Kennedy, of the Republic of Ireland, in a playoff. The victory earned Morrison an exemption into The Open Championship at Royal Troon. A few weeks earlier, Morrison reached the final 16 of The Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A. In 2023, Morrison teamed with ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback/CBS lead NFL analyst Tony Romo to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Kiawah Island Club. Later that summer, he was the medalist in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island Club, where he advanced to the quarterfinals.
Preston Stout, 21, of Dallas, Texas, was the medalist at the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club, advancing to the Round of 16 before falling short to GB&I Walker Cupper Niall Shiels Donegan. Stout recently won the 2025 Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett Country Club by eight strokes. The rising junior at Oklahoma State University helped the Cowboys win the 2025 NCAA Division I title, going 2-1 in match play. He defeated NCAA individual champion La Sasso (Ole Miss) in the semis, 5 and 4, and Oklahoma standout Jase Summy in the quarterfinals. Stout also won the 2024 and 2025 Big 12 Conference individual titles, qualified for match play at the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Amateurs and finished third as an individual in the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships.
Jase Summy, 21 of Keller, Texas, advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club. The rising senior at the University of Oklahoma earned First Team All-SEC honors during a junior season with the Sooners that featured a victory at the 2025 Maridoe Intercollegiate and six top 10s. Summy’s 20 rounds under par in 2024-25 set a program single-season record. This summer, he captured the Western Amateur title and tied for third at the Southern Amateur. He finished runner-up at the 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur before missing the cut at the 2024 U.S. Amateur.
2025 GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND TEAM
Cameron Adam, 22, of Scotland, is likely to be full of confidence at Cypress Point as he looks to add another highlight to his superb summer. A victory in June’s St Andrews Links Trophy helped the 22-year-old Scot top the standings in The Open Amateur Series, securing a major debut in The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. Adam was then the star performer in GB&I’s St Andrews Trophy victory over the Continent of Europe, winning all four of his matches including two victories in tandem with Dominic Clemons. The left-hander, who is a graduate of Northwestern University, became the Scottish Amateur Champion two years ago, breaking the course records at both Royal Dornoch and Tain with back-to-back 63s in the stroke play qualifying.
Eliot Baker, 22, of England, has four WAGR® victories over the last 12 months, including a seven-shot win at the Scottish Men’s Open Amateur Championship at North Berwick in June. That came a week after the Englishman had tied for third in the Brabazon Trophy, while he also tied for 11th at the Lytham Trophy in May. More recently, Baker put in a fine display at the St Andrews Trophy, remaining unbeaten as he contributed 3½ points to GB&I’s emphatic win over the Continent of Europe. He was subsequently the most prolific point-scorer for England’s victorious Home Internationals team in August.
Dominic Clemons, 23, of England, is no stranger to the big stage having come through Final Qualifying to reach The 152nd Open in 2024. His qualification for Royal Troon was all the more impressive given it came just ten days after he had lost the final of The Amateur Championship to Jacob Skov Olesen and therefore missed out on spots in The Open, U.S. Open and the Masters Tournament. The 23-year-old University of Alabama graduate also made his PGA Tour debut at June’s Rocket Classic, receiving a sponsor’s exemption following his victory in last year’s Folds of Honor collegiate event. Clemons, who teamed up with Cameron Adam for two foursomes victories in the recent St Andrews Trophy, also recorded a statement victory in the 2024 Scottish Men’s Open Amateur Championship at Muirfield, winning by 17 shots.
Charlie Forster, 22, of England, has been a member of the GB&I team for each of the last two editions of the St Andrews Trophy. The Long Beach State graduate, Forster has recorded two NCAA victories in 2025. His four-stroke success at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational in February was followed five weeks later by a six-shot triumph in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. Forster also reached the Round of 16 at The Amateur Championship in 2024 and tied for 12th at this year’s European Amateur Championship. Forster also helped the International Team to victory over the USA Team in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Connor Graham, 18, of Scotland, made history at St Andrews two years ago at the age of 16 as he became the youngest player to ever compete in the Walker Cup. The Scot has gone from strength to strength since, climbing into the top 50 of the WAGR® and coming through Final Qualifying to make his major debut at The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. A freshman at Texas Tech, Graham has been the leading stroke play qualifier at each of the last two editions of The Amateur Championship, while he also made the knockout stages of the recent U.S. Amateur. In addition, he won three out of four matches for GB&I at the St Andrews Trophy in 2024 and 2025 and helped Team International to victory over Team USA in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Stewart Grehan, 32, of Ireland, will finally make his Walker Cup debut at Cypress Point eight years after his dreams of playing in the 2017 Match were cruelly shattered by a broken forearm sustained in an accident playing soccer at Maynooth University. Grehan turned professional later that year but regained his amateur status in 2025 and enjoyed a swift return to prominence with victory in May’s Irish Amateur Open and then claimed the Irish Men's Amateur Close Championship. He also finished third in the European Mid-Amateur Championship before helping GB&I to victory in the recent St Andrews Trophy. He previously represented GB&I in the St Andrews Trophy against the Continent of Europe at Prince’s in 2016.
Luke Poulter, 21, of Woburn, England, son of European Ryder Cup great Ian Poulter, will be aiming to emulate his father’s match play heroics at Cypress Point. The 21-year-old certainly hit the mark at the recent St Andrews Trophy, contributing 3½ points from four outings in GB&I’s victory over the Continent of Europe. Poulter also made match play at the U.S. Amateur and claimed his first collegiate victory for the Florida Gators in March when he triumphed at the Schenkel Invitational. He was agonizingly close to qualifying for the U.S. Open in June, losing a sudden-death playoff to professional Austen Truslow. At the age of 19 in 2023, Poulter made his first appearance in a professional event and finished 22nd in the International Series England on the Asian Tour.
Niall Shiels Donegan, 20, of Scotland, is fresh off a thrilling run to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club. The University of North Carolina student came from one down with two to play to beat Walker Cup teammate Luke Poulter in the Round of 64, showed his mettle by again winning on the 18th against Christian Maas and leading stroke play qualifier Preston Stout, before winning at the 19th in the quarterfinals against Jacob Modleski. His superb week came to an end with a semifinal loss on the 18th hole to Jackson Herrington. Born in Scotland but now a resident of Mill Valley, Calif., Shiels Donegan was fourth in this year’s St Andrews Links Trophy and has made match play of The Amateur Championship in each of the last two years.
Gavin Tiernan, 19, of Ireland, shot to prominence with a fantastic week at The Amateur Championship in June where he threatened to become the first player to win having come through Pre-Qualifying. The East Tennessee State University student, ranked 1,340th in WAGR® at the time, was ultimately edged out in the 36-hole final by Ethan Fang. Tiernan also finished third in this summer’s East of Ireland Men’s Amateur Open Championship before representing GB&I in their St Andrews Trophy success against the Continent of Europe.
Tyler Weaver, 20, of England, is the highest-ranked member of the GB&I team. Florida State’s Weaver was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2024, emulating a feat also achieved by fellow Seminole Brooks Koepka in 2009. He was unbeaten at the recent St Andrews Trophy where he won two foursomes matches alongside Connor Graham, and also starred in Team International’s Arnold Palmer Cup victory over Team USA, beating world number one Jackson Koivun in the Saturday singles. A winner of the Carris Trophy during his junior career, Weaver made his major debut in June after qualifying for the U.S. Open, while he beat Graham on his way to the Round of 32 at this year’s U.S. Amateur.
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