The 1997 Walker Cup, the 36th Walker Cup

Walker Cup

The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...

 Match, was played on August 9 and 10, 1997, at Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a private golf club in Scarsdale, New York that contains the Quaker Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, club grounds encompass numerous tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and many other structures along the property.-History:...

 in Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...

. The event was won by the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 18 to 6.

Format

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 12 ½ points wins the competition. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.

Teams

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
Clive Brown	45	Gwynedd Gwynedd Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated... , Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	non-playing captain
Michael Brooks	25	Lanark Lanark Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade".... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Richard Coughlan	23	Birr Birr Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.... , Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
Barclay Howard Barclay Howard D. Barclay Howard was a Scottish amateur golfer. He was regarded as one of the finest golfers of his time and considered a folk-hero. He has had a lifetime relationship with Cochrane Castle Golf Club in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.-Life:Howard was born in Glasgow...	44	Johnstone Johnstone Johnstone is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.The town lies three miles west of neighbouring Paisley and twelve miles west of the centre of the city of Glasgow... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	Low amateur in the 1995 Open Championship; played in 1995 Walker Cup
Keith Nolan Keith Nolan (Golfer) Keith Nolan is an Irish professional golfer. Nolan has been a member of the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Nolan was born in Bray. He attended East Tennessee State University in the United States on a golf scholarship, where he studied Communications and was awarded All-American honors...	24	Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
David Park David Park (golfer) David Park is a Welsh professional golfer.Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 Brabazon Trophy and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year.Park was a rookie on the European Tour in...	23	Credenhill Credenhill Credenhill is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England,Near Credenhill is the site of the former Royal Air Force station RAF Hereford, which is now the headquarters of 22 Special Air Service Regiment.-Notable residents:... , Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Graham Rankin	31	Airdrie Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	Played in the 1995 Walker Cup
Justin Rose Justin Rose Justin Peter Rose is a South African-born English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour while keeping his membership on the European Tour...	17	Hook, Hart, England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Youngest player to ever compete in Walker Cup
Craig Watson	31	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Gary Wolstenholme Gary Wolstenholme Gary P. Wolstenholme is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career.Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice as well as many other amateur tournaments around the world...	36	Market Harborough Market Harborough Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Played in the 1995 Walker Cup
Steven Young	20	Fraserburgh Fraserburgh Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454 and estimated at 12,630 in 2006. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

Team USA
Name	Age	Hometown	Notes
Downing Gray	58	Pensacola, Florida Pensacola, Florida Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...	non-playing captain
Jerry Courville, Jr.	38	Milford, Connecticut Milford, Connecticut Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...	1995 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Duke Delcher	41	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Hilton Head Island or Hilton Head is a resort town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is north of Savannah, Georgia, and south of Charleston. The island gets its name from Captain William Hilton...
Brad Elder Brad Elder Bradley Ryan Elder is an American professional golfer, who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Elder was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He got his start in golf from his father. Elder attended the University of Texas and was a member of the golf team...	22	Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
Jason Gore Jason Gore Jason William Gore is an American professional golfer.Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He first attended the University of Arizona before transferring to Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the...	23	Valencia, California	Won 1997 California Amateur and California Open
John Harris John Harris (golfer) John Richard Harris is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Harris was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Roseau, Minnesota, near the Canadian border. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he distinguished himself in both golf and...	45	Edina, Minnesota Edina, Minnesota Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...	1993 U.S. Amateur champion; played in 1993 Walker Cup
Joel Kribel	20	Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in...
Randy Leen	21	Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
Buddy Marucci	45	Malvern, Pennsylvania Malvern, Pennsylvania Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census. The main road through the borough is King Street, although the borough is also bordered by Paoli Pike on the south, and is near US 30 on the north. The primary cross street is Warren...	Played in 1995 Walker Cup; 1995 U.S. Amateur runner-up
Steve Scott	19	Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096...	1996 U.S. Amateur runner-up
Chris Wollmann	22	Parma, Ohio Parma, Ohio Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is the largest suburb of Cleveland and the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio...	1995 U.S. Amateur Public Links U.S. Amateur Public Links The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, often referred to as the Public Links or the Publinx, is a men's amateur golf tournament, one of 10 individual amateur championships organized by the United States Golf Association. The USGA typically calls the event the U.S. Amateur Public Links, which... champion

Morning Foursomes

&	Results
Howard/Young	4 and 3	Elder/Kribel
Rose/Brooks	5 and 4	Courville/Marucci
Wolstenholme/Nolan	6 and 4	Gore/Harris
Coughlan/Park	1 up	Leen/Wollmann
0	Foursomes	4
0	Overall	4

Afternoon Singles

&	Results
Craig Watson	1 up	Steve Scott
Steven Young	5 and 4	Duke Delcher
Barclay Howard	5 and 4	Brad Elder
Justin Rose	1 up	Joel Kribel
Keith Nolan	3 and 2	Randy Leen
Graham Rankin	3 and 2	Jason Gore
Richard Coughlan	halved	Chris Wollmann
Gary Wolstenholme	1 up	John Harris
3 ½	Singles	4 ½
3 ½	Overall	8 ½

Morning Foursomes

&	Results
Watson/Young	3 and 2	Elder/Harris
Howard/Rankin	5 and 4	Courville/Marucci
Coughlan/Park	1 up	Delcher/Scott
Wolstenholme/Rose	2 and 1	Leen/Wollmann
1	Foursomes	3
4 ½	Overall	11 ½

Afternoon Singles

&	Results
Steven Young	2 and 1	Joel Kribel
Craig Watson	halved	Jason Gore
Justin Rose	3 and 2	Jerry Courville
Keith Nolan	2 and 1	Brad Elder
Michael Brooks	6 and 5	John Harris
David Park	4 and 3	Buddy Marucci
Gary Wolstenholme	2 and 1	Duke Delcher
Richard Coughlan	2 and 1	Steve Scott
1 ½	Singles	6 ½
6	Overall	18