The 2001 Walker Cup, the 38th

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Match, was played on August 11 and 12, 2001, at Ocean Forest Golf Club in

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. The event was won by

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15 to 9, marking the first time that Great Britain & Ireland retained the Cup (i.e., had two consecutive wins).

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 12½ 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.

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon singles

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20010814172115/http://walkercup.org/players/index.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20011122120736/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round1.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20020727145610/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round2.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20011122120920/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round3.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20011119152309/http://www.walkercup.org/scoring/round4.htm * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/3010646/Walker-Cup-McEvoy-and-crew-bring-the-prize-back-home.html {{Walker Cup Walker Cup Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state)