The 45th Walker Cup Match will be played on 12 and 13 September 2015 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England.
| Dates | 12–13 September 2015 | ||||
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| Venue | Royal Lytham & St Annes | ||||
| Location | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England | ||||
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Format
On Saturday, there are four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there are again four matches of foursomes in the morning, followed by ten singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 26 matches are played.
Each of the 26 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 13½ points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retains the Cup.
Teams
Ten players for the USA and Great Britain & Ireland will participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[1][2]
 Team USA
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| Name | Rank | Age | Hometown | Notes | |
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| John "Spider" Miller | 65 | Bloomington, Indiana | non-playing captain | ||
| Bryson DeChambeau | 5 | 21 | Clovis, California | won 2015 NCAA Individual Championship, U.S. Amateur | |
| Scott Harvey | 109 | 37 | Greensboro, North Carolina | won 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur | |
| Beau Hossler | 14 | 20 | Mission Viejo, California | won 2014 Western Amateur | |
| Denny McCarthy | 10 | 22 | Rockville, Maryland | won 2015 Porter Cup | |
| Lee McCoy | 6 | 21 | Athens, Georgia | played on 2015 Palmer Cup team | |
| Mike McCoy | 209 | 52 | Des Moines, Iowa | won 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur | |
| Maverick McNealy | 2 | 19 | Portola Valley, California | won 2015 Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award | |
| Jordan Niebrugge | 19 | 22 | Mequon, Wisconsin | won 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur | |
| Robby Shelton | 8 | 19 | Wilmer, Alabama | played on 2015 Palmer Cup team | |
| Hunter Stewart | 4 | 22 | Lexington, Kentucky | played on 2015 Palmer Cup team | |
 &  Team Great Britain & Ireland
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| Name | Rank | Age | Hometown | Notes |
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 Nigel Edwards
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47 | Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales | non-playing captain | |
 Ashley Chesters
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7 | 26 | Hawkstone Park, England | won the 2013 and 2014 European Amateur |
 Paul Dunne
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25 | 22 | Greystones, Ireland | played on 2014 Eisenhower Trophy and Palmer Cup teams |
 Grant Forrest
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45 | 22 | Craigielaw, Scotland | runner-up in 2015 Amateur Championship |
| Sam Horsfield
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22 | 18 | Davenport, Florida | won 2015 New Year's Invitational |
| Jack Hume
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43 | 21 | Naas, Ireland | won 2014 West of Ireland Amateur Open |
| Gary Hurley
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29 | 22 | West Waterford, Ireland | played on 2015 Palmer Cup team |
| Jack McDonald
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71 | 22 | Kilmarnock, Scotland | played on 2014 Palmer Cup team |
| Gavin Moynihan
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28 | 20 | The Island, Ireland | played on 2013 Walker Cup team |
| Jimmy Mullen
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93 | 21 | Royal North Devon, England | won 2015 Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship |
| Cormac Sharvin
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20 | 22 | Ardglass, Ireland | won 2015 Brabazon Trophy |
Note: "Rank" is the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of 26 August 2015.
References
- ^ "Five More Are Selected to Complete 2015 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. August 23, 2015.
- ^ "The R&A Names 2015 GB&I Walker Cup Team". USGA. August 24, 2015.