1991 Walker Cup
The 1991 Walker Cup, the 33rd Walker Cup Match, was played on 5 and 6 September 1991, at Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10.
| Dates | 5–6 September 1991 | ||||
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| Venue | Portmarnock Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland | ||||
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| United States wins the Walker Cup | |||||
Format
The format for play on Thursday and Friday 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 was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.
Teams
Ten players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.[1]
Great Britain & Ireland
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Captain: 
George Macgregor
- Andrew Coltart
Gary Evans- Pádraig Harrington
- Garry Hay
- Garth McGimpsey
- Paul McGinley
- Jim Milligan
- Jim Payne
- Liam White
- Ricky Willison
United States
Captain: Jim Gabrielsen
Thursday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Milligan/Hay | 5 & 3 |
Mickelson/May |
| Payne/Evans | 1 up |
Duval/Sposa |
| McGimpsey/Willison | 1 up |
Voges/Eger |
| McGinley/Harrington | 2 & 1 |
Sigel/Doyle |
| 0 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 0 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
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| Andrew Coltart | 4 & 3 |
Phil Mickelson |
| Jim Payne | 3 & 1 |
Franklin Langham |
| Gary Evans | 2 & 1 |
David Duval |
| Ricky Willison | 2 & 1 |
Bob May |
| Garth McGimpsey | 1 up |
Mike Sposa |
| Paul McGinley | 6 & 4 |
Allen Doyle |
| Garry Hay | 1 up |
Tom Scherrer |
| Liam White | 4 & 3 |
Jay Sigel |
| 4 | Singles | 4 |
| 4 | Overall | 8 |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results | |
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| Milligan/McGimpsey | 2 & 1 |
Voges/Eger |
| Payne/Willison | 1 up |
Duval/Sposa |
| Evans/Coltart | 4 & 3 |
Langham/Scherrer |
| White/McGinley | 1 up |
Mickelson/May |
| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 7 | Overall | 9 |
Afternoon singles
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Milligan | 1 up |
Phil Mickelson |
| Jim Payne | 2 & 1 |
Allen Doyle |
| Gary Evans | 4 & 2 |
Franklin Langham |
| Andrew Coltart | 1 up |
Jay Sigel |
| Ricky Willison | 3 & 2 |
Tom Scherrer |
| Pádraig Harrington | 3 & 2 |
David Eger |
| Garth McGimpsey | 4 & 3 |
Bob May |
| Garry Hay | 3 & 1 |
Mitch Voges |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 10 | Overall | 14 |
References
- "1991 – Portmarnock GC". walkercup.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.