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2005 Walker Cup

Golf tournament

Field	Value
name	Walker Cup
year	2005
logo	WalkerCup2005Logo.svg
logowidth	140px
dates	August 13–14, 2005
venue	Chicago Golf Club
location	Wheaton, Illinois
home	USA
away	GB&I
homecaptain	Bob Lewis
awaycaptain	Garth McGimpsey
homescore	12½
awayscore	11½
result	United States wins

The 40th Walker Cup Match was played on August 13 and 14, 2005 at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Team United States won 12½ to 11½.

Format

The format for play on Saturday and Sunday are the same. There are four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches are 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.

Teams

Team Great Britain & Ireland

GBR & IRL

Captain: NIR Garth McGimpsey

WAL Rhys Davies
ENG Robert Dinwiddie
WAL Nigel Edwards
ENG Oliver Fisher
ENG Gary Lockerbie
IRL Brian McElhinney
SCO Richie Ramsay
ENG Matthew Richardson
SCO Lloyd Saltman
ENG Gary Wolstenholme

Team United States

USA

Captain: Bob Lewis

Matt Every
Anthony Kim
Brian Harman
J. B. Holmes
Billy Hurley III
Jeff Overton
Michael Putnam
Kyle Reifers
Nicholas Thompson
Lee Williams

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBR & IRL	Results	USA
Edwards/Davies	halved	Kim/Harman
Lockerbie/Dinwiddie	USA 1 up	Williams/Every
Fisher/Richardson	USA 2 and 1	Overton/Putnam
Ramsay/Saltman	GBRIRL 4 and 3	Reifers/Hurley
1½	Foursomes	2½

Afternoon singles

GBR & IRL	Results	USA
Rhys Davies	GBRIRL 4 and 3	Matthew Every
Gary Lockerbie	USA 6 and 5	Anthony Kim
Nigel Edwards	USA 5 and 4	Jeff Overton
Oliver Fisher	GBRIRL 2 up	Michael Putnam
Matthew Richardson	GBRIRL 5 and 4	Nicholas Thompson
Lloyd Saltman	GBRIRL 1 up	Billy Hurley III
Gary Wolstenholme	USA 1 up	J. B. Holmes
Brian McElhinney	USA 2 and 1	Lee Williams
4	Singles	4

Sunday's matches

Morning foursomes

GBR & IRL	Results	USA
Saltman/Ramsay	USA 4 and 2	Kim/Harman
Davies/Edwards	GBRIRL 2 and 1	Every/Williams
Fisher/Richardson	USA 2 and 1	Thompson/Holmes
Lockerbie/Dinwiddie	GBRIRL 5 and 3	Putnam/Overton
2	Foursomes	2

Afternoon singles

GBR & IRL	Results	USA
Gary Wolstenholme	GBRIRL 1 up	Anthony Kim
Rhys Davies	USA 6 and 5	Brian Harman
Oliver Fisher	halved	Michael Putnam
Robert Dinwiddie	halved	Matthew Every
Matthew Richardson	GBRIRL 5 and 4	J. B. Holmes
Lloyd Saltman	GBRIRL 1 up	Kyle Reifers
Nigel Edwards	USA 1 up	Jeff Overton
Gary Lockerbie	USA 4 and 3	Lee Williams
4	Singles	4

Venue

The Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois is a par 70 course with a yardage of 6,782. World Golf Hall of Fame member Charles B. Macdonald is credited with designing the track. The course opened for play in 1894. In 1922, famed architect Seth Raynor made some revisions to the course. Chicago Golf Club has hosted various USGA events, including the 1897, 1900 and 1911 U.S. Open.

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