Age
Oldest
Player
55 years,
8 months - Hon. Michael Scott (GB&I), St. Andrews (Old Course),
Scotland, 1934
55 years,
5 months - William Hyndman (U.S.), St. Andrews (Old Course), Scotland,
1971
52 years,
23 days - William C. Campbell (U.S.) St. Andrews (Old Course),
Scotland 1975
Youngest
Player
17 years,
10 days - Justin Rose (GB&I), Quaker Ri dge G.C., Scarsdale, N.Y.,
1997
17 years,
7 months - Ronan Rafferty (GB&I), Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach,
Calif., 1981
17 years,
10 months - Peter Baker (GB&I), Pine Valley (N.J.) G.C., 1985
- Competitions
-
- Most
Times Competed for Great Britain & Ireland
- 11 -
Joseph B. Carr (1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959,
1961, 1963, 1965, 1967)
- 9 - Michael
Bonallack (1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971,
1973)
-
- Most
Times Competed for United States
- 9-Jay
Sigel (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993)
- 8-Francis
Ouimet (1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934)
- 8-William
C. Campbell (1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1975)
- 6-Jess
W. Sweetser (1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932)
- 6-Charles
Coe (1949, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1963)
-
- Most
Years Between U.S. Selections
- 24-William
C. Campbell (1951 and 1975)
- 21-Jack
Westland (1932 and 1953)
- 19-Charles
Kocsis (1938 and 1957)
Match
Play
-
- Largest
Winning Margin, Singles (18-Hole Match)
- 9 and
7-Scott Hoch (U.S.) d. James Buckley, Honourable Company of
Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield, Scotland, 1979
- 8 and
7-Doug Clarke (U.S.) d. John Davies, Honourable Company of
Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield, Scotland, 1979
- 7 and
6-Scott Simpson (U.S.) d. Gordon Murray, Shinnecock Hills
G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 1977
- 7 and
5-Robert Gamez (U.S.) d. Jim Milligan, Peachtree G.C., Atlanta,
Ga., 1989
- 7 and
5-Joseph B. Carr (GB&I) d. R. H. Sikes, Ailsa Course, Turnberry,
Scotland, 1963
- 7 and
5-Jodie Mudd (U.S.) d. Colin Dalgleish, Cypress Point Club,
Pebble Beach, Calif., 1981
-
- Largest
Winning Margin, Singles (36-Hole Match)
- 13 and
12-Robert T. Jones Jr. (U.S.) d. T. Philip Perkins, Chicago
G.C., Wheaton, Ill., 1928
- 12 and
11-E. Marvin H. Ward (U.S.) d. J.J.F. Pennick, St. Andrews
(Old Course), 1938
- 12 and
11-Robert T. Jones Jr. (U.S.) d. Cyril J. H. Tolley, St. Andrews
(Old Course), Scotland, 1926
- 11 and
10-Watts Gunn (U.S.) d. Ronald Hardman, Chicago G.C., Wheaton,
Ill., 1928
-
- Largest
Winning Margin, Foursomes (18-Hole Match)
- 7 and
6-Bob Lewis Jr., and Jim Holtgrieve (U.S.) d. Malcolm Lewis
and Martin Thompson, Royal Liverpool G.C., Hoylake, England,
1983
7 and 6-Bryce Molder and David Eger (USA) d. Steven O'Hara
and Marc Warren, Ocean Forest G.C, Sea Island, Ga., 2001
- 7 and
5-Marvin Giles III, and Gary Koch (U.S.) d. Rodney Foster
and Trevor Homer, The Country Club (Championship Course),
Brookline, Mass., 1973
-
- Largest
Winning Margin, Foursomes (36-Hole Match)
- 9 and
8-E. Harvie Ward Jr., and Jack Westland (U.S.) d. John D.
A. Langley and Arthur H. Perowne, Kittansett Club, Marion,
Mass., 1953
- 9 and
8-William J. Patton and Charles R. Coe (U.S.) d. Michael F.
Bonallack and Arthur H. Perowne, Honourable Company of Edinburgh
Golfers, Muirfield, Scotland, 1959
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- Highest
Winning Percentage, Singles (minimum four matches)
- 1.000-Robert
T. Jones Jr., U.S. (5-0-0)
- .938-William
C. Campbell, U.S. (7-0-1)
- .875-Phil
Mickelson U.S. (3-0-1)
- .800-Ronnie
White, GBI (4-1-0)
- .750-Deane
Beman, U.S. (4-1-1)
- .750-Robert
A. Gardner, U.S. (3-1-0)
- .750-Jim
Holtgrieve, U.S. (3-1-0)
- .750-Allen
Miller, U.S. (3-1-0)
- .750-Philip
Walton, GBI (3-1-0)
- .750-Alan
Brodie, GBI (3-1-0)
.750-John Harris, U.S. (6-2-0)
-
- Highest
Winning Percentage, Foursomes (minimum four matches)
- 1.000-Max
R. Marston, U.S. (4-0-0)
- .857-William
J. Patton, U.S. (6-1-0)
- .833-Jess
W. Sweetser, U.S. (5-1-0)
- .800-Robert
T. Jones Jr., U.S. (4-1-0)
- .800-Roger
Wethered, GB&I. (4-1-0)
-
- Most
Victories, Combined Play
- 18-Jay
Sigel, U.S. (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991,
1993)
- 11-William
C. Campbell, U.S. (1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1971,
1975)
- 11-William
J. Patton, U.S. (1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1965)
- 10-John
Harris, U.S. (1993, 1995, 1997)
- 10-Bob
Lewis Jr., U.S. (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987)
- 9-Robert
T. Jones Jr., U.S. (1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930)
- 9-Francis
Ouimet, U.S. (1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934)
-
- Most
U.S. Matches Played, Combined
- 33-Jay
Sigel (18-10-5)
- 18-William
C. Campbell (11-4-3)
- 16-Francis
Ouimet (9-5-2)
Most
GB&I Matches Played, Combined
25-Michael Bonallack (8-14-3)
20-Joseph B. Carr (5-14-1)
18-Peter McEvoy (5-11-2)
-
- Undefeated
in U.S. Singles Matches (minimum four matches)
- 5-0-Robert
T. Jones Jr.
-
- Undefeated
in U.S. Foursomes Matches (minimum four matches)
- 4-0-Max
R. Marston
-
- Undefeated
in U.S. Foursomes and Singles Matches (minimum four matches)
6-0-E. Harvie Ward, Jr. (3-0, 3-0)
- 5-0-Donald
Cherry (2-0, 3-0)
4-0-David Edwards (2-0, 2-0)
- 4-0-Brad
Elder (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-John Fought (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Watts Gunn (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Scott Hoch (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Lindy Miller (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Jack Nicklaus (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Robert H. Riegel (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Frank M. Taylor (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Sam Urzetta (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Dr. O.F. Willing (2-0, 2-0)
- Undefeated
in GB&I Foursomes and Singles Matches (minimum four matches)
4-0-Paul Casey (2-0, 2-0)
4-0-Andrew Oldcorn (2-0, 2-0)
Miscellaneous
-
- Most
Times Site of Walker Cup
- 8-St.
Andrews (Old Course), Scotland (1923, 1926, 1934, 1938, 1947,
1955, 1971, 1975)
- 2-Royal
St. George's G.C., Sandwich, England (1930, 1967)
- 2-The
Country Club, Brookline, Mass. (1932, 1973)
- 2-Honourable
Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Muirfield, Scotland (1959, 1979)
- 2-Pine
Valley (N.J.) G.C. (1936, 1985)
-
- Largest
Winning Margin, Team
- 14-United
States d. Great Britian & Ireland, 19-5, Interlachen C.C.,
Edina, Minn., 1993
- 12-United
States d. Great Britain & Ireland, 18-6, Quaker Ridge G.C.,
Scarsdale, N.Y., 1997
- 10-United
States d. Great Britain & Ireland, 11-1, Chicago G.C., Wheaton,
Ill., 1928
- 10-United
States d. Great Britain & Ireland, 11-1, Seattle (Wash.) G.C.,
1961
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- Most
Consecutive Matches Won
- 9-United
States (1922 to 1936)
- 9-United
States (1947 to 1963)
- 8-United
States (1973 to 1987)
2-Great Britain & Ireland (1999-2001)
Longest
Course
7,133 yards-Portmarnock G.C., Dublin, Ireland, 1991
7,133 yards-Ocean Forest G.C., Sea Island, Ga. 2001
7,043 yards-Peachtree G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 1989
7,025 yards-Ailsa Course, Turnberry, Scotland, 1963
Shortest
Course
6,417 yards-Garden City G.C., N.Y. 1924
6,435 yards-The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. 1932
6,506 yards-Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, Calif., 1981
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