1993 Walker Cup

The 1993 Walker Cup, the 34th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 18 and 19, 1993, at Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minnesota. The event was won by the United States 19 to 5.

34th Walker Cup Match

Dates	August 18–19, 1993
Venue	Interlachen Country Club
Location	Edina, Minnesota
Captains	Vinny Giles (USA) George Macgregor (GB&I)
19 5
United States wins the Walker Cup
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The event was originally to be played at Chicago Golf Club but they withdrew in 1991 because of pressure due to their membership policy relating to minorities and women.^[1]

Format

The original format for play on Wednesday and Thursday was the same. There were to be four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were to be played. Because of heavy overnight rain the first day foursomes were abandoned. The format was revised so that were 10 singles matches on both days, resulting in an unchanged total of 24 matches.^[2]

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.^[3]

United States

Captain: Vinny Giles

• David Berganio Jr.
• Todd Demsey
• Allen Doyle
• Brian Gay
• John Harris
• Tim Herron
• Justin Leonard
• Kelly Mitchum
• Jay Sigel
• Danny Yates

Great Britain & Ireland

&
Captain: George Macgregor

• Raymond Burns
• Stuart Cage
• Bradley Dredge
• Pádraig Harrington
• Paul Page
• Van Phillips
• Iain Pyman
• Dean Robertson
• Raymond Russell
• Matt Stanford

Wednesday's matches

Morning foursomes

The first day foursomes were abandoned because of heavy overnight rain. The format was revised so that were 10 singles matches on both days.^[2]

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Iain Pyman	1 up	Allen Doyle
Matt Stanford	3 & 2	David Berganio Jr.
Dean Robertson	3 & 2	Jay Sigel
Stuart Cage	halved	Kelly Mitchum
Pádraig Harrington	1 up	Tim Herron
Paul Page	2 & 1	Danny Yates
Raymond Russell	2 & 1	Todd Demsey
Raymond Burns	4 & 3	Justin Leonard
Van Phillips	2 & 1	Brian Gay
Bradley Dredge	4 & 3	John Harris
3½	Singles	6½
3½	Overall	6½

Thursday's matches

Morning foursomes

&	Results
Pyman/Cage	4 & 3	Doyle/Leonard
Stanford/Harrington	3 & 2	Berganio/Demsey
Dredge/Phillips	3 & 2	Sigel/Mitchum
Russell/Robertson	1 up	Harris/Herron
0	Foursomes	4
3½	Overall	10½

Afternoon singles

&	Results
Dean Robertson	4 & 3	Allen Doyle
Iain Pyman	3 & 2	John Harris
Stuart Cage	2 & 1	Danny Yates
Pádraig Harrington	halved	Brian Gay
Paul Page	5 & 4	Jay Sigel
Van Phillips	3 & 2	Tim Herron
Raymond Russell	4 & 2	Kelly Mitchum
Raymond Burns	1 up	David Berganio Jr.
Bradley Dredge	3 & 2	Todd Demsey
Matt Stanford	5 & 4	Justin Leonard
1½	Singles	8½
5	Overall	19