Luke Poulter – son of Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter – represents Great Britain and Ireland at the Walker Cup in California as Great Britain and Ireland take on Team USA looking for a fifth straight win; watch live on Saturday from 5.30pm on Sky Sports Golf.
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Highlights from the 2023 Walker Cup final day as Team USA retained the trophy with a win over Great Britain and Ireland.
What is the Walker Cup? What pitch is it on? Who will represent Great Britain and Ireland and can they claim a landmark victory? We look at the key questions ahead of the 2025 clash with the USA, live on Sky Sports…
What is the Walker Cup?
The Walker Cup is a biennial match play tournament in which top amateur players from the United States play teams from Great Britain and Ireland.
This year's tournament, which will take place on September 6-7 and be broadcast live on Sky Sports, will be the 50th in the event's history and will feature two teams of 10 playing 26 matches over two days.
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Where is the Walker Cup held?
The 2025 tournament will be held at Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, California. It will be the first time the Walker Cup has been held there since 1981, and the course itself is one of the highest-rated in the world.
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Recent Walker Cup venues have included Los Angeles Country Club (2017), Royal Liverpool Golf Club (2019), Seminole Golf Club (2021) and the Old Course at St Andrews (2023), with the next edition set to be hosted by Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland.
Who represents Great Britain and Ireland?
The top five players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and five qualifiers make up Team GB&I, with Tyler Weaver, who competed in the US Open earlier this year, being the highest ranked player.
Luke Poulter, son of Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter, is playing, as are Scottish duo Cameron Adam and Connor Graham, who have qualified for the Royal Portrush Open in July.
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Niall Shiels Donegan is included in the squad following his run to the semi-finals of the US Amateur, while Graham is the only player returning from the team that lost to the United States in 2023.
How good is Luke Poulter?
Poulter Jr. recently recorded 3.5 points in four games as Great Britain and Ireland defeated Team Europe 16.5-18.5 in the St Andrews Cup.
Pictured: Luke Poulter has already put together an impressive performance during his amateur career and now competes for Great Britain and Ireland.
He also made the playoffs at the U.S. Amateur and narrowly missed qualifying for the U.S. Open, losing in a playoff, and in March he won his first collegiate championship for the Florida Gators by winning the Schenkel Invitational.
Poulter Jr. also came close to qualifying for The Open but missed out because he played in the same final qualifying tournament as his father earlier this summer and was also a member of the international team for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
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Highlights from the final qualifying round for the 153rd Open Championship, with both Poulters looking to secure their places in the standings.
Who represents the United States?
The top six WAGR players represent the United States and all are on the Walker Cup team, with Jackson Koivun joined by Ben James, Ethan Fung, Preston Stout, Jace Summey and Tommy Morrison.
Stuart Hagestad returns after being part of four Walker Cup team wins, while Mason Howell secured his spot after winning the U.S. Amateur at the Olympic Club, with Michael La Sasso and Jacob Modleski rounding out the lineup.
What is the Walker Cup format and how does it work?
There will be two sessions of four-a-side matches on Saturday, followed by a session of eight singles matches, and on the final day all 20 players will take part in singles matches.
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Foursome matches are competitions in which golfers from the UK and Ireland compete against a pair from the US. Team members take turns hitting shots, and each team uses one ball.
Each match is worth one point, and the team with the most points at the end of the two days is the winner of the Walker Cup.
Which team has the best record in the Walker Cup?
The United States have dominated the biennial competition, winning 39 of their previous 49 matches and seeking a fifth straight victory over Great Britain and Ireland.
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The last of Great Britain and Ireland's nine Walker Cup victories came in 2015, when they beat the United States 16.5-19.5, while their last win on American soil was in 2001 and this year marks the 60th anniversary of the only match to end in a draw.
Who played in past Walker Cups?
The last Great Britain and Ireland team to win away from home in 2001 included current Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, former US Open champion Graeme McDowell and Sky Sports Golf presenter Nick Doherty.
Pictured: Luke Donald (left) and Nick Doherty (right) were part of the Great Britain and Ireland team at the 2001 Walker Cup.
The US team for the 2007 tournament included Webb Simpson, Billy Horschel, Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson. They faced Great Britain and Ireland, which included future Grand Slam champion Rory McIlroy and 2016 Masters winner Danny Willett.
Tiger Woods, world number one Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Fitzpatrick are among those who played tennis before they started winning majors, as well as Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre, former Walker Cup players.
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How can I watch the Walker Cup on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports will show extended live coverage from California, with two sessions daily on Saturday 6 September and Sunday 7 September live on Sky Sports Golf.
Three hours of golf for foursome teams will be available from 5.30pm on Saturday and Sunday following the conclusion of the Amgen Irish Open, with singles play starting at midnight on both days.
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