There have been 14 English, 10 Scottish, 4 Welsh and 2 Irish Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) Walker Cup captains.
On 22 occasions GB&I have had an English captain, 17 times a Scottish one, 7 a Welsh and 4 an Irish.
To date we have seen 5 English led victories, 3 Welsh and 1 Irish. No Scottish captain has ever won a Walker Cup match.
Andy Ingram in 2017 became just the fifth out of the 30 not to have been a previous competitor in the event.
Dean Robertson, the 30th and most recent, was appointed GB&I men’s captain on 15th February 2024. The first professional golfer to be given the honour he led the team at Cypress Point Club in September 2025. On 13th October 2025 he was re-appointed to the role for the Lahinch 2026 match.
I have written profiles on those captains who are underlined. Click on their names to be taken to these.
The following list shows all of the GB&I Walker Cup captains, the year’s they held office and their records: –
Dean ROBERTSON (SCO) – University of Stirling / Cochrane Castle G.C.
2025, 2026
P1 W0 L1 H0
Stuart WILSON (SCO) – Forfar GC
2021, 2023
P2 W0 L2 H0
Craig WATSON (SCO) – East Renfrewshire GC
2019
P1 W0 L1 HO
Andy INGRAM* (WAL) – Royal Porthcawl GC
2017
P1 W0 L1 H0
– Craig WATSON (SCO) stood down on 30th August 2017 due to a family bereavement with the Chairman of Selectors stepping in for him.
Nigel EDWARDS (WAL) – Whitchurch GC
2011, 2013, 2015
P3 W2 L1 H0
Colin DALGLEISH (SCO) – Helensburgh GC
2007, 2009
P2 W0 L2 H0
Garth MCGIMPSEY (IRE) – Bangor GC
2003, 2005
P2 W1 L1 H0
Peter MCEVOY (ENG) – Copt Heath GC
1999, 2001
P2 W2 L0 H0
Clive BROWN* (WAL) – Llandudno (Maesdu) GC & Porthmadog GC
1995, 1997
P2 W1 L1 H0
– Brown, born in Llandudno and living in Conwy, became the first Welsh-based Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 2022/23.
George MACGREGOR (SCO) – Glencorse GC
1991, 1993
P2 W0 L2 H0
Geoffrey MARKS (ENG) – Trentham GC
1987, 1989
P2 W1 L1 H0
Charles GREEN (SCO) – Dunbarton GC
1983, 1985
P2 W0 L2 H0
Rodney FOSTER (ENG) – Bradford GC
1979, 1981
P2 W0 L2 H0
Sandy SADDLER (SCO) – Forfar GC
1977
P1 W0 L1 H0
David MARSH (ENG) – Southport & Ainsdale GC
1973, 1975
P2 W0 L2 H0
Sir Michael BONALLACK (ENG) – Thorpe Hall GC
1969 (P), 1971 (P)
P2 W1 L1 H0
Joe CARR (IRE) – Sutton GC
1965, 1967
P2 W0 L1 H1
Charles LAWRIE* (SCO) – The R&A, HCEG & North Berwick GC
1961, 1963
P2 W0 L2 H0
Gerald MICKLEM (ENG) – Wildernesse GC
1957, 1959
P2 W0 L2 H0
G. Alec HILL (ENG) – Sandy Lodge GC
1955
P1 W0 L1 H0
Tony DUNCAN* (WAL) – Southerndown GC
1953
P1 W0 L1 H0
Raymond OPPENHEIMER* (ENG) – The R&A, Royal Liverpool GC & Royal St. George’s GC
1951
P1 W0 L1 H0
Percy (“Laddie”) LUCAS (ENG) – Sandy Lodge GC
1949
P1 W0 L1 H0
John BECK (ENG) – The Berkshire GC
1947
P1 W0 L1 H0
Hon. Michael SCOTT (ENG) – Royal St George’s GC
1934 (P)
P1 W0 L1 H0
Tony TORRANCE (SCO) – Sandy Lodge GC
1932 (P)
P1 W0 L1 H0
Roger WETHERED (ENG) – Worplesdon GC
1930 (P)
P1 W0 L1 H0
Dr. William TWEDDELL (ENG) – Stourbridge GC
1928 (P), 1936
P2 W0 L2 H0
Cyril TOLLEY (ENG) – Rye GC
1924 (P)
P1 W0 L1 H0
Robert HARRIS (SCO) – The R&A, Royal St. George’s GC & Woking GC
1922 (P), 1923 (P), 1926 (P)
P3 W0 L3 H0
*Captains who did not play in The Walker Cup.
(P) Playing Captain’s.
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