There have been 14 English, 9 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, 16 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 29 not to have been a previous competitor in the event.
Stuart Wilson, the 29th and most recent, was appointed GB&I men’s captain on 19th December 2019. He led the team at Seminole in May 2021 and St. Andrews in September 2023.
GB&I’s next captain is expected to be announced before the end of 2023 with Paul MCGINLEY strongly rumoured to be next in line.
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: –
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
Listen to Nigel Edwards discuss his Walker Cup career on ‘The 19th Hole’ podcast with former player Jeremy Robinson: –
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
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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