Walker Cup Captains: All the Golfers Who've Served
The list of Walker Cup captains goes back to 1922, the first year this biennial tournament for amateur male golfers began. Every other year, a team representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) faces a squad of golfers representing the United States.
And each of those teams has a team captain. In recent years, you won't see a lot of easily recognizable names (unless you are a close follower of amateur golf), but almost every person listed below previously played in the Walker Cup.
The farther back in time we go, the more recognizable some of Walker Cup captains become (Bobby Jones, for example). That's because in the old days it was far more common for top golfers — golfers who were competitive in the national opens — to remain amateurs for their entire careers.
The List: Walker Cup Captains
(Click on a year to view the final score, golf course, team rosters and match scores from that Walker Cup.)
| Year | GB&I | USA |
| 2025 | Dean Robertson | Nathan Smith |
| 2023 | Stuart Wilson | Mike McCoy |
| 2021 | Stuart Wilson | Nathaniel Crosby |
| 2019 | Craig Watson | Nathaniel Crosby |
| 2017 | Andy Ingram | Spider Miller |
| 2015 | Nigel Edwards | Spider Miller |
| 2013 | Nigel Edwards | Jim Holtgrieve |
| 2011 | Nigel Edwards | Jim Holtgrieve |
| 2009 | Colin Dalgleish | Buddy Marucci Jr. |
| 2007 | Colin Dalgleish | Buddy Marucci Jr. |
| 2005 | Garth McGimpsey | Bob Lewis |
| 2003 | Garth McGimpsey | Bob Lewis |
| 2001 | Peter McEvoy | Danny Yates |
| 1999 | Peter McEvoy | Danny Yates |
| 1997 | Clive Brown | Downing Gray |
| 1995 | Clive Brown | Downing Gray |
| 1993 | George Macgregor | Vinny Giles |
| 1991 | George Macgregor | Jim Gabrielson |
| 1989 | Geoffrey Marks | Fred Ridley |
| 1987 | Geoffrey Marks | Fred Ridley |
| 1985 | Charles Green | Jay Sigel |
| 1983 | Charles Green | Jay Sigel |
| 1981 | Rodney Foster | Jim Gabrielson |
| 1979 | Rodney Foster | Dick Siderowf |
| 1977 | Sandy Saddler | Lewis Oehmig |
| 1975 | David Marsh | Ed Updegraff |
| 1973 | David Marsh | Jess Sweetser |
| 1971 | Michael Bonallack | John Winters |
| 1969 | Michael Bonallack | Billy Joe Patton |
| 1967 | Joe Carr | Jess Sweetser |
| 1965 | Joe Carr | Johnny Fischer |
| 1963 | Charles Lawrie | Richard Tufts |
| 1961 | Charles Lawrie | Jack Westland |
| 1959 | Gerald Micklem | Charles Coe |
| 1957 | Gerald Micklem | Charles Coe |
| 1955 | Alec Hill | William C. Campbell |
| 1953 | Tony Duncan | Charlie Yates |
| 1951 | Raymond Oppenheimer | Willie Turnesa |
| 1949 | Laddie Lucas | Francis Ouimet |
| 1947 | John B. Beck | Francis Ouimet |
| 1938 | John B. Beck | Francis Ouimet |
| 1936 | William Tweddell | Francis Ouimet |
| 1934 | Michael Scott | Francis Ouimet |
| 1932 | Tony Torrance | Francis Ouimet |
| 1930 | Roger Wethered | Bobby Jones |
| 1928 | William Tweddell | Bobby Jones |
| 1926 | Robert Harris | Robert Gardner |
| 1924 | Cyril Tolley | Robert Gardner |
| 1923 | Robert Harris | Robert Gardner |
| 1922 | Bernard Darwin | William C. Fownes |
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