# 1999 Walker Cup

The 1999 Walker Cup, the 37th Walker Cup Match, was played on 11–12 September 1999, at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 15 to 9.

## Format

The format for play on Saturday and Sunday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.
Each of the 24 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns ½ a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 12½ points wins the competition. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.

## Teams

Ten players for the US and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.
Team USA :
| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes |
| Danny Yates | 49 | Atlanta, Georgia | non-playing captain |
| Jonathan Byrd | 21 | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| David Gossett | 20 | Germantown, Tennessee | |
| Hunter Haas | 22 | Norman, Oklahoma | |
| Tim Jackson | 40 | Germantown, Tennessee | Played in the 1995 Walker Cup |
| Edward Loar | 21 | Rockwall, Texas | |
| Matt Kuchar | 22 | Lake Mary, Florida | |
| Tom McKnight | 45 | Galax, Virginia | |
| Spider Miller | 49 | Bloomington, Indiana | |
| Bryce Molder | 20 | Conway, Arkansas | |
| Steve Scott | 22 | Coral Springs, Florida | Played in the 1997 Walker Cup |
& Team Great Britain & Ireland :
| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes |
| Peter McEvoy | 46 | Copt Heath, Solihull, England | non-playing captain |
| Paul Casey | 22 | Weybridge, England | |
| Luke Donald | 21 | High Wycombe, England | |
| Simon Dyson | 21 | Sand Moor, England | |
| Paddy Gribben | 30 | Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland | |
| Lorne Kelly | 25 | Cowal, Scotland | |
| David Pattrick | 24 | Mortonhall, Scotland | |
| Graham Rankin | 33 | Drumpellier, Scotland | Played in the 1995 and 1997 Walker Cups |
| Phil Rowe | 20 | West Cornwall, England | |
| Graeme Storm | 21 | Wynyard, England | |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 38 | Kilworth Springs, England | Played in the 1995 and 1997 Walker Cups |

## Saturday's matches
### Morning foursomes

| & | Results | |
| Rankin/Storm | 1 up | Haas/Miller |
| Casey/Donald | 5 and 3 | Byrd/Scott |
| Gribben/Kelly | 3 and 1 | Gossett/Jackson |
| Rowe/Wolstenholme | 1 up | Kuchar/Molder |
| 2 | Foursomes | 2 |
| 2 | Overall | 2 |

### Afternoon singles

| & | Results | |
| Graham Rankin | 4 and 3 | Edward Loar |
| Luke Donald | 4 and 3 | Tom McKnight |
| Graeme Storm | 4 and 3 | Hunter Haas |
| Paul Casey | 4 and 3 | Steve Scott |
| David Patrick | 6 and 5 | Jonathan Byrd |
| Simon Dyson | halved | David Gossett |
| Paddy Gribben | halved | Bryce Molder |
| Lorne Kelly | 3 and 1 | Tim Jackson |
| 3 | Singles | 5 |
| 5 | Overall | 7 |

## Sunday's matches
### Morning foursomes

| & | Results | |
| Storm/Rankin | 4 and 3 | Loar/McKnight |
| Dyson/Gribben | 1 up | Haas/Miller |
| Casey/Donald | 1 up | Gossett/Jackson |
| Rowe/Wolstenholme | 4 and 3 | Kuchar/Molder |
| 3 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 8 | Overall | 8 |

### Afternoon singles

| & | Results | |
| Graham Rankin | 1 up | Steve Scott |
| Simon Dyson | 5 and 4 | Edward Loar |
| Paul Casey | 3 and 2 | John "Spider" Miller |
| Graeme Storm | 1 up | Jonathan Byrd |
| Luke Donald | 3 and 2 | Bryce Molder |
| Phil Rowe | 1 up | Matt Kuchar |
| Paddy Gribben | 3 and 2 | Hunter Haas |
| Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up | David Gossett |
| 7 | Singles | 1 |
| 15 | Overall | 9 |