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GB&I Overcomes US Deficit to Win 51st Walker Cup

9/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Great Britain and Ireland clinched the 51st Walker Cup 13½-12½ at Lahinch, Ireland.
The United States led 9½-6½ after morning foursomes, needing 3½ points to retain.
GB&I won seven of ten singles matches to erase the deficit.
Stuart Grehan defeated world No. 1 amateur Preston Stout in singles.
The victory was GB&I’s first since 2015 and its 10th overall.

History

Historical Context

First winning the Walker Cup in 1938 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Great Britain & Ireland broke a 16-year U.S. streak with a 7-4 victory. Nearly nine decades later, at Lahinch in 2024, Stuart Grehan rallied GB&I from a 9½-6½ morning deficit to a 13½-12½ triumph over the United States, underscoring the team’s renewed competitiveness.

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Story summary

Great Britain and Ireland clinched the 51st Walker Cup 13½-12½ at Lahinch, Ireland.
The United States led 9½-6½ after morning foursomes, needing 3½ points to retain.
GB&I won seven of ten singles matches to erase the deficit.
Stuart Grehan defeated world No. 1 amateur Preston Stout in singles.
The victory was GB&I’s first since 2015 and its 10th overall.

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