Golf Week · Sep 13, 2015
Tait: Home team advantage continues to dominate Walker Cup
Cormac Sharvin (left) celebrates Great Britain & Ireland's 2015 Walker Cup victory. ( Getty Images )LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - If the 45th Walker Cup had been played on paper, then the United States would be going home with George Herbert Walker’s trophy.
Thankfully, the greatest team event in amateur golf isn’t played on paper. This time it was played on the tough test of Royal Lytham. That only meant one thing: a GB&I victory.
Once again, home course advantage played a key role in the Walker Cup. The home team has won 10 of the past 12 matches. GB&I has now won five of the last six played on its home soil.