Overview
- GB&I defeated the United States 13½-12½ to win the 51st Walker Cup, sealing victory when Josh Hill birdied the 18th to beat Tyler Watts.
- The match turned on Sunday when GB&I won seven of the 10 singles matches after the U.S. had swept that morning's foursomes to take a three-point lead.
- Stuart Grehan supplied the early spark by beating world No. 1 Preston Stout in the opening singles, and Jack Whaley produced an 8-and-7 singles win that shifted momentum.
- Windy links conditions at Lahinch and a partisan crowd of roughly 8,000 amplified home advantage and influenced several late-hole swings in closely contested matches.
- The result ends the Americans' five-match winning streak, leaves the U.S. ahead in the all-time series 40-10-1, and sets the next Walker Cup at Bandon Dunes in September 2028.