Walker Cup

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The Walker Cup is a prestigious biennial amateur golf team competition between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur golf team competition
biennial sporting event
alsoKnownAs Walker Cup Match NERFINISHED
alternatingVenues Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
category amateur sports competition
golf tournament
international sports competition
competitionLevel international
competitionType team competition
continentTeam1 North America NERFINISHED
continentTeam2 Europe NERFINISHED
countryTeam1 United States NERFINISHED
countryTeam2 Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
firstHeld 1922
format match play
frequency every two years
gender men
governingBodyTeam1 United States Golf Association NERFINISHED
governingBodyTeam2 The R&A NERFINISHED
inauguralVenue National Golf Links of America NERFINISHED
matchTypes foursomes
singles
namedAfter George Herbert Walker NERFINISHED
organisedBy The R&A NERFINISHED
United States Golf Association NERFINISHED
participantType amateur golfers
playedOn 18-hole golf courses
regionTeam1 United States of America NERFINISHED
regionTeam2 Great Britain NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
relatedCompetition Curtis Cup NERFINISHED
Eisenhower Trophy NERFINISHED
scoringSystem points-based team total
sport golf
status one of the most prestigious events in amateur golf
teamSelectionBasis top amateur players
teamSize 10 players
plus captain
trophy Walker Cup trophy
usualMonth September
website https://www.randa.org
https://www.usga.org

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Darren Clarke amateurTeamAppearances Walker Cup
this entity surface form: Walker Cup 1989
Muirfield hasTournament Walker Cup
Nathaniel Crosby participatedIn Walker Cup
Willie Turnesa participatedIn Walker Cup
Seve Ballesteros representedTeam Walker Cup
this entity surface form: Great Britain and Ireland in Ryder Cup