Pine Valley Golf Club to Host 2044 Walker Cup Match

Pine Valley Golf Club, in Pine Hill, N.J., has been chosen by the USGA as the host site for the 2044 Walker Cup Match. The venerable golf club has previously hosted the 1936 and 1985 Walker Cup Matches, and will host the 2034 Curtis Cup Match.  
 
“We are committed to bringing our championships to the finest golf courses in the country,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championships officer. “To have Pine Valley as the host site of this prestigious event will not only produce memorable competition but reinforce the stature of amateur golf worldwide.” 
 
Pine Valley, which began construction in 1913 and was completed in 1922, was designed by George Arthur Crump, who died in 1918. For his one and only design, Crump consulted experienced architects such as Harry Colt, A.W. Tillinghast, Donald Ross, Hugh Wilson, George C. Thomas Jr. and Walter Travis to conceptualize the course, which from the beginning has been widely considered some of the greatest golf course architecture in America, if not the world. 

"Pine Valley was founded with the mission of celebrating the best in amateur golf,” said Club President Jim Davis. “It’s fitting that we’d host a premier event bringing together the best amateurs of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. Our membership cherishes our heritage with the Walker Cup and looks forward to creating more history in the future.” 
 
Captained by Francis Ouimet, the USA Team won the 1936 Walker Cup Match at Pine Valley in dominant fashion, blanking their Great Britain & Ireland opponents, 9-0. The USA claimed the 1985 Match by a narrow 13-11 margin, with a team featuring playing captain Jay Sigel and future PGA Tour winners Davis Love III, Scott Verplank, Sam Randolph and Duffy Waldorf. 
 
The 2044 Walker Cup Match will be the 65th USGA championship held in the state of New Jersey, fourth-most among all states. In a few months, the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball will be conducted at Plainfield Country Club in Edison. The Garden State last hosted the 2022 U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, won by Sam Bennett. 
 
The 50th Match will be played later this year at the Cypress Point Club, in Pebble Beach, Calif., on Sept. 6-7. The Match is a 10-man amateur team competition contested over two days with 18 singles and eight foursomes (alternate-shot) matches. The USA leads the overall series that began in 1922, 39-9-1, but it has been tremendously competitive over the last three decades, with the USA holding just an 11-7 advantage since 1989.