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Dean Robertson wants another shot at Walker Cup glory

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The winning Great Britain & Ireland captain says his answer would be “100% yes” if he was asked to lead the team for a third time at Bandon Dunes

LAHINCH, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Dean Robertson of Scotland the Great Britain and Ireland team captain with Jack Whaley on the first tee prior to the Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club on September 03, 2026 in Lahinch, Ireland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Victorious Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Captain Dean Robertson has revealed he wants to lead the team again.

Asked on The NCG Golf Podcast if he would like to skipper the side for a third time, the University of Stirling High Performance Coach said: “The answer would be 100% yes”.

Robertson’s team produced arguably the greatest revival in Walker Cup history when overcoming a three-point deficit going into the final singles matches to beat the USA by a single point at Lahinch.

The 56-year-old Scot was also in charge at Cypress Point last year in a 17-9 defeat and GB&I will try to win in America for only the third time at Bandon Dunes in 2028.

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LAHINCH, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Dean Robertson, captain of Team GB&I, lifts the Walker Cup following victory during the singles matches on day two of the Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club on September 06, 2026 in Lahinch, County Clare. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Dean Robertson lifts the Walker Cup following victory at Lahinch | Source: Getty Images

Nigel Edwards was the last captain to skipper GB&I three times, bowing out in 2015 after his team won at Royal Lytham & St Annes. That was also the last time the home nations lifted the trophy before Robertson’s men produced miracles at Lahinch.

In the 104-year history of the Walker Cup, only Geoff Marks (at Peachtree in 1989) and Peter McEvoy (at Ocean Forest in 2001) have led sides from across the pond to victory in the United States.

But Robertson described the victory at Lahinch, achieved after GB&I trailed 9.5-6-5 before winning the first four games of the singles on their way to a dramatic finish, as the greatest moment of his career.

It’s a life in golf that brought a European Tour victory at the 1999 Italian Open, four appearances at The Open and a string of Scottish Amateur successes, but he said of Lahinch: “It was a wonderful experience and it means way more to be part of that than it’s ever done for anything else I’ve ever been part of.”

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Steve Carroll
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A journalist for more than 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long.

A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A’s prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.

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