Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition.

If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.

The United States picked a 9-man team in early January, including Francis Ouimet as playing-captain.

[4] Great Britain and Ireland announced 8 of their 10-man team in mid-March with Michael Scott as playing-captain.

[6] Munn, from Northern Ireland, travelled to St Andrews but suffered from sciatica, withdrawing two days before the match.