There are two Scots amongst the ten-man Great Britain and Ireland team announced by the R & A today to face the USA in the 2015 Walker Cup match.

Grant Forrest and Jack McDonald made the team, with Ewen Ferguson named among the reserves for the event which will be played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September.

It is the 45th Walker Cup match to be played, and there a record five Irish players included in the line-up.

GB&I will be aiming to win back the trophy after the USA enjoyed a 17-9 victory in the 2013 match at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, New York.

Nigel Edwards, who will be captaining the GB&I team for the third time, said, “We have selected a talented group of players who compete at the highest levels of amateur golf and, in some cases, have played in Major Championships and Tour events.

"The Walker Cup offers these players a tremendous opportunity to display their abilities and gain invaluable experience of playing in international team competition.

“I know there will be players who are disappointed not to have made the team and it has been a difficult decision to make with such strength in depth in the British and Irish game at the moment, but we believe we have selected the best players for the team and are very much looking forward to the match.”

The GB&I team:

Ashley Chesters, 26, Hawkstone Park, England

Paul Dunne, 22, Greystones, Ireland

Grant Forrest, 22, Craigielaw, Scotland

Sam Horsfield, 18, Davenport, Florida, USA

Jack Hume, 21, Naas, Ireland

Gary Hurley, 22, West Waterford, Ireland

Jack McDonald, 22, Kilmarnock (Barassie), Scotland

Gavin Moynihan, 20, The Island, Ireland

Jimmy Mullen, 21, Royal North Devon, England

Cormac Sharvin, 22, Ardglass, Ireland

Reserves:

Ewen Ferguson, 19, Bearsden, Scotland

Bradley Moore, 17, Kedleston Park, England

Captain:

Nigel Edwards, 47, Whitchurch, Wales