Historical University Match Results

The University Golf Match Results 1878 – 2024

Overall Cambridge leads the 135 match series by a score of 65 to 62, with 8 matches halved.

2025 Royal North Devon

2024 Rye Oxford 9½-5½

2023 Royal Dornoch Oxford 9-6

2022 Formby Oxford 9-6

2021 Aldeburgh Tie 7½-7½

2020 Muirfield Oxford 10½-4½

2019 Rye Oxford 9½-5½

2018 Royal Porthcawl Cambridge 9½-5½

2017 Ganton Oxford 10½-4½

2016 Royal West Norfolk Oxford 10-5

2015 Royal Liverpool Oxford 9-6

2014 Rye Oxford 8½-6½

2013 Royal St George’s Oxford 8-7

2012 Hunstanton Oxford 8-7

2011 Royal Cinque Ports Oxford 8-7

2010 Royal Porthcawl Oxford 9-6

2009 Rye Cambridge 9-6

2008 Hoylake Oxford 8-7

2007 Aldeburgh Cambridge 8½-6½

2006 Muirfield Tie 7½-7½

2005 Ganton Oxford 8-7

2004 Rye Tie 7½-7½

2003 Walton Heath Oxford 10-5

2002 Royal St George’s Cambridge 9½-5½

2001 Formby Oxford 8-7

2000 Royal Porthcawl Cambridge 8-7

1999 Royal Cinque Ports Oxford 9½-5½

1998 Rye Cambridge 9-6

1997 Royal St George’s Oxford 11-4

1996 Royal West Norfolk Oxford 8½-6½

1995 Royal Lytham & St Annes Oxford 8-7

1994 Rye Oxford 13-2

1993 Royal Liverpool Oxford 8½-6½

1992 Royal Cinque Ports Oxford 9½-5½

1991 Royal St George’s Cambridge 10-5

1990 Muirfield Cambridge 11-4

1989 The 100th Match: Rye Cambridge 11½-3½

1988 Royal Porthcawl Cambridge 9½-5½

1987 Formby Cambridge 10½-4½

1986 Ganton Oxford 11-4

1985 Rye Oxford 11½-3½

1984 Sunningdale Cambridge 11½-3½

1983 Royal St George’s Cambridge 9½-5½

1982 Hunstanton Cambridge 8-7

1981 Formby Cambridge 10½-4½

1980 Royal Liverpool Oxford 8½-6½

1979 Harlech Oxford 8½-6½

1978 The Centenary Year Match Rye Oxford 9-6

1977 Royal Porthcawl Cambridge 13-2

1976 Woodhall Spa Cambridge 10-5

1975 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 9½-5½

1974 Ganton Cambridge 9-6

1973 Saunton Oxford 8-7

1972 Formby Cambridge 8-7

1971 Rye Oxford 11-4

1970 Royal St George’s Tie 7½-7½

1969 Formby Cambridge 11-4

1968 Royal Porthcawl Cambridge 8½-6½

1967 Rye Cambridge 9½-5½

1966 Hunstanton Cambridge 22½-7½

1965 Royal St George’s Cambridge 21-9

1964 Rye Oxford 20-10

1963 Royal Birkdale Cambridge 12½-2½

1962 Hunstanton Tie 7½-7½

1961 Royal St George’s Oxford 11-4

1960 Royal Lytham & St Annes Cambridge 9-6

1959 Burnham & Barrow Cambridge 8½-6½

1958 Rye Cambridge 8-7

1957 Royal St George’s Oxford 10-5

1956 Formby Oxford 10-5

1955 Rye Cambridge 8-7

1954 Rye Cambridge 8-7

1953 Rye Cambridge 9-6

1952 Rye Cambridge 10-5

1951 Rye Cambridge 10½-4½

1950 Royal Lytham & St Annes Oxford 9½-5½

1949 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 8-7

1948 Royal St George’s Oxford 11-4

1947 Rye Oxford 9-6

1946 Royal Lytham & St Annes Cambridge 10-5

1940-45: Match not played

1939 Royal St George’s Cambridge 10½-4½

1938 Westward Ho! Cambridge 10½-4½

1937 Prince’s Cambridge 9-6

1936 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 12-3

1935 Burnham & Barrow Cambridge 8-7

1934 Formby Oxford 8½-6½

1933 Prince’s Cambridge 11-4

1932 Royal Lytham & St Annes Oxford 9-6

1931 Royal St George’s Oxford 9-6

1930 Royal Liverpool Oxford 12-3

1929 Rye Cambridge 9½-5½

1928 Prince’s Cambridge 8½-6½

1927 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 9-6

1926 Burnham & Barrow Cambridge 9-6

1925 Hunstanton Oxford 9-6

1924 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 9-6

1923 Rye Oxford 9-6

1922 Prince’s Cambridge 8-7

1921 Royal Liverpool Oxford 12-3

1920 Sunningdale Cambridge 6-3

1915-19: Match not played

1914 Rye Oxford 5-4

1913 Royal Liverpool Tie 4-4

1912 Prince’s Tie 4-4

1911 Rye Oxford 5-3

1910 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 5-3

1909 Royal St George’s Oxford 6-2

1908 Sunningdale Cambridge 4½-3½

After 1907 the format changed from holes won to matches won

1907 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 23-22

1906 Royal Liverpool Cambridge 30-7

1905 Sunningdale Cambridge 52-3

1904 Woking Oxford 14-12

1903 Royal St George’s Oxford 37-10

1902 St George’s, Oxford 52-5

1901 St George’s, Oxford 28-9

1900 St George’s, Oxford 69-0

1899 St George’s, Oxford 25-7

1898 St George’s, Cambridge 16-5

1897 St George’s, Cambridge 16-11

1896 Wimbledon Common Tie 4-4

1895 St George’s, Cambridge 11-8

1894 St George’s, Oxford 20-7

1893 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 33-1

1892 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 18-6

1891 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 16-5

1890 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 15-14

1889 Wimbledon Common Oxford 18-0

1888 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 20-12

1887 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 16-4

1886 Wimbledon Common Oxford 39-2

1885 Wimbledon Common Oxford 39-1

1884 Wimbledon Common Oxford 18-16

1883 Wimbledon Common Oxford 15-13

1882 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 8-7

1881 – Match not played

1880 Wimbledon Common Oxford 9-1

1879 Wimbledon Common Cambridge 12-2

1878 Wimbledon Common Oxford 24-0