CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — The roster for the United States Walker Cup team is set.
Following the conclusion of the 123rd U.S. Amateur on Sunday, the United States Golf Association’s International Team Selection working group and coach Mike McCoy announced the final selections to represent the American team in the 49th Walker Cup at the Old Course at St. Andrews from Sept. 2-3.
The Walker Cup is a 10-man amateur team competition between the U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland. The Old Course has hosted eight previous Walker Cups, more than any other venue, most recently in 1975, when the USA defeated GB&I, 15½-8½
Rising Stanford senior Michael Thorbjornsen, second in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, would’ve represented the United States but withdrew from the competition, as well as the U.S. Amateur, because of a back injury.
Meet the 10 members of the 2023 United States Walker Cup team.
Nick Dunlap was the best amateur in the world this summer, culminating with a win in the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills. In addition, he also won the Northeast Amateur and the North & South Amateur.
Ford was one of the first automatic qualifiers for the Palmer Cup. He’s ranked fourth in WAGR and is coming off a first-team All-America season as a sophomore at North Carolina. He made the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur.
Nick Gabrelcik, who will be a senior at North Florida this fall, played his way on to the team with a stellar summer. He won the Southern Amateur and then made the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur.
Greaser, seventh in WAGR, made the finals of the 2021 U.S. Amateur and won…
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