JUPITER, Fla. – Two Demon Deacon men’s golfers in junior Michael Brennan and alum Evan Beck are set to take part in the Walker Cup Practice this week in Jupiter, Fla.
The Walker Cup is contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland.
Wake Forest is one of just four schools to have multiple representatives this week and one of just two in the ACC.
An invitation to the Walker Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the team. Players not invited will also be considered for inclusion on the team.
Ten of the 16 players from the December 2020 Walker Cup practice session competed on the USA Team in May 2021, when the USA defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 14-12, at Seminole. Seven of the 16 players who attended the December 2018 practice session made the 2019 USA Team that defeated GB&I, 15½-10½, at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake), in Merseyside, England.
The 49th Match will be played on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, Sept. 2-3, 2023.
The Match is played over two days with 18 singles matches and eight foursomes (alternate-shot) matches.
The USA leads the overall series that began in 1922, 38-9-1, but it has been tremendously competitive over the last three decades, with the USA holding just a 10-7 advantage in the Match since 1989. The R&A will select the 10 members of the GB&I Team, which represents England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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