Great Britain & Ireland and the United States have announced their teams for the 50th Walker Cup.
This will be held at the Cypress Point in California. This most super venue will host the event for the second time, and the first time since 1981.
Team USA are the defending champions, having won at the Old Course at St Andrews in 2023. This year’s hosts have won the last four editions of the Walker Cup.
Both teams comprise 10 players, ranging from teenagers to those in their 30s. The two teams will play on September 6 and 7 to kick off an incredible month of team golf, which includes the Ryder Cup too.
Who will be playing at Cypress Point?
Team GB&I
Dean Robertson – Captain
Tyler Weaver
Of Bury St Edmunds in England, he is a junior at Florida State and played in the 2025 US Open at Oakmont.
Cameron Adam
Of Royal Burgess in Scotland, he recently graduated from Northwestern University. He won the 2025 St Andrews Links Trophy.
Dominic Clemons
Of Gog Magog in England, he was the runner-up at the 2024 Amateur Championship and won the 2024 Scottish Men’s Championship by 17 shots.
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Conor Graham
Of Blairgowrie in Scotland, he is a sophomore at Texas Tech University, and he played at the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush.
Eliot Baker
Of Tiverton in England, he won the 2025 Scottish Men’s Open Championship and the Portuguese International Men’s Amateur Championship.
Charlie Forster
Of Basingstoke in England, he recently graduated from Long Beach State and won the Lake Las Vegas Invitational and Wyoming Cowboy Classic in 2025.
Stuart Grehan
Of County Louth in Ireland, he turned professional in 2017 but became an amateur again in April 2025. He won the Irish Open and Close Amateur Championships in 2025.
Luke Poulter
Of Woburn in England, he is a junior at the University of Florida and won the Schenkel Invitational US collegiate in 2025.
Niall Shiels Donegan
Of Meadow Club in California but from Scotland, he is a junior at North Carolina and was a semi-finalist at the 2025 US Amateur.
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Gavin Tiernan
Of County Louth in Ireland, he is a sophomore at East Tennessee State University, and he came second at the 2025 Amateur Championship.
Team USA
Nathan Smith – Captain
Jackson Kloivun
From Chapel Hill in North Carolina, he is the top amateur in the world and is a junior at Auburn University.
Ben James
From Milford, Connecticut, he was part of the US team that won the Walker Cup in 2023 and is a senior at the University of Virginia.
Michael La Sasso
Of Raleigh, North Carolina, he won the 2025 NCAA Division I Individual title and became the second player from Ole Miss to do this.
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Ethan Fang
From Texas, he won the Amateur Championship in 2025, and he is a junior at Oklahoma State University.
Preston Stout
From Richardson, Texas, he is a senior at Oklahoma State University and helped the Cowbys win the 2025 NCAA Division I title in 2025.
Mason Howell
From Thomasville, this 18-year-old has committed to play at the University of Georgia in 2026 and won his Walker Cup spot by winning the US Amateur.
Stewart Hagestad
From Newport Beach, he is competing in his fifth Walker Cup, and he has been a part of the last four winning US teams.
Jacob Modleski
From Noblesville, Indiana, he is a junior at the University of Notre Dame and reached the quarter finals of the US Amateur Championship.
Tommy Morrison
From Dallas, Texas, he is a senior at the University of Texas and played at the 152nd Open at Royal Troon.
Jase Summy
From Keller, Texas, he is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, and he won the 2025 Western Amateur.
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