There is a nice story from the Walker Cup 2007 in Royal County Down, in which Rory Mcilroy and Billy Horschel, both not yet 21, were confronted in three of the four games.
During one of the square sessions, Horschel hit a bunker shot and sprinted to the hole to see if it would come in, screaming “Go inside!” all the way. McIlroy did not care about the antics, and a day later he opened their singles match with an eagle and unleashed a thunderous scream.
“Oh, I definitely despised him,” said McIlroy insufficiently a few years ago on golf’s. “Since then we have actually become very close, which is great. We were probably all annoying at the time, but because I was also at home and he was sometimes rude against the crowd and they are my people. It was like:” I’m going to hit his ass. “But since then we have really forged a good friendship.
OK, so what is the point of visiting this moment in time again? It is just a memory that although the Walker Cup is a very competitive and entertaining amateur event, it is also an opportunity to look and get to know a handful of boys who may most likely play in the pro -rangs and on your TV screens.
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The American team is taking on Groot -Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup 2025 this weekend Cypress Point Club In Pebble Beach, California, and the streaming and TV schedule are the same for both Saturday and Sunday. You can stream from 12: 30-3: 30 pm ET on Peacock and adjust to the broadcast of 19-10 hours ET on Golfkanaal.
You can learn more about the 20 Walker Cup players below. (Their status in the amateur golf ranking of the men is in brackets.)
Team USA
Jackson’s Birch (no. 1) – Won the Haskins Award as the best collegial male golfer two years ago, the first time that a first -year student since Justin Thomas won in 2012. He played in six pro events in 2025 and finished T11, T6 and T5 in his last three. He earned all his PGA Tour card via the PGA Tour Accelerated Program.
Ben James (No. 2) -A three-time first team All-American in Virginia, he won the Phil Mickelson Award (top first-year student) in 2023.
Ethan Fang (No. 3) – In June he became the first American in 18 years to win the British amateur. Oklahoma State also helped to win the NCAA Division I title 2025.
Jase Summy (no. 4) – Won the Western Amateur title in the summer.
Preston Stout (no. 5) – 2025 American amateur medal winner and won the Northeast Amateur from 2025 in Wanamoisett Country Club with eight shots.
Tommy Morrison (no. 6) -He became the first American to win the European amateur and in 2023 he worked with Tony Romo in the American amateur Vier-Ball.
Michael Lasasso (no. 9) – Won the NCAA Division I individual title in May.
Jacob Modleski (no. 13) – The rising junior at Notre Dame has reached the American amateur quart finals in each of the past two years.
Stewart Hagestad (no. 44) – The oldest member of the team (34), Hagestad makes his fifth Walker Cup performance. He has won three US mid-amateur titles and played in five US OpenS.
Mason Howell (no. 143) -Howell, 18, won the American amateur in the Olympic club last month to become the third-year champion in the history of the event.
Team GB & I
Tyler Weaver (No. 10) -The highly ranked player in the team, Weaver, a 20-year-old in the state of Florida, was named ACC-first year student of the year in 2024.
Cameron Adam (no. 17) – Won the St. Andrews Links Trophy in June to qualify for the Open Championship on Royal Portush.
Ian Poulter is no problem for our Walker Cup team. But maybe his son
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Luke Poulter (no. 27) -The son of the European Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter, Luke, who plays for the University of Florida, won his first NCAA event in March.
Dominic Clemons (no. 35) – Qualified for the Open Championship 2024 and played in the Rocket Classic 2025.
Connor Graham (No. 42) – Two years ago, at the age of 16, he became the youngest player who ever participated in a Walker Cup. Qualified for the 2025 open at Royal Portush.
Charlie Forster (No. 52) – It has collected two NCAA victories in the past year.
Trial Shiels Donegan (no. 63) – Last month to the semi -final of the American amateur and was a favorite with fans among the locals after his move from Scotland to California a few years ago.
Eliot Baker (no. 104) – Has four Wagr victories in the past year, including taking the Scottish men’s open amateur at seven o’clock.
Stuart Grehan (no. 149) -The eldest player in his team, 32-year-old Grehan finally makes his Walker Cup debut.
Gavin Tiernan (no. 465) -In June he almost became the first player to continue by preventing the amateur championship. Was arranged at 3,645th a year ago, but has since climbed into the top 500.
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