Seven of the 10 US Walker Cup team members from this year’s victory over Cypress Point have been included for the upcoming practice session ahead of next year’s Walker Cup in Lahinch.
The practice session will take place December 18-20 at Seminole Golf Club, McArthur Golf Club and Jupiter Hills Club in South Florida. A total of 18 players were invited and accepted their invitation.
Among the invitees is world No. 1 Jackson Koivun, a junior at Auburn who has already completed his PGA Tour through the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. Koivun can choose to turn pro after either of the next two NCAA Championships and complete his season-and-a-half membership. He’s still undecided about his plans, but accepting a spot in the practice session certainly means he’s at least considering remaining an amateur for another year.
There will be three mid-amateurs in attendance: five-time Walker Cupper Stewart Hagestad, along with Evan Beck and Bobby Massa. There will also be four high school players in attendance: Mason Howell, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion who made his Walker Cup debut this year, plus Miles Russell, Luke Colton and Tyler Watts.
Here’s the full list:
- Evan Beck, 35, from Virginia Beach, Virginia (Wake Forest, class of 2013)
- Luke Colton, 18, from Frisco, Texas (high school class of 2026)
- Ethan Fang, 20, from Plano, Texas (Oklahoma State, junior)
- Josiah Gilbert, 20, from Houston, Texas (Auburn, junior)
- Stewart Hagestad, 34, from Newport Beach, California (USC, class of 2013)
- Max Herendeen, 20, from Bellevue, Washington (Illinois, junior)
- Mason Howell, 18, from Thomasville, Georgia (high school class of 2026)
- Jackson Koivun, 20, of Chapel Hill, NC (Auburn, junior)
- Michael La Sasso, 21, of Raleigh, NC (Ole Miss, senior)
- Bryan Lee, 21, of Fairfax, Virginia (Virginia, senior)
- Bobby Massa, 37, from Dallas, Texas (UT Arlington, class of 2010)
- Jacob Modleski, 20, from Noblesville, Indiana (Notre Dame, junior)
- Miles Russell, 16, from Jacksonville Beach, Florida (high school class of 2027)
- Lance Simpson 22, from Knoxville, Tennessee. (Tennessee, senior)
- Preston Stout, 21, from Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State, junior)
- Cameron Tankersley, 22, from Dickson, Tennessee (Ole Miss, senior)
- Jack Turner, 21, from Orlando, Florida (Florida, junior)
- Tyler Watts, 17, of Huntsville, Ala. (high school class of 2027)
The 2026 Walker Cup will take place from September 5 to 6 in County Clare, Ireland, as the biennial competition switches to even years.
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