Stuart Greham (IRL) was the first player to make the team, gaining automatic selection in June when he won the Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool. Tyler Weaver (ENG), Luke Poulter (ENG), Eliot Baker and Niall Sheils Donegan (SCO) also earned automatic selection based on their World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) as of August 6.
Jack Whaley (ENG) gained automatic selection when he won the US Amateur Championship at Merion at the weekend.
The four captain’s pick are Ben Bolton (ENG), Sam Easterbrook (ENG), Connor Graham (SCO) and Josh Hill (ENG).
Robertson, who will captain GB&I for a fourth time, said that Hill’s commitment to making the team and his performance at the Lahinch training camp in July, where he demonstrated the skills required to play the course in all conditions, seems to have been decisive for the selectors.
Ireland’s Tom Higgins and David Howard were announced as the first and second reserves respectively.
BALANCE OF EXPERIENCE & FORM
Baker, Graham, Grehan, Poulter, Sheils Donegan and Weaver all competed in the 2025 match at Cypress Point, which saw GB&I lose 17-9, while Bolton, Easterbrook, Hill and Whaley will all be making their Walker Cup debuts at Lahinch.
Robertson, who is doing a fourth stint as captain, said: “I’m excited by the team we have selected for the match at Lahinch. We have a really exciting blend of players who have experienced the Walker Cup before and others who have earned their first opportunity through some excellent performances over the last year.
“We have players who have won important championships, performed at the highest level in amateur golf and demonstrated that they can deliver results in international match play. Playing at Lahinch will make this a particularly special Walker Cup.
“We know there will be fantastic support for the team in Ireland and our players will be determined to give those supporters plenty to get behind. We learned a great deal from Cypress Point and everyone involved is hugely motivated by the challenge ahead.”
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