Never know who you’ll run into at Seminole!
@KiraDixon
and
@Thejessicakorda
chatted about first tee pressure and more during Saturday’s morning session.
This 48th
#WalkerCup
Match will long be remembered for the strength and grit of both the USA 🇺🇸 and GB&I 🇬🇧🇮🇪 Teams.
Still, only one team could hoist the most prestigious team prize in amateur golf, and it was the USA coming out on top, 14-12.
"I walked on to the tee and when my name was announced my legs suddenly went to jelly"
US Open winner
@JustinRose99
talks about his experience in The
#WalkerCup
and how it felt being the youngest person at the time to ever compete in the event 🏆
The biggest winning margin of the weekend so far as
@TomSloman8
and
@tomplumb63
put a point on the board for GB&I 🇬🇧🇮🇪⬆️
Time for a treat? 🍫☕️
#WalkerCup
"Selfishness doesn't work if you're representing something bigger than yourself."
President George W. Bush stopped by
#WalkerCup
practice and came away inspired by the caliber and character of the players.
Gordon Sargent was presented with the McCormack Medal last night by CEO of The R&A, Martin Slumbers 🥇
Gordon finished the 2023 season as the number one men’s amateur golfer in the world 🇺🇸👏
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Cole Hammer, Akshay Bhatia, and Stewart Hagestad have been named automatic selections to the 2019 USA
#WalkerCup
Team based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking!
Bios:
The Walker Cup will return to the
@TheHomeofGolf
in 2023 when the biennial match between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States is played over the famous Old Course at St Andrews.
MORE HERE:
In addition to being the 41st president of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, whose grandfather, George Herbert Walker, is who the
#WalkerCup
is named for, was always a strong friend of the game. More on his legacy:
“It was a huge deal for me at the time. I played amateur golf for two years, just for that moment. The
@WalkerCup
I played in that year was at home at Royal County Down. It was a pretty special week for me.” –
@McIlroyRory
It's 100 years since the Walker Cup was first staged in St Andrews with GB&I and the USA preparing to battle it out once again on the historic Old Course this week 🏆
Find out everything you need to know about the Walker Cup 👉
Before the
#WalkerCup
Match officially begins on Saturday, the USA 🇺🇸 and GB&I 🇬🇧🇮🇪 Teams squared off in a Closest to the Hole Shootout at
@TheBreakers
.
Club twirls were not only acceptable, but encouraged!
It's an 8am start for Sunday's foursomes 🏌️♂️ GB&I and USA will resume with the score at 7-5 to the home team 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇺🇸
Bring on tomorrow 🏆
Full tee times 👉
As the finest amateur competition in the world, these matches represent the soul of the game played in its purest form.
The 48th
#WalkerCup
Match is live now on
@GolfChannel
.