2023 Walker Cup: Meet the United States team

August 23, 2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

The Old Course at St. Andrews

Meet the 10 members of the 2023 United States Walker Cup team that will compete against GB&I Sept 2-3 at The Old Course

With just a couple of weeks left until the 2023 Walker Cup, the United States team has their ten guys.

Gordon Sargent, Michael Thorbjornsen, and David Ford were the first three players picked. Caleb Surratt and Nick Dunlap were named to the team shortly after.

Ben James, Preston Summerhays, Austin Greaser, Stewart Hagestad, Dylan Menante, and Nick Gabrelcik were named after the U.S. Amateur to fill out the roster. Unfortunately, Thorbjornsen had to withdraw his name from the team after he suffered a season-ending injury.

Let's meet the players who will be representing the United States in the 100th Walker Cup at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, from Sep. 2-3.

NICK DUNLAP -- view rankings profile>

Nick Dunlap (USGA Photo)

Dunlap of Huntsville, Ala., is entering the Walker Cup scorching hot. He won two of the seven Elite Amateur Golf Series events with the Northeast Amateur and North & South Amateur and then stood tall at the 123rd U.S. Amateur Championship. He is a rising sophomore at the University of Alabama.

Dunlap is currently ranked No. 12 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

DAVID FORD -- view rankings profile>

David Ford (USGA Photo)

Ford of Peachtree Corners, Ga., joined Sargent and Thorbjornsen as the first three players to be selected to the team. Ford won the Jones in June and made the Round of 16 in the U.S. Amateur. Ford is a rising junior at the University of North Carolina.

Ford is currently ranked No. 4 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

NICK GABRELCIK -- view rankings profile>

Nick Gabrelcik (USGA Photo)

Gabrelcik of Trinity, Fla., won the Southern Amateur behind a blistering final round 8-under 64. He recently just made the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur and finished T2 at the ASUN Conference Championships for the University of North Florida.

Gabrelcik is currently ranked No. 5 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

AUSTIN GREASER -- view rankings profile>

Austin Greaser (USGA Photo)

Greaser of Vandalia, OH., is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina. He hasn't played much this summer but did finish T11 at the NCAA Championships and made the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur. Greaser won the 2022 Western Amateur.

Greaser is currently ranked No. 18 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

STEWART HAGESTAD -- view rankings profile>

Stewart Hagestad (USGA Photo)

The incredibly accomplished Mid-Amateur of Newport Beach, Calif., will be playing in his fourth Walker Cup (2017, 2019, 2021). He won the 2016 Mid-Amateur Championship and played in the 2017 and 2022 Masters Tournament. He also played in the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 U.S. Open.

Hagestad is currently ranked No. 73 and the top U.S. Mid-Amateur in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

BEN JAMES -- view rankings profile>

Ben James (USGA Photo)

James of Milford, Conn., is a rising sophomore at the University of Virginia. James won the 2023 Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award. James finished 6th at the NCAA Championships and recently made the Quarterfinals at the U.S. Amateur.

James is currently ranked No. 17 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

DYLAN MENANTE -- view rankings profile>

Dylan Menante (USGA Photo)

The third member of the Walker Cup team from the University of North Carolina, Menante of Carlsbad, Calif., finished T9 at the Northeast Amateur, 2nd at the Southern Amateur, and made the match play at the U.S. Amateur. He also finished T4 at the NCAA Championships.

Menante is currently ranked No. 9 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

GORDON SARGENT -- view rankings profile>

Gordon Sargent (USGA Photo)

Sargent of Birmingham, Ala., finished as the low amateur in the 2023 U.S. Open with his T39 finish and played in four PGA Tour events, making two cuts. He was awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world's top men's amateur player.

Sargent is currently ranked No. 1 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

PRESTON SUMMERHAYS -- view rankings profile>

Preston Summerhays (USGA Photo)

Summerhays of Scottsdale, Ariz., is playing well of late, making the final 16 at the Western Amateur and the final 64 in the U.S. Amateur. He also finished T23 at the Southern Amateur and qualified for the U.S. Open.

Summerhays is currently ranked No. 21 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

CALEB SURRATT -- view rankings profile>

Caleb Surratt (USGA Photo)

Surratt of Indian, Trail., N.C., finished T14 at the Sunnehanna Amateur and 2nd at the Northeast Amateur. He finished in the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur and won the 2022 Elite Amateur Series.

Surratt is currently ranked No. 3 in the GolfWeek/AmateurGolf.com world amateur rankings.

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