Very very
sad for Mid Ams.... https://t.co/lw8
4tqyZZI
— Scott Harvey
(@ScottHarvey78) April 17, 2017
FAR HILLS, NJ (April 18, 2017) - As first reported
by Global
Golf Post on Monday, the USGA is prepared
to move away from its two mid-amateur Walker
Cup minimum.
Instead they will commit to at least one mid-
amateur, while leaving open the possibility of
additional mid-amateurs to qualify for the team.
The commitment to two mid-amateurs began in
2013 at the National Golf Links in Southampton,
NY with Nathan Smith and Todd White
representing the mid-am game. Both players
performed exceptionally well in 2013 with White
earning the point that clinched at least a tie and
Smith earning the matches clinching point in a
17-9 Team USA victory.
However, in 2015 things didn't go as well for
mid-amateurs Scott Harvey and Mike McCoy, as
the duo combined for just one point during a
16.5-9.5 loss at Royal Lytham & St Annes. With
that said the entire USA team struggled, thus
neither player can be blamed for the loss.
Speaking to Golf Channel Team USA captain
Spider Miller, a two-time U.S. Mid-Amateur
winner, supported the rule stressing that it is
important to have flexibility based on the
number of mid-amateur candidates.