Monday, August 24, 2015

United States complete Walker Cup team for 

Royal Lytham next month

USGA NEWS RELEASE
FAR HILLS, New Jersey – With the addition of five players by the United States Golf Association, the 10-man squad of the 2015 United States Walker Cup Team for the 45th Match against Great Britain and Ireland is complete.
Scott Harvey, 37, of Greensboro, N.C.; Denny McCarthy, 22, of Rockville, Md.; Mike McCoy, 52, of Des Moines, Iowa; Jordan Niebrugge, 22, of Mequon, Wis.; and Robby Shelton, 19, of Wilmer, Ala., will represent the United States Team captained by John “Spider” Miller at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire from Sept. 12-13.
These five players chosen by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee join those who were chosen on Aug. 10: 2015 U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau, 21, of Clovis, Calif.; Beau Hossler, 20, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; Lee McCoy, 21, of Athens, Ga.; Maverick McNealy, 19, of Portola Valley, Calif.; and Hunter Stewart, 22, of Lexington, Ky.
“The addition of these five outstanding gentlemen to the 2015 United States Walker Cup Team is a source of great pride for us,” said Diana M. Murphy, USGA vice president and chairman of the USGA’s Championship Committee. 
“We are confident that this group of 10 who will represent the USA will form a competitive and cohesive team in the true spirit of the Walker Cup and prove to be an amicable and formidable opponent for Great Britain and Ireland.”
The alternates (reserves)_are Matt NeSmith, 21, of North Augusta, S.C., and Scottie Scheffler, 19, of Dallas, Texas.

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