DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke senior men’s golfer Alex Smalley is one of 16 amateur golfers nationwide selected by the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee to compete in an initial Walker Cup practice session in anticipation of the 2019 Walker Cup matches at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.
The practice session is scheduled for Dec. 14-18, and this year’s invitees include: The Walker Cup is an international golf competition contested in odd-numbered years by leading amateur golfers in two teams -- United States versus Great Britain and Ireland.
John Augenstein (Vanderbilt)
Akshay Bhatia
Will Gordon (Vanderbilt)
Stewart Hagestad
Cole Hammer (Texas)
Brandon Mancheno (Auburn)
Bryson Nimmer (Clemson)
Kevin O’Connell
Matt Parziale
Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M)
Trent Phillips (Georgia)
Isaiah Salinda (Stanford)
Alex Smalley (Duke)
Tyler Strafaci (Georgia Tech)
Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State)
Brandon Wu (Stanford)