OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – The U.S. Walker Cup selection committee’s task just got a bit more difficult.
Three of the more talked-about hopefuls were eliminated Thursday during the Round of 32 at the U.S Amateur.
Former Virginia star Denny McCarthy figures to lead the pack, but he was ousted by Canadian Austin James, 3 and 2.
"It was in my control and now it's out of my control," he said. "I've done all I can do."
South Carolina senior Matt NeSmith, who won the Players Amateur earlier this summer, was thumped, 5 and 4, by NCAA champion and Walker Cupper Bryson DeChambeau.