Sixteen of the best American amateurs have been invited to the Walker Cup practice session Dec. 14-18.
The location for the session is still to be determined, but the 2019 team should have a decidedly new look. Mid-amateur Stewart Hagestad is the only 2017 Walker Cupper who was invited for this session.
Though it’s generally an idea of what the USGA’s international selection committee is thinking, the players invited to the practice session are not the only ones who will be considered for the team, nor are they guaranteed to remain an amateur through the summer.
The invites for this year, in alphabetical order: John Augenstein, Akshay Bhatia, Will Gordon, Hagestad, Cole Hammer, Brandon Mancheno, Bryson Nimmer, reigning U.