GB&I selects four players for Walker Cup after Weaver withdraws from U.S. Amateur
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 5, 2026, 4:29 PM
Last updated Aug 5, 2026
The Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) Walker Cup team has added four players, including Englishmen Tyler Weaver, Luke Poulter, Eliot Baker, and Scotland's Niall Shiels Donegan. Weaver, ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, withdrew from the U.S. Amateur scheduled at Merion next week due to a back injury. The selection comes after the team lost last year’s match at Cypress Point. British Amateur champion Stuart Grehan is already part of the roster. Connor Graham, currently ranked No. 25, is a likely pick to fill the remaining position.
- •Weaver, ranked No. 2, withdrew due to injury.
- •GB&I team has four new additions for Walker Cup.
- •Stuart Grehan, the British Amateur champion, is included.
- •Team lost the previous Walker Cup at Cypress Point.
- •Connor Graham is expected to fill the final roster spot.
- 4:29 PMYahoo Sports — GB&I adds 4 for Walker Cup, though Tyler Weaver WDs from U.S. Amateur
"Weaver, the world No. 2, pulled out Tuesday from next week's championship at Merion, though he was still among four players named to the GB&I Walker Cup squad on Wednesday.
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