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Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine previews the 2026 U.S. Walker Cup following covering the U.S. Amateur at Merion, an event that he ranks near the very top of golf tournaments he’s covered.
'10 for 10': Romine says no surprises for U.S. Walker Cup picks
Golf Channel's Brentley Romine previews the 2026 U.S. Walker Cup following covering the U.S. Amateur at Merion, an event that he ranks near the very top of golf tournaments he's covered.
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Jack Whaley of England and Jay Leng Jr. will play for the U.S. Amateur title at Merion. Whaley twice lost 3-up leads against Auburn sophomore Logan Reilly and won the 18th hole with a bogey.
On a day where Merion welcomed nearly 3,000 ticketed spectators, the U.S. Amateur experienced its quickest quarterfinal round in at least 24 years on Friday.
The Texas Tech senior was born in France, represents his mother’s native country, started at a junior college and now is three wins away from becoming the first Moroccan to win the U.S. Amateur.
Whaley hasn’t heard from GB&I Walker Cup selectors, which is either a good thing or bad thing entering Friday’s U.S. Amateur quarterfinals.
Reilly, the Auburn sophomore who won the clinching point for the Tigers when they captured another NCAA golf championship, is one of eight golfers left at Merion.
Max Herendeen was spiraling amid expectations; now, he’s confidently making another U.S. Amateur run
There comes a time when an elite player must learn to handle the noise. For the Illinois senior Herendeen, that’s been the last eight months or so.
The eighth-ranked Cowan chipped in for par at Merion’s 17th hole, right after flubbing his first chip, to close out a 2-and-1 victory over the fourth-ranked Russell.
Jack Whaley nearly aced the first hole of a 16-for-11 playoff at the U.S. Amateur while Taishi Moto downed Palacios on the third extra hole for the final berth in match play at Merion.
From eight miles away in Norristown, Ryan shot 8 under to win medalist honors by two shots Tuesday at Merion, where Ryan hopes to now orchestrate a match-play run like Niall Shiels Donegan did a year ago at Olympic Club.
Deacon is caddying for Luke Poulter in the U.S. Amateur, 21 years after losing in the semifinals at Merion; Poulter, meanwhile, is headed for the playoff.