In a matter of days, the 45th playing of the Walker Cup will be underway between 10-man teams representing the United States and Great Britain and Ireland.
It should provide great match-play drama, but I’m more concerned about the future of the competition and what can be done to ensure its continued importance on the amateur golf landscape.
The decision by former Georgia Tech All-American Ollie Schniederjans to turn pro in July after the British Open and forgo a spot on the American side doesn’t portend well for other top collegiate golfers. Bradley Neil, the 2014 British Amateur champ, also elected to turn pro after the U.