U.S. Walker Cup team watch: Nick Dunlap rising after Northeast Am win

The Walker Cup at St. Andrews is just over two months away, and the 10-man U.S. squad for the Sept. 2-3 matches is already taking shape.

Last week the USGA announced the first three players named to the American side, with Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent, Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen and North Carolina’s David Ford being selected as the top three Americans in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The USGA will announce the remaining seven representatives in two more waves, prior to and after the U.S. Amateur in mid-August.

It’s been an eventful start to the summer with two names boosting their stock – Vanderbilt junior Jackson Van Paris after winning the Sunnehanna Amateur and Alabama sophomore Nick…