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Men’s Golf places two on 2021 U.S. Walker Cup team

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf juniors Pierceson Coody and Cole Hammer were two of 10 players named to the 2021 United State Walker Cup Team, the United States Golf Association's (USGA) International Team Selection working group announced Monday. Hammer is one of two returning players from the 2019 U.S. squad that defeated Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I), 15.5-10.5, at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.

Coody, a Plano, Texas native, is a two-time All-American (2019 honorable mention; 2020 first team) and champion of the 118th Western Amateur last August. In 2019, Coody advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.