Kent’s Alfie Plant was today selected to play for Great Britain & Ireland in the 46th Walker Cup match against the USA at Los Angeles Country Club on September 9-10.
The 25-year-old Sundridge Park member sealed his call-up with a superb performance in last month’s Open Championship where he won the Silver Medal awarded to the leading amateur, having won the European Amateur Championship earlier this summer.
GB&I will be aiming to defend the trophy after securing a 16½-9½ victory in the 2015 match at Royal Lytham & St Annes; their biggest winning margin since the match was first played in 1922.
Craig Watson, who will be captaining the GB&I team for the first time in the match, said, “We have been very impressed with the performances of many of the GB&I players so far this season and it has been a difficult decision to select only 10 players.
“The Walker Cup match is one of the highlights of the golfing calendar and a tremendous opportunity for the players to shine on such a big stage. The Americans will be determined not to lose two matches in a row but we have selected a strong team and I’m sure the players will give it their all to try to retain the trophy.”