18th August 2025
The Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team was announced at 2.00pm today by The R&A and captain Dean Robertson.
In line with the stated team selection criteria Tyler WEAVER (ENG) #11, Cameron ADAM (SCO) #21, Dominic CLEMONS (ENG) #41 and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) #44 were automatically selected on the 6th August 2025 based on their World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) on that date.
As expected Eliot BAKER (ENG), Charlie FORSTER (ENG), Stuart GREHAN (IRL), Luke POULTER (ENG), Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (SCO) and Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) were invited to make up the remainder of the team. Unusually these six players have clearly separated themselves from the remainder of the pack in recent months so I believe the selection will have been a straight forward one.
Caolan RAFFERTY (IRL) will be the team’s reserve.
Robertson said “This talented team represents the very best in skill, unity, resilience and determination and each player is thoroughly deserving of the opportunity to compete in the Walker Cup for Great Britain and Ireland. I’ve been watching the players over a long period to understand their personalities and attributes to meet the demands presented by Cypress Point. We are underdogs but I’m confident we are equipped to compete at the highest level and will give it our best shot. We are travelling to Cypress Point to embrace the challenge, honour the legacy of the Walker Cup and aim to make history by reclaiming this famous trophy.”
GB&I Walker Cup Team (Graphic: The R&A)
GB&I Player Profiles
Cameron ADAM (22) – Royal Burgess, Scotland
Recently graduated from Northwestern University.
Left-handed.
Winner of the 2025 St. Andrews Links Trophy. Won all four of his games.
Qualified for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush via The Open Amateur Series.
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team.
Eliot BAKER (22) – Tiverton, England
Led England to 2025 Men’s Home Internationals success (P6 W5 L1)
Winner of the 2025 Scottish Men’s Open Championship by 7 shots.
Winner of the 2025 Portuguese Int. Men’s Amateur Championship.
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team.
Dominic CLEMONS (23) – Gog Magog, England
Member of the 2024 & 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy teams.
Member of the 2025 European Bonallack Trophy team.
Qualified for The 2024 Open Championship.
Runner-up in the 2024 Amateur Championship.
Won the 2024 Scottish Men’s Open Championship by 17 shots.
Won the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate and Folds of Honour Collegiate in 2024.
Charlie FORSTER (22) – Basingstoke, England
Recently graduated from Long Beach State.
Member of the 2024 & 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy teams.
Member of the International Team at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Won the Lake Las Vegas Invitational and Wyoming Cowboy Classic in 2025.
Connor GRAHAM (18) – Blairgowrie, Scotland
Rising sophomore at Texas Tech University.
Member of the 2024 & 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy teams.
Qualified for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush.
Stroke play medalist in the 2024 and 2025 Amateur Championships.
Member of the International Team at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Member of the 2023 GB&I Walker Cup, the youngest player ever
Member of the Europe Junior Ryder Cup Teams.
Stuart GREHAN (32) – County Louth, Ireland
Turned pro in Oct. 2017, reinstated as an amateur in Apr. 2025.
Winner of the 2025 Irish Open and Close Amateur Championships.
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team, having previously played in the 2016 match.
Luke POULTER (21) – Woburn, England
Rising junior at University of Florida.
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team.
Member of the International Team at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Won the Schenkel Invitational U.S. collegiate event in 2025.
Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (20) – Meadow Club (California, USA), Scotland
Rising junior at North Carolina after transferring from Northwestern.
Semi-Finalist at the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship.
4th in this year’s St Andrews Links Trophy.
Qualified for the knockout stages of The Amateur Championship in 2024 and 2025.
Gavin TIERNAN (19) – County Louth, Ireland
Rising sophomore at East Tennessee State University.
Runner-up in the 2025 Amateur Championship at Royal St. George’s, England.
Best Irish player at the 2025 Men’s Home Internationals (P6 W4 H1 L1)
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team.
Tyler WEAVER (20) – Bury St Edmunds, England
Rising junior at Florida State University.
Played in the 2025 U.S. Open Championship.
Member of the victorious 2025 GB&I St. Andrews Trophy team.
Member of the International Team at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup.
Winner of the 2025 Cabo Collegiate event.
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