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Meet the 10 members of the 2023 United States Walker Cup team

Here’s who will represent the United States at St. Andrews.

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — The roster for the United States Walker Cup team is set.

Following the conclusion of the 123rd U.S. Amateur on Sunday, the United States Golf Association’s International Team Selection working group and coach Mike McCoy announced the final selections to represent the American team in the 49th Walker Cup at the Old Course at St. Andrews from Sept. 2-3.

The Walker Cup is a 10-man amateur team competition between the U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland. The Old Course has hosted eight previous Walker Cups, more than any other venue, most recently in 1975, when the USA defeated GB&I, 15½-8½.

Rising Stanford senior Michael Thorbjornsen, second in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, would’ve represented the United States but withdrew from the competition, as well as the U.S. Amateur, because of a back injury.

Meet the 10 members of the 2023 United States Walker Cup team.

Players to watch at the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club

It’s going to be an incredible week at Cherry Hills.

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It’s time for the premier men’s amateur championship.

The 2023 U.S. Amateur started Monday at Cherry Hills Country Club and Colorado Golf Club, both in the Denver suburbs. The field of 312 players will complete 36 holes of stroke play, 18 at each course, before a cut is made to the top 64, who will advance to match play at Cherry Hills beginning Wednesday. This will be the 123rd U.S. Amateur.

Eighteen of the top 20 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking are in the field, including No. 1 Gordon Sargent.

Last year, Sam Bennett topped Ben Carr 1 up at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey.

Here’s a look at 10 players to watch at the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills.

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Caleb Surratt named to Walker Cup Team

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt named to Walker Cup Team.

Caleb Surratt was named to the 2023 USA Walker Cup Team by the United States Golf Association.

The USGA’s International Selection Committee announced the team on Monday.

The Walker Cup is a two-day golf match played between 10-man teams of amateur golfers from the United States, Great Britain and Ireland.

Each day of tournament play features four foursome matches in the morning and a series of singles matches during the afternoon.

The event takes place Sept. 2-3 at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland, a par-72 links course and home of the Open Championship.

Surratt also represented the United States during the Arnold Palmer Cup in June.

He was named SEC Freshman of the Year and was an all-conference selection for the Vols following the 2022-23 season.

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Alabama’s Nick Dunlap comes from behind to win 2023 Northeast Amateur title

Nick Dunlap and Caleb Surratt were tied heading into the 72nd hole.

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Nick Dunlap started the day three shots behind. He ended it holding the trophy.

Dunlap, an incoming sophomore at Alabama, shot 3-under 66 (par 69) in the final round to complete his comeback and win the 61st Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island. During Friday’s third round, Dunlap shot a 63 to get himself into the final pairing, and he took advantage, beating Tennessee sophomore Caleb Surratt by five shots on Saturday to win.

Dunlap and Surratt were tied heading into the 72nd hole, but Dunlap birdied while Surratt made bogey, a sour ending to a 2-over 71 in the final round. Dunlap, however, finished at 12-under 264 for a two-shot win.

 

Florida State’s Luke Clanton finished third at 8 under while Brian Stark and Davis Bryant tied for fourth at 7 under. Dylan Menante, the 2022 champion, finished T-9 at 2 under.

Dunlap had a strong freshman season for the Crimson Tide, finishing 16th in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings and earning second-team All-America honors. He won the Linger Longer Invitational, finished T-4 at the NCAA Norman Regional and placed T-11 at the NCAA Championship. Dunlap even qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, where he missed the cut last week.

He has been playing his best golf as of late, and now he’s a Northeast Amateur champion, which should give him some strong momentum the rest of the summer and into his sophomore campaign.

The Northeast Amateur is the second of seven men’s events that are a part of the Elite Amateur Series. Up next is the 123rd North & South Amateur at Pinehurst in North Carolina from June 24-July 1.

Two Vols earn PING all-region honors

Caleb Surratt and Bryce Lewis named all-region by PING.

Tennessee men’s golfers Bryce Lewis and Caleb Surratt earned PING All-Southeast Region honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Both players were previously named to the All-SEC team by the league coaches earlier this month.

Surratt was a first-team all-conference selection and was named SEC Freshman of the Year, while Lewis earned second-team all-conference honors.

Lewis and Surratt received all-region honors, marking the fourth consecutive year Tennessee players were honored by PING.

During his first season at Tennessee, Surratt led the Vols in stroke average of 69.58 over 33 rounds. He also shot par or better 27 times.

Lewis, a second-team All-SEC standout for the second straight season, won the Purdue Fall Invitational in October and finished second at the Mason Rudolph Championship in April.

Caleb Surratt named SEC Freshman of the Year

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt named SEC Freshman of the Year.

Tennessee men’s golfer Caleb Surratt has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year.

Surratt also earned First Team All-Southeastern Conference honors and was named to the conference’s all-freshman team.

He is the fourth Tennessee student-athlete to be named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, and the first since David Skinns in 2002.

Surratt earned low medalist honors at the 2023 Southeastern Conference Tournament, wining an individual championship, one of two individual titles he won this season.

He recorded six top-10 finishes and tied a single-season record with 25 rounds at par or better this season.

Surratt leads the Vols with a 69.33 scoring average.

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Caleb Surratt named to 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt named to 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup.

Tennessee freshman golfer Caleb Surratt has been named to the Arnold Palmer Cup.

Surratt is one of 12 golfers to compete for Team USA against a 12-member international team June 8-10 at Laurel Valley Golf Club in  Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team competition for collegiate golfers and has been contested since 2018 between a United States and an international team. Teams consist of 12 men’s and women’s golfers.

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Surratt is the first Vol selected to the Arnold Palmer Cup since Lorenzo Scalise was selected to compete for the international team in 2018.

Tennessee head coach Brennan Webb, a native of Canada, will be an assistant coach for the 2023 international team.

Surratt won the individual championship at the 2023 SEC Tournament.

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Vols’ Caleb Surratt becomes first freshman to claim SEC title since Justin Thomas

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt becomes the first freshman to claim a SEC title since Justin Thomas.

The Southeastern Conference championship took place April 19-21 at Sea Island Golf Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Tennessee freshman Caleb Surratt won the SEC individual championship after recording a three-round total of 14-under, winning by six strokes.

Surratt becomes the fifth Vol in program history to win an SEC individual championship and Tennessee’s first since David Skinns in 2005. He is the first freshman to win an SEC individual title since Alabama’s Justin Thomas in 2012.

Tennessee’s individual leaderboard:

1. Caleb Surratt, 64-68-64–196 (-14)
T28. Jake Hall, 75-64-72–211 (+1)
T34. Laurent Desmarchais, 72-73-67–212 (+2)
T38. Bryce Lewis, 71-72-70–213 (+3)
T44. Josh Hill, 71-72-71–214 (+4)

SEC team leaderboard:

1. Tennessee, 826 (-14)
2. Texas A&M, 827 (-13)
3. Florida, 831 (-9)
T4. Vanderbilt, 832 (-8)
T4. Alabama, 832 (-8)
6. Ole Miss, 839 (-1)
7. Missouri, 840 (E)
8. Mississippi State, 841 (+1)
9. Georgia, 842 (+2)
10. Arkansas, 843 (+3)
11. Auburn, 845 (+5)
12. LSU, 847 (+7)
13. Kentucky, 854 (+14)
14. South Carolina, 888 (+48)

SEC championship: Vols’ Caleb Surratt leads, Jake Hall records lowest round

SEC championship: Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt leads and Jake Hall records lowest round

The Southeastern Conference championship is taking place April 19-21 at Sea Island Golf Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt leads individually after the second-round, while Jake Hall recorded the lowest round of any golfer on Thursday.

Hall’s 6-under round is tied for the third-lowest in SEC championship history. His low-round comes one day after Surratt accomplished the same feat in the first-round. Former Vol Tyler Johnson also shot a 6-under in the event last year.

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Tennessee’s individual scores

1. Caleb Surratt, 64-68—132 (-8)
T22. Jake Hall, 75-64—139 (-1)
T44. Bryce Lewis, 71-72—143 (+3)
T44. Josh Hill, 71-72—143 (+3)
T54. Laurent Desmarchais, 72-73—145 (+5)

SEC team leaderboard

T1. Texas A&M, 548 (-12)
T1. Alabama, 548 (-12)
3. Florida, 550 (-10)
T4. Tennessee, 554 (-6)
T4. Vanderbilt, 554 (-6)
6. Mississippi State, 555 (-5)
7. Missouri, 558 (-2)
8. Arkansas, 560 (E)
9. Ole Miss, 561 (+1)
T10. Auburn, 562 (+2)
T10. Georgia, 562 (+2)
12. LSU, 566 (+6)
13. Kentucky, 571 (+11)
14. South Carolina, (+27)

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Caleb Surratt named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week

Tennessee’s Caleb Surratt named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week.

Tennessee freshman Caleb Surratt was SEC Co-Freshman Golfer of the Week Wednesday.

Surratt earned his second SEC weekly honor of the season.

He led the Vols to a third team tournament title of the 2022-23 season, recording a sixth-place individual finish at the Mossy Oak Collegiate in West Point, Mississippi.

The effort represented Surratt’s second consecutive top-10 tournament finish. He finished every round under par (-10), including 17 birdies.

All golfers who figured in the Vols’ team scoring finished under par.

Tennessee (-40) defeated Auburn by one stroke.

Through eight tournaments during the 2022-23 season, Surratt has recorded a 69.92 stroke average and 19 rounds of par or better.