The 2026 Walker Cup field is set with the passing of the team selection deadline. The field is set for this event, played at Lahinch Golf Club in Lahinch, Ireland.
The Walker Cup field is headlined by the likes of Miles Russell, Preston Stout, Stewart Hagestad, Niall Shiels Donegan, Eliot Baker, Sam Easterbrook and more.
This is set to be a 20-player field is played out over two days, with this event marking the 50th playing of the team event pitting 10 American players headed by captain Nathan Smith against 10 players from Great Britain and Ireland, headed by captain Dean Robertson.
We do not have Monday qualifiers for this event.
The week-of alternate list has been determined, and the field will be updated off the list based on any player withdrawals, although that is highly unlikely.
The tournament will not offer World Amateur Golf Ranking points to the winner, as this is a team event.
The field will be playing for no purse, with 18 of the top 50 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking among the players.
2026 Walker Cup field
United States team
- Kihei Akina
- Ryder Cowan
- Ethan Fang
- Josiah Gilbert
- Stewart Hagestad
- William Jennings
- Jay Leng Jr.
- Miles Russell
- Preston Stout
- Tyler Watts
Great Britain and Ireland team
- Eliot Baker
- Ben Bolton
- Sam Easterbrook
- Connor Graham
- Stuart Grehan
- Josh Hill
- Luke Poulter
- Niall Sheils Donegan
- Tyler Weaver
- Jack Whaley
Top 50 World Amateur Golf Ranking players in 2026 Walker Cup field
- 1. Preston Stout
- 2. Tyler Watts
- 3. Tyler Weaver
- 4. William Jennings
- 5. Miles Russell
- 6. Ryder Cowan
- 7. Josiah Gilbert
- 8. Luke Poulter
- 9. Ethan Fang
- 11. Kihei Akina
- 12. Jay Leng Jr.
- 13. Eliot Baker
- 18. Niall Sheils Donegan
- 25. Stewart Hagestad
- 26. Connor Graham
- 28. Stuart Grehan
- 45. Jack Whaley
