Weaver’s Walker Cup ambition still burns
As much as I always enjoy your columns, I hope you are wrong about the possibility of the 50th Walker Cup being the last one to see mid-amateur players (“Walker Cup mid-ams a dying breed,” Sept. 8, GGP).
As Michael Weaver's father, I completely agree with your belief that Michael still aspires to play on another Walker Cup team. With all his success in college golf at Cal, runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Amateur, playing in both the Masters and U.S. Open in 2013, being a part of the 2013 Walker Cup squad was the highlight of his amateur career. Having spent the weekend with him at Cypress Point and watching his enthusiasm for the 2025 team, I am convinced the fire still burns inside him to again be a part of this great event.
Michael now works as a financial adviser which allows him the time and freedom to continue working on his game and participating in top-tier amateur tournaments, all with the hope and belief that he has what it takes.
Keeping fingers crossed!
Bill Weaver
Fresno, California
Mid-am exclusion is clear
Great column (“Walker Cup mid-ams a dying breed,” Sept. 8, GGP). I remember David Eger saying several years ago that the USGA is going to have to decide what they want because there are always going to be 10 college kids who are better than any mid-amateur.
So, here we are.
It seems like for years the USGA almost went out of its way to put as many mid-ams on the team as possible. Now, it seems like they go out of their way to keep them off. I think both Evan Beck and Stewart Hagestad could have been on this year’s team.
John Blain
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Ryder Cup players deserve a cut
Regarding pay for play at the Ryder Cup (“Bradley subtracts intrigue from equation,” Sept. 1, GGP), I don’t believe the event is not-for-profit. Loads of profit is made off the backs of the players. It’s only right that they get a cut. Make it non-profit before you criticize the players.
Keith McIntyre
Statesboro, Georgia
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