McCoy, Team USA To Play For The Walker Cup

Georgia's Lee McCoy and his United States teammates will be playing this weekend for the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England.

Play will begin Saturday at 4 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. local) with foursomes, followed by singles at 8:45 a.m. EDT (1:45 p.m. local). Sunday's singles will be at 3:30/8:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m./1:15 p.m.

Matches will be aired on ESPN3/WatchESPN at 9 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Walker Cup is contested by male amateur golfers, one team from the United States and one team comprised of players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This is the 45th Walker Cup match. The U.S. leads the overall series 35-8-1.

McCoy, a senior from Clarkesville, Ga., had one of the most celebrated campaigns in school history a year ago. He earned First-Team All-America and All-SEC honors in leading the Bulldogs to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship. McCoy set the single-season scoring average (70.08), matched the single-season record with four victories, and became the first Bulldog in school history to win three straight tournaments. He appeared in three professional events this summer – the U.S. Open, the Travelers Championship and the John Deere Classic, making the cut in the latter. McCoy also helped the U.S. win the Palmer Cup and finish second in the inaugural golf portion of the Pan Am Games.

McCoy joins George Hamer, Arnold Blum, Vinny Giles, Allen Miller, Jimmy Gabrielsen, Griff Moody, Danny Yates, Franklin Langham, Nick Cassini, Erik Compton, Brian Harman, Chris Kirk, Adam Mitchell, Harris English and Russell Henley as Bulldogs chosen for the Walker Cup. Giles, Gabrielsen and Yates also have served as U.S. captains.