Oklahoma State University Athletics
Austin Eckroat Named To U.S. Walker Cup Squad
March 01, 2021 | Cowboy Golf
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – Oklahoma State's Austin Eckroat has been named one of 10 players who will make up the 2021 United States Walker Cup Team it was announced today by the USGA's International Team Selection working group.
The U.S. squad will take on Great Britain and Ireland in the 48th match at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., on May 8-9. It will be the first time the competition has been held in the spring on American soil.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Eckroat has constructed an impressive amateur resumé. He has earned All-America status on three occasions, including second-team recognition a year ago. On four occasions, he has been in the field at the U.S. Amateur Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship before eventually falling to former Cowboy teammate Matthew Wolff.
Eckroat currently ranks 15th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
This season, Eckroat has a runner-up showing at the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational. Overall, he has a pair of collegiate victories to his credit, winning the 2018 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the 2019 Cabo Collegiate.
Eckroat competed at the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. This past December, he tied for 12th place at the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic, which was won by former OSU teammate Viktor Hovland, after posting a 14-under total of 270.
"This United States Team is a talented group of players who will work together, under Nathaniel Crosby's leadership, to be competitive against Great Britain and Ireland in this friendly match among some of the world's leading amateur golfers," USGA senior managing director John Bodenhamer said.
Eckroat becomes the 26th Walker Cup selection for the program, dating back to Labron Harris, Jr. in 1963.
Due to health and safety guidelines, attendance at the match will be limited. Information on the availability of public tickets will be posted in the spring on walkercup.org.
The U.S. squad will take on Great Britain and Ireland in the 48th match at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., on May 8-9. It will be the first time the competition has been held in the spring on American soil.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Eckroat has constructed an impressive amateur resumé. He has earned All-America status on three occasions, including second-team recognition a year ago. On four occasions, he has been in the field at the U.S. Amateur Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship before eventually falling to former Cowboy teammate Matthew Wolff.
Eckroat currently ranks 15th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
This season, Eckroat has a runner-up showing at the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational. Overall, he has a pair of collegiate victories to his credit, winning the 2018 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the 2019 Cabo Collegiate.
Eckroat competed at the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. This past December, he tied for 12th place at the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic, which was won by former OSU teammate Viktor Hovland, after posting a 14-under total of 270.
"This United States Team is a talented group of players who will work together, under Nathaniel Crosby's leadership, to be competitive against Great Britain and Ireland in this friendly match among some of the world's leading amateur golfers," USGA senior managing director John Bodenhamer said.
Eckroat becomes the 26th Walker Cup selection for the program, dating back to Labron Harris, Jr. in 1963.
Due to health and safety guidelines, attendance at the match will be limited. Information on the availability of public tickets will be posted in the spring on walkercup.org.
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