Walker Cup 2017 Meet the USA team

Doug Ghim, 21, Arlington Heights, Ill

*Born April 16, 1996 in Des Plaines, Ill.

*No. 4 in World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Amateur at The Riviera C.C. (lost to Doc Redman in 37 holes)

*Won 2017 Pacific Coast Amateur by one stroke at Chambers Bay

*Fourth at Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett C.C.

*Senior at the University of Texas

*Named Big 12 Player of the Year for 2016-17 season

*First-team All-American

*Led Texas to the 2017 Big 12 Conference Championship and tied for second individually

*Helped Texas finish as 2016 NCAA Divisioin I runner-up at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club

*Individual runner-up in 2017 NCAA Austin Regional

*Runner-up in 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links (lost in 37 holes to Byron Meth)

*Semifinalist in 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur (lost to eventual champion Scottie Scheffler)

*Has competed in seven USGA championships, including four U.S. Amateurs

Collin Morikawa, 20, La canada Flintridge, Calif

*Born Feb. 6, 1997 in Los Angeles, Calif.

*No. 5 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Junior at the University of California-Berkeley

*Advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Amateur both in 2016 and 2017

*First-team All-American and first-team All-Pacific-12 Conference performer in 2016-17

*Chosen Pacific-12 Conference Freshman of the Year for 2015-16 season

*Won 2017 Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett Country Club by two strokes

*Lost in three-hole playoff to 2017 USA Walker Cup teammate Braden Thornberry at 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur

*Tied for second in Trans-Mississippi Amateur at Prairie Dunes C.C.

Doc Redman, 19, Raleigh, N.C. 

Scottie Scheffler, 21, Dallas, Texas

*Born June 21, 1996 in Ridgewood, N.J.

*No. 42 in World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Earned low-amateur honors in 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills (T-27), shooting 1-under 287

*Has qualified for two U.S. Opens (missed cut in 2016 at Oakmont, despite an opening-round 69)

*Senior at University of Texas

*Tied for third in 2017 NCAA Championship, shooting 6-under 282 at Rich Harvest Farms

*Named first-team All-Big 12 for 2016-17 season

*Helped Texas to runner-up finish in 2016 NCAA Championship at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club

*Member of 2016 USA World Amateur Team (finished sixth in Mexico)

*Won 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur at Martis Camp in Truckee, Calif.

*Recipient of 2015 Phil Mickelson Award for being the nation's top freshman

*Named 2015 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

Braden Thornberry, 20, Olive Branch, Miss

*Born April 11, 1997 in Germantown, Tenn.

*No. 3 in World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Won 2017 NCAA individual title at Rich Harvest Farms by four strokes with 72-hole total of 11-under 277

*First University of Mississippi golfer to win the NCAA title

*Junior at University of Mississippi

*Recipient of 2017 Fred Haskins Award as college player of the year

*Named first-team All-American and first-team All-Southeastern Conference for 2016-17 season

*Tied for third in Southeastern Conference Championship and finished fourth at NCAA Austin Regional

*Won 2017 Jones Cup by five strokes at Ocean Forest in Sea Island, Ga.

*Won 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur in playoff over 2017 USA Walker Cup teammate Collin Morikawa

*Tied for fourth in PGA Tour's Fed/Ex St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., the best finish by an amateur in the event since 1965

*Has competed in four USGA championships, including three U.S. Amateurs

*Defeated world No. 1 Joaquin Niemann in Round of 64 of 2017 U.S. Amateur before being eliminated in the Round of 32 by Travis Smyth

Norman Xiong, 18, Canyon Lake, Calif

*Born Nov. 9, 1998 in Guam

*No. 10 in World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Won 2017 Western Amateur in 22 holes over 2017 USA Walker Cup teammate Doc Redman after earning medalist honors in 72-hole stroke-play portion of competition at Skokie C.C.

*Sophomore at University of Oregon

*Recipient of 2017 Phil Mickeslon Award as the nation's top freshman

*Helped Oregon win the 2017 Pacific-12 Conference title, finish third at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and advance to the title match in the NCAA Championships at Rich Harvest Farms

*Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was first-team all-conference selection

*Shot rounds of 64-70 in stroke play to earn No. 2 seed in the 2017 U.S. Amateur match-play bracket

*Lost to eventual runner-up Noah Goodwin in Round of 32 of 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Honors Course

*Won 2016 Junior PGA Championship and member of 2016 USA Junior Ryder Cup Team

*Won 2015 CIF/SCGA Regional as a sophomore at Temescal Canyon High School

*Has 25 career holes-in-one (12 on regulation courses and 13 more on executive/par-3 layouts)

Will Zalatoris, 21, Plano, Texas

*Born Aug. 16, 1996 in San Francisco, Calif.

*No. 12 in World Amateur Golf Ranking

*Advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Amateur for second time in his career in 2017 at The Riviera Country Club, losing to Travis Smyth, of Australia

*Began match play in 2017 U.S. Amateur with victory over 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Philip Barbaree, 1 up

*Won 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Club at Carlton Woods, and holed out for an eagle-2 during the championship match against Davis Riley

*Senior at Wake Forest University

*Named first-team All-American for 2016-17 season

*Named 2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year

*Posted top-five finishes in ACC Championship and NCAA Austion Regional

*Finished third in 2017 Pacific Coast Amateur at Chambers Bay and tied for 10th in Trans-Mississippi Amateur at Prairie Dunes

*In 2016, he won both the Pacific Coast Amateur and Trans-Mississippi Amateur titles

*Has competed in 10 USGA championships, including the last five U.S. Amateurs (qualified for match play in the last four)