Luke Poulter is having a dream week at Cypress Point—and the Walker Cup hasn't even started yet
No matter how the 2025 Walker Cup unfolds, it's hard to imagine any of the young men (and Stewart Hagestad) not considering it a dream week. An extended stay-and-play at Cypress Point? How could it get any better for a golfer?
Well, it did for one on Thursday.
Forget about a dream week, Luke Poulter had a dream day during a practice round ahead of the competition, which pits Team USA against a squad representing Great Britain and Ireland, starts on Saturday. In a three-hole stretch, the Brit and University of Florida junior holed out for an eagle and then made his first-ever hole-in-one on the par-3 third.
Golf Channel's Brentley Romine snapped a photo and a video of Poulter, who knocked in a 9-iron from 155 yards.
Just an absurd three-hole stretch by the young man.
And if that last name sounds familiar, well, it should. Luke's dad is Ryder Cup legend Ian Poulter. And if his son is even a fraction of the problem Ian was for American teams for a couple decades, this U.S. Walker Cup squad could be in trouble.
