Grehan the GB&I elder statesman at Walker Cup

Grehan elected to return to the amateur ranks late 2024, but couldn't have dreamed his reintroduction would have gone so smoothly. 

Stuart Grehan at the Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club (Photo by Alex Burstow/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

In one sense, Stuart Grehan is ahead of schedule when he makes his Walker Cup debut for Great Britain and Ireland this weekend at Cypress Pont. Though there are regrets too he has had to wait until the 50th staging of amateur golf's prestigious team competition.

The Tullamore man made the 2017 GB&I team, but had to withdraw after breaking his arm playing soccer.