HOYLAKE, England – Former Georgia Southern men's golfer Steven Fisk and his American teammates will tee it up this weekend in The Walker Cup Match, a biennial amateur team competition between the USA and a team composed of players from Great Britain and Ireland, selected by The R&A.

The match is played over two days with 18 singles matches and eight foursomes (alternate-shot) matches. Each day of competition will consist of two sessions – four foursomes matches in the morning and singles matches in the afternoon, eight on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. One full point is awarded for each victory, while a half-point is earned for matches that are all square after 18 holes. The USA needs 13 points to retain the Cup, while GB&I requires 13.5 points to reclaim it.

The USA leads the overall series, 36-9-1, but the Americans have just an 8-7 advantage over the last 15 meetings since 1989. This year's event will take place Friday and Saturday at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. The home team has won 10 of the last 12 matches, and the last time a visiting team won was the 2007 U.S. Squad at Royal Country Down. 

While there is no live television coverage this year, the following networks offer coverage of the Walker Cup in the UK and U.S. 
Sky Sports Golf (UK)
Friday, September 6: Walker Cup Preview Show, 9-10 p.m. BST
Saturday, September 7: Day One Highlights, 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. BST
Sunday, September 8: Day Two Highlights, 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. BST

Golf Channel (USA)
Saturday, September 7: Day One Highlights, 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. EDT
Sunday, September 8: Day Two Highlights, 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. EDT

Fans can also follow the live action via social media:
Twitter
@walkerCup
@RLGCHoylake
@BrentleyGC
@backoftherange
@amateurgolfcom

Instagram
@thewalkercup
@rlgchoylake
@amateurgolf
@thebackoftherangepodcast

Fisk's participation in the Walker Cup continues a magical couple of months for the two-time Sun Belt Men's Golfer of the Year. A first-team PING and Golfweek All-America selection and a finalist for the Haskins Award – the Heisman Trophy of college golf - last season, Fisk finished second at the NCAA Championships at 5-under-par after shooting 68-68-71 in the last three rounds. It was the 13th top-5 finish in his stellar Georgia Southern career and his 25th career top-10. He passed Eagle great Jodie Mudd (1978-82) for the school record in career victories with nine, was named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Year for the second time and earned a spot on the All-Nicklaus Team.

While Fisk puts the final touches on his Walker Cup preparations, his former teammates get set to start the 2019-20 season. Georgia Southern had its opening tournament canceled because of Hurricane Dorian and will begin the season at the Demon Deacon Invitational Sept. 23-24.