“I played my heart out all summer, and thought it was good enough, but in the end those guys didn’t think it was good enough.”

Some of you commented and I heard from several prominent folks privately who were outraged at the final Walker Cup selections. I don't know enough about the politics of it, but like many USGA affairs, I'm sure it's messy.

Sean Martin calls the omission of Dan Woltman a "snub" and writes:

Many thought Woltman was a lock for one of the final two spots on the team regardless of what happened at the U.S. Amateur. Woltman won this year’s Northeast Amateur, made the Sweet 16 at the Western Amateur for the second consecutive year, advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur and had top-10s at the Players Amateur and Sahalee Players Championship.

“I’m very surprised,” Woltman said. “I played my heart out all summer, and thought it was good enough, but in the end those guys didn’t think it was good enough.”

The U.S. Golf Association put a heavy emphasis on team camaraderie when selecting this year’s team, especially after the close-knit 2007 team won at Royal County Down.

This was an interesting point as it relates to the new format:

There’s something to be said for team chemistry. But the fact of the matter is that 18 of the 26 matches will be singles matches. A player’s relationship with his prospective teammates should be weighed, but only if he is a borderline candidate. Woltman was not one of those. He is No. 8 in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com World Amateur Rankings.