'I'll still play for Rotherham': New US Amateur champion Jack Whaley on proudest moment, Walker Cup and the Masters

Since winning the US Amateur title on Sunday, Jack Whaley has had messages of praise from Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, received a video from Luke Donald in which the Ryder Cup trophy sat tantalisingly over the captain’s shoulder, and has earned a place at next month’s Walker Cup as well as next year’s Masters, US Open and Open in what is set to be a life-changing 12 months.