The Walker Cup: The United States wins morning Foursomes to cut into the lead
9/3/2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for The Walker Cup, Lahinch Golf Club
The Walker Cup will come down to the Sunday Singles!
Coming into the second day of the 49th Walker Cup at The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, the United States knew they had to make up some ground.
In the morning Foursomes Session, they did just that.
The United States won the morning session 3-1 to cut their 7 1/2 to 4 1/2 point deficit to just 8 1/2 to 7 1/2 heading into the ten Sunday Singles matches.
Gordon Sargent, the number one amateur in the world, has led the United States with his 3-0 record. Sargent and Nick Dunlap defeated Connor Graham and Calum Scott 1-up, while Caleb Surratt and Ben James defeated John Gough and Matthew McClean 2&1.
Gough and Scott both went 2-0 yesterday, while Gough won his singles match 6&5 over Dunlap.
Preston Summerhays and Nick Gabrelcik kept the United States momentum going, defeating James Ashfield and Alex Maguire 1-up.
GB&I broke the tie on the final Foursome match, with Liam Nolan and Mark Power defeating North Carolina teammates Austin Greaser and Dylan Menante 4&3.
Check back later for a full recap of the 49th Walker Cup.
In the morning Foursomes Session, they did just that.
The United States won the morning session 3-1 to cut their 7 1/2 to 4 1/2 point deficit to just 8 1/2 to 7 1/2 heading into the ten Sunday Singles matches.
Gough and Scott both went 2-0 yesterday, while Gough won his singles match 6&5 over Dunlap.
Preston Summerhays and Nick Gabrelcik kept the United States momentum going, defeating James Ashfield and Alex Maguire 1-up.
GB&I broke the tie on the final Foursome match, with Liam Nolan and Mark Power defeating North Carolina teammates Austin Greaser and Dylan Menante 4&3.
Check back later for a full recap of the 49th Walker Cup.
About the The Walker Cup
The Walker Cup Match is a biennial 10-man amateur team competition between the USA and a team composed of players from Great Britain and Ireland and selected by The R&A. It is played over two days with 18 singles matches and eight foursomes (alternat...
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