Great Britain and Ireland is off to its best start in 34 years at the Walker Cup. John Gough hammered U.S. Amateur champion Nick Dunlap and won both his matches.
Gordon Sargent, the No. 1 amateur in the golf, made a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the Old Course for a 1-up victory over Jack Bigham. Sargent earlier won a foursomes match with Dylan Menante, the only U.S. point in the morning.Liam Nolan won the 18th with two putts from some 65 feet for birdie, while Austin Greaser took three putts from short of the green in the Valley of Sin. Then, Mark Power matched birdies with David Ford to hold on for a 1-up victory.
In the final match on the course, McClean hammered a putt from the Valley of Sin to about 8 feet and holed that for birdie to earn a halve with Preston Summerhays. The Americans have won the last three times in the Walker Cup, which dates to 1922, and have a 38-9-1 record in the amateur matches.The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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