US crush G.B.&I
to win back the Walker Cup
Scarsdale,
N.Y. 10th August - The United States have won back the
Walker Cup they lost in 1995. The score was 18 - 6 which was a point
off the highest margin of 19 - 5 scored by the US at Interlachen
Country Club in Minnesota in 1991.
The dominance
this time by the US team became clear within an hour of the series
of matches starting on Saturday morning. By lunchtime they had four
points out of four in the foursomes and by the end of the day it
was clear they w ere just too strong in talent and determination.
After a near
sweep in the Sunday morning foursomes the US needed one point from
the eight singles to win back the trophy. This came from John Harris
at the 13th hole when he defeated Michael Brook by 6 and 5.
The lead then
was US 12½ Great Britain & Ireland 4½ with only seven matches
still on the course.
The only American
to lose was Joel Kribel who fell to Steven Young while Jason Gore
halved with Craig Watson.
The only success
of the weekend for the Great Britain & Ireland team was 17 year-old
Justin Rose who contributed 2 points to the team total of 6. It
was the older and more experienced who failed the team. Barclay
Howard, 45, lost all three of his matches, Gary Wolstenholme, who
defeated Tiger Woods in 1995 was 1 - 3 and Graham Rankin 0 - 2 giving
them a combined contribution of just one point with eight against.
Sunday
Afternoon results - Singles
| Steven Young |
G.B. & I |
defeated |
Joel Kribel |
US |
2 and 1 |
| Craig Watson |
G.B. & I |
halved |
Jason Gore |
US |
halved |
| Justin Rose |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
Jerry Courville |
US |
3 and 2 |
| Keith Nolan |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
Brad Elder |
US |
2 and 1 |
| Michael Brook |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
John Harris |
US |
6 and 5 |
| David Park |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
Buddy Marucci |
US |
4 and 3 |
| Gary Wolstenholme |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
Duke Delcher |
US |
2 and 1 |
| Richard Coughlan |
G.B. & I |
lost to |
Steve Scott |
US |
2 and 1 |
Points:
Great Britain & Ireland 1½ United States 6½
Total:
Great Britain & Ireland 6 United States 18
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