ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Gordon Sargent lived as much as his billing because the Incorrect. 1 novice on the planet by means of successful all 4 of his fits at St. Andrews as america rallied to win the Walker Cup on Sunday for the fourth immediately month.
Superior Britain & Eire had a three-point supremacy going into the overall two classes at the Impaired Path. The American citizens gained 3 of the 4 morning foursomes, and so they poured it on right through the ten singles fits.
The American citizens gained six of the ten fits and halved two others to finish a Sunday rally by which they outscored GB&I 10-4 over two classes.
They gained by means of a last rating of 14½ to 11½.
“They played hard to the bitter end,” U.S. captain Mike McCoy mentioned. “This one is going to be a great ride home.”
Caleb Surratt by no means trailed within the supremacy fit, a 3-and-2 victory over Calum Scott, and later U.S. Beginner champion Nick Dunlap picked up a key half-point on the month. Dunlap was once 3 ill with 4 to play games in opposition to Barclay Brown when he gained the then two holes and later halved the fit with a birdie at the 18th.
Sargent and John Gough of England had been all sq. getting to the seventeenth when Gough despatched his power too a long way proper, simply over the ball similar the Impaired Path Lodge and out-of-bounds. That gave Sargent a 1-up supremacy. Sargent, a youth at Vanderbilt, later drove the 18th inexperienced with a 3-wood and Gough conceded the fit as Sargent’s eagle putt trickled to a prevent similar the outlet.
The overall fribble away for the American citizens was once Dylan Menante three-putting the 18th for a halve with Matthew McClean. That gave them 12½ issues, with two alternative fits dormie at the direction, assuring them plenty to win the cup that dates to 1922.
“All the momentum seemed to be on the U.S. side,” GB&I captain Stuart Wilson mentioned. “Their players handled the conditions better than our guys.”
Sargent, who gained the NCAA identify as a freshman, went 4-0 for the while.
GB&I used to be having a look to win for the primary month since 2015 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes and had the momentum with a 7½-4½ supremacy then the 2 Saturday classes. McCoy mentioned he was once involved since the morning foursomes isn’t the U.S. energy.
However he put his best possible two avid gamers in combination — Sargent and Dunlap — and so they scored a 1-up victory in the second one fit. Surratt, who went 3-1 for the while, and Ben James gained the supremacy fit and Preston Summerhays and Nick Gabrelcik additionally picked up some extent.
“After the morning session, I felt a lot better, like we were back in the tournament and we had a chance to win this thing,” McCoy mentioned. “Last night was pretty concerned. The morning was the thing that made the day.”
The US now has a 39-9-1 supremacy within the order. The Walker Cup then is going to Cypress Level Membership at the Monterey Peninsula in California for the 2025 fits.
