USA Dominates Sunday Singles To Win 47th Walker Cup, First Overseas Win Since 2007

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Alistair Tait of Golfweek says Team USA kept up the tradition of strong American singles play, winning eight of ten to capture the 47th Walker Cup.

With the win at Royal Liverpool, this USA team becomes the the first in twelve years to do so.

Crosby’s side is the first U.S. team since a 2007 Walker team at Royal County Down that included Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson and Kyle Stanley to win away from home. Before that you have to go back to 1991 at Portmarnock to find a U.S. win on foreign soil.

Crosby’s side is the first U.S. team since a 2007 Walker team at Royal County Down that included Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson and Kyle Stanley to win away from home. Before that you have to go back to 1991 at Portmarnock to find a U.S. win on foreign soil.

From the USA squad, Akshay Bhatia, Brandon Wu, Steven Fisk, Alex Smalley and Isaiah Salinda are all turning pro and Alistair Tait talks to them about ending with a Walker Cup win.

Brentley Romine details the American squads’ view of playing without pressure heading into Sunday as the visiting team, highlighted by a rousing speech from the team’s only returning player, Stewart Hagestad.

Greg Midland at the official Walker Cup site pens a nice game story the players will cherish, especially…

John Augenstein, the 2019 U.S. Amateur runner-up, had a bookend performance of hitting the opening tee shot of the competition on Saturday morning and then securing the clinching point when he won his Sunday afternoon singles match against Thomas Plumb, 4 and 3.

John Mummert and Chris Keane’s excellent photo gallery in lieu of video highlights which were unavailable because the matches were not televised.

And because you just know Bobby Jones would have taken a team selfie if he could, here is this year’s team selfie:

Nathaniel Crosby Is The Next Walker Cup Captain

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Here's one I bet you didn't see coming...but congrats to the former U.S. Amateur Champion on his role at Royal Liverpool in 2019 and, most likely, his home course Seminole in 2021.

John Strege at GolfDigest.com had the news first, and the call apparently nearly killed Crosby!

"I haven't had a great moment in 35 years, haven't won a tournament in 35 years," Crosby said. "So when Diana Murphy [the USGA president] called me, I was extremely surprised. For someone that has something to say about everything, I was taken aback. I had a serious loss of breath when she told me I would be the next Walker Cup captain."

From Golfweek's Brentley Romine:

Crosby, 56, is a Jupiter, Fla., resident who was born in Hillsborough, Calif. He is the son of the late Bing Crosby, a legendary American singer and entertainer, and the godson of World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Burke Jr.

In addition to winning the U.S. Amateur in 1981, Crosby also played on two winning U.S. national teams, at the 1982 World Amateur Team Championship and the 1983 Walker Cup.

“I am thrilled and overwhelmed to be chosen captain of the next USA Walker Cup Team,” Crosby said. “It will again be a privilege to be a part of the Walker Cup competition that I was so fortunate to be a part of back in 1983. My experiences with the USGA, the Walker Cup match and the World Amateur Team Championship have proved to be the most memorable weeks of my life, as I am sure it will be for the members of the 2019 team. Many of my closest friends are former captains who will hopefully take the time to share their approaches in an effort to help me with my new responsibilities.”