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Great Britain & Ireland trail US ahead of Walker Cup final day

John Murphy of Team Great Britain and Ireland plays his shot from the first tee during Sunday foursomes matches
John Murphy of Team Great Britain and Ireland plays his shot from the first tee during Sunday foursomes matches

Cole Hammer and Ricky Castillo each recorded two wins on Saturday to lift the US to a 7-5 lead over Great Britain and Ireland heading into Sunday's foursomes at the 2021 Walker Cup.

Castillo set a strong pace for the hosts in the foursomes morning session at Seminole Golf Club in Florida, teaming with Mac Meissner to record a 2-up victory over GB&I's Jack Dyer and Matty Lamb.

Hammer and David Thompson then toppled Alex Fitzpatrick and Barclay Brown 1-up for the US squad's second win.

Not everything went the hosts way early though, with the GB&I teams of Mark Power/John Murphy and Angus Flanagan/Jake Bolton evening the morning scores with 1-up victories.

However, dominant singles wins in the afternoon session from Hammer and Castillo ultimately turned the tide back in favour of the hosts.

Hammer eclipsed John Murphy 3&1, while Castillo cruised to a 5&3 win against Ben Schmidt.

Pierceson Coody, William Mouw and Austin Eckroat rounded out the US winners, while Mark Power, Matty Lamb and Barclay Brown recorded singles wins for GB&I.

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