Check out all the best action from the early split in Day 2 of the 46th Walker Cup at Los Angeles Country Club.
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Morikawa, Xiong lead US to 8-4 lead in Walker Cup
LOS ANGELES (AP) The first day of the Walker Cup started brilliantly for the United States.
It ended the same way, thanks largely to two Southern Californians.
Collin Morikawa and Norman Xiong teamed up for a record-setting victory in the morning foursomes and then won their afternoon singles matches to help the United States take an 8-4 lead over defending champion Britain and Ireland on Saturday at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course.
Morikawa and Xiong beat Harry Ellis and Alfie Plant 8 and 7 in the alternate-shot morning match, the largest margin for an 18-hole match at the biennial amateur tournament that started in 1922. Plant was the low amateur at the British Open and Ellis won the 2017 British Amateur.
Xiong, of Canyon Lake, and Morikawa, of La Canada Flintridge, opened with four birdies and won the first five holes.
Morikawa plays at California and Xiong had a big freshman year at Oregon.
American coach Spider Miller didn’t see any of Morikawa and Xiong’s matc..
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Lexi Thompson seals Indy win with traditional kiss of bricks (Sep 9, 2017)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lexi Thompson celebrated in the most traditional Indy style. She sipped some milk, poured the rest over her head and, of course, sealed it with a kiss of the bricks. The 22-year-old Florida player earned it. After dazzling fans with two days of almost error-free golf, Thompson overcame some late bobbles for a four-shot victory over Lydia Ko on Saturday in the inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship.
Highlights from the U.S.A.’s opening split in the Walker Cup
Check out all the best action from the opening round of the Walker Cup.
Morikawa, Xiong lead US to split in Walker Cup openers
Southern California natives Collin Morikawa and Norman Xiong opened with a record-setting victory to help the United States split the morning foursomes with defending champion Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup on Saturday at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course.
Australia’s Hend leads by 2 at fog-affected European Masters
Scott Hend of Australia extended his lead to two strokes when play was suspended during the weather-affected European Masters third round on Saturday.Hend birdied the par-3 13th hole minutes before fading light forced the players off a second time. Earlier, fog shrouding the Swiss Alps course caused a two-hour, 24-minute stoppage.
Scott McCarron takes PGA Tour Champions lead in Japan (Sep 9, 2017)
Scott McCarron was in a familiar spot at the top of a PGA Tour Champions leaderboard in his first trip to Japan. California childhood rival Kevin Sutherland was close behind – again. Coming off his third victory in the last six tournaments, the 52-year-old McCarron shot his second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday at Narita Golf Club to take a one-stroke lead over Sutherland in the Japan Airlines Championship – the senior tour’s first event in Japan.
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