Walker Cup: Great Britain & Ireland lead USA 7-5 after day one
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| Walker Cup |
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| Venue: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Dates: 12-13 September |
| Coverage: Live on BBC Two, HD, Red Button, online, mobile, the BBC Sport app and Connected TV (Sun 13:30-18:00 BST) |
Great Britain and Ireland will take a 7-5 lead into day two of amateur golf's Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Anne's.
The home side lead 7-5 after eight singles matches in the afternoon session were shared. In the morning foursomes, GB&I opened up a 3-1 lead.
Ireland's Gavin Moynihan, 20, was the star for the hosts on day one, earning maximum points from his two matches.
He and countryman Jack Hume saw off Lee and Mike McCoy in foursomes, before a fine singles win over Jordan Niebrugge.
Rising US star Niebrugge and Ireland's Paul Dunne, both 22, impressed in this year's Open Championship, but the pair struggled in Saturday's windy conditions on the Lancashire coast, finishing the day empty-handed.
The format of morning foursomes and afternoon singles will be repeated in Sunday's concluding sessions.
Saturday scores
| Afternoon singles | ||
|---|---|---|
| GB & Ireland | Score | USA |
| Ashley Chesters | A/S | Bryson DeChambeau |
| Paul Dunne | USA win 2UP | Hunter Stewart |
| Grant Forrest | USA win 2&1 | Scott Harvey |
| Jimmy Mullen | GB&I win 2UP | Denny McCarthy |
| Ewen Ferguson | GB&I win 1UP | Maverick McNealy |
| Gary Hurley | A/S | Robbie Shelton |
| Jack Hume | USA win 1UP | Beau Hossler |
| Gavin Moynihan | GB&I win 4&2 | Jordan Niebrugge |
| 7 | Overall | 5 |
| 4 | Session | 4 |
| Morning foursomes | ||
|---|---|---|
| GB & Ireland | Score | USA |
| Ashley Chesters/Jimmy Mullen | GB&I win 3&2 | Maverick McNealy/Hunter Stewart |
| Paul Dunne/Gary Hurley | USA win 3&1 | Beau Hossler/Denny McCarthy |
| Cormac Sharvin/Jack McDonald | GB&I win 5&4 | Jordan Niebrugge/Robbie Shelton |
| Jack Hume/Gavin Moynihan | GB&I win 3&2 | Lee McCoy/Mike McCoy |
| 3 | Overall | 1 |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
