The United States has won its third straight Walker Cup, claiming three early singles matches for an insurmountable lead over Great Britain and Ireland at Merino Golf Club.Americans Ricky Fowler and Peter Uihlein completed the weekend unbeaten in four matches, and Cameron Tringale won in an 8-and-6 romp in Sunday singles. Six matches were still being played.
The U.S. team needed two points in the afternoon singles to retain the cup and 2 1/2 to win the championship after going 3-1 in the morning's alternate-shot matches that provided an 11-5 advantage.
Scotland's Gavin Dear, in the first singles pairing, tried to kickstart a GB&I comeback, posting a 3-and-2 victory over Brian Harman.
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