AMERICANS LEAD AT END OF JUNIOR RYDER CUP FIRST DAY
The United States hold a two-point lead at
the end of the first day of the Junior Ryder Cup and with one match
still to be completed there is everything to play for.
The final match was suspended due to darkness at Olympia Fields Country Club, Illinois following an earlier 90 minute fog delay with the US 6 1/2 to 4 1/2 ahead after six morning foursome matches and five afternoon mixed four-ball matches.
The United States team was led in the morning foursomes by Casie Cathrea of Livermore, California and Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Florida who won their match, 3 and 2, over Bronte Law of England and Quirine Eijkenboom of Germany.
"We lost a few holes in a row a few times today but we didn't get down and kept each other up all day," said Cathrea, 16. "We played well as a team and it feels great to get a point for the United States."
Wagner and Cathrea were the second group off in the morning, and captured the first point for the United States Team.
"We putted well all day and that's what you need to do on these greens," said Wagner, who finished runner-up in the 2012 Junior US PGA Championship. "It was important to get that first point for our team."
The United States' three girls' pairings swept their foursome morning matches.
The European Team was led in the morning foursomes by Matthias Schwab of Austria and Dominic Foos of Germany, who won their match in convincing fashion, 5 and 4, over Scottie Scheffler of Dallas, Texas and Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Alabama
Schwab, 17, was runner-up in this year's British Amateur Championship.
Jim Liu of Smithtown, New York, and Esther Lee of Los Alamitos, California, paced the United States Team in the afternoon mixed four-ball, winning their foursome match by 6 and 5 over the Swedish duo of Victor Tärnström and Linnea Ström.
"I had a lot of putts lip out in the morning match and it was pretty frustrating," said Liu, who lost his morning foursomes match, 3 and 2.
"But both Esther and I played well this afternoon and were able to help the team out with a full point."
U.S. Captain Roger Warren was pleased with the play of his team on the opening day.
"Any time you come out of the first day with the lead, it's very good," said Warren. "We still need to finish well in the morning and you never know what can happen in singles."
European Junior Ryder Cup Captain Stuart Wilson is looking forward to singles play today and the opportunity to capture the team's first Junior Ryder Cup since 2006.
"There are still a lot of points to play for," said the Scot. "My players will have no problem getting motivated and hopefully we can close well and see what happens."
The final mixed four-ball match, featuring Gavin Hall and Alison Lee from the United States and Matthias Schwab and Quirine Eijkenboom from Europe, will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time. Hall and Lee have a 1-hole advantage through 16 holes.
The 12 singles matches are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m local time
Follow all the action from the 8th Junior Ryder Cup, by visiting www.PGA.com or www.JuniorRyderCup.com. You also can follow the conversation online by using the hashtag #2012JrRyderCup
The final match was suspended due to darkness at Olympia Fields Country Club, Illinois following an earlier 90 minute fog delay with the US 6 1/2 to 4 1/2 ahead after six morning foursome matches and five afternoon mixed four-ball matches.
The United States team was led in the morning foursomes by Casie Cathrea of Livermore, California and Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Florida who won their match, 3 and 2, over Bronte Law of England and Quirine Eijkenboom of Germany.
"We lost a few holes in a row a few times today but we didn't get down and kept each other up all day," said Cathrea, 16. "We played well as a team and it feels great to get a point for the United States."
Wagner and Cathrea were the second group off in the morning, and captured the first point for the United States Team.
"We putted well all day and that's what you need to do on these greens," said Wagner, who finished runner-up in the 2012 Junior US PGA Championship. "It was important to get that first point for our team."
The United States' three girls' pairings swept their foursome morning matches.
The European Team was led in the morning foursomes by Matthias Schwab of Austria and Dominic Foos of Germany, who won their match in convincing fashion, 5 and 4, over Scottie Scheffler of Dallas, Texas and Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Alabama
Schwab, 17, was runner-up in this year's British Amateur Championship.
Jim Liu of Smithtown, New York, and Esther Lee of Los Alamitos, California, paced the United States Team in the afternoon mixed four-ball, winning their foursome match by 6 and 5 over the Swedish duo of Victor Tärnström and Linnea Ström.
"I had a lot of putts lip out in the morning match and it was pretty frustrating," said Liu, who lost his morning foursomes match, 3 and 2.
"But both Esther and I played well this afternoon and were able to help the team out with a full point."
U.S. Captain Roger Warren was pleased with the play of his team on the opening day.
"Any time you come out of the first day with the lead, it's very good," said Warren. "We still need to finish well in the morning and you never know what can happen in singles."
European Junior Ryder Cup Captain Stuart Wilson is looking forward to singles play today and the opportunity to capture the team's first Junior Ryder Cup since 2006.
"There are still a lot of points to play for," said the Scot. "My players will have no problem getting motivated and hopefully we can close well and see what happens."
The final mixed four-ball match, featuring Gavin Hall and Alison Lee from the United States and Matthias Schwab and Quirine Eijkenboom from Europe, will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time. Hall and Lee have a 1-hole advantage through 16 holes.
The 12 singles matches are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m local time
Follow all the action from the 8th Junior Ryder Cup, by visiting www.PGA.com or www.JuniorRyderCup.com. You also can follow the conversation online by using the hashtag #2012JrRyderCup
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