It\u2019s becoming a formality for the U.S. team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through the fog\u2014and beauty\u2014of Cypress Point Golf Club, Team USA emerged victorious in the 50th Walker Cup<\/a>, claiming their fifth consecutive triumph over Great Britain and Ireland in the biennial matches by a score of 17-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just blown away,\u201d U.S. captain Nathan Smith said after clinching the win. \u201cThey showed up all weekend, in both singles matches in the afternoon, and I don\u2019t know if I’ve ever seen a Walker Cup team bring it like they did this afternoon in singles.\u201d<\/p>\n SI Golf Newsletters. Sports Illustrated\u2019s Free Golf Newsletters. dark. Sign Up Now<\/p>\n In the two-day championship, the 10-man U.S. team that boasted the top six players in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, entered the final day leading 6.5 to 5.5. Then, as Smith alluded to, they never took their foot off the gas pedal.\u00a0<\/p>\n The two squads split Sunday morning\u2019s foursome session, with the highlight being reigning U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell\u2019s<\/a> walk-off, eagle hole-out from the fairway for a walk-off 3-and-1 win.\u00a0Not bad for a high school senior. <\/p>\n WALK! OFF! WINNER!!! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n Mason Howell finishes off a 3-and-1 victory with a dunked eagle hole out! pic.twitter.com\/Kr0W05jhBQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Walker Cup (@WalkerCup) September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n But the Sunday singles matches are where the U.S. really asserted its dominance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Early on, the U.S. held the lead in eight of all 10 matches. Auburn University\u2019s Jackson Koivun, the world\u2019s top-ranked amateur who earned his PGA Tour card earlier this year<\/a>, secured the U.S.\u2019s first singles point, and they were four points away from the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tommy Morrison added another point for the Americans, followed by Ethan Feng. Then, five-time Walker Cupper Stewart Hagestad retained the cup for the U.S. by drilling a long birdie putt to win his match and give his team 13.5 points to ensure at least a tie.\u00a0<\/p>\n The winning moment? It came in grand style. Preston Stout, a part of Oklahoma State\u2019s 2025 national championship team, knocked his approach from the fairway roughly a foot from the hole to seal the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the end, the U.S. earned 8.5 out of the possible 10 points in singles. <\/p>\n The shot that clinched the Walker Cup! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8@OSUCowboyGolf<\/a>‘s Preston Stout seals it for the United States! pic.twitter.com\/2Z1iRFquaM<\/a><\/p>\n