The Americans wobbled early but regained their footing to handily defeat Team Europe in the 13th Junior Ryder Cup.
The Americans wobbled early in a rain-soaked final round of the 13th Junior Ryder Cup but found their footing to close out a victory in Glen Cove, New York.
Team USA defeated Team Europe ... on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Nassau Country Club to clinch America's eighth all-time victory in the esteemed international junior golf competition.
Singles matches were originally scheduled for the famed Bethpage Black Course but were relocated to Nassau Country Club, which hosted the first two days of the Junior Ryder Cup, due to forecasted inclement weather.
The Europeans, who entered the final round trailing 10-8, roared early Thursday, building a lead in nine of the 12 singles matches by the time the morning's first pairing hit the back nine.
Team USA turned the tide with strong play from its girls golfers.
Asterisk Talley and Anna Fang, the first two girls juniors off Thursday, led for much of the day and clinched the Americans' first singles points.
In the day's middle pairings, Team USA's Zoe Cusack and Rayee Feng trailed early but managed to build two-stroke leads on the back nine.
Cusack and fellow American Lunden Esterline closed out their matches around 12:30 p.m. ET to give Team USA a 14.5-10.5 lead, just a point away from the 15.5 needed for the Americans to win the cup.
With Team Europe dominating the final three pairings — Oscar Couilleau defeated Tyler Mawhinney of Florida 7 & 6 while Europeans were 5 up in each of the last two matchups — pressure fell to Team USA's Lily Peng, Hamilton Coleman and Feng to secure the clinching point.
The honor fell to Feng, who defeated Alice Kong 4 & 3 to seal American victory.
Team USA has won seven of the last eight Junior Ryder Cup competitions since 2008. Team Europe's victory in Italy in 2023 was its first since 2006.
Florida was well represented in this year's event with four players on the American squad, including Miles Russell, 16, Jacksonville Beach, Tyler Mawhinney, 17, from Fleming Island, Giuseppe Puebla, 16, from Royal Palm Beach, and Amelie Zalsman, 16, from St. Petersburg.
Here's a look at match results from the first two days of the Junior Ryder Cup:
Thursday
Singles
- (USA) Asterisk Talley def. (EUR) Charlotte Naughton — 1 up
- (EUR) Hugo LeGoff def. Miles Russell — 4 & 3
- (USA) Anna Fang def. (EUR) Nagore Martinez — 5 & 3
- (EUR) Kris Kim TIED (USA) Giuseppe Puebla
- (USA) Zoe Cusack def. (EUR) Benedicte Brent-Petersen — 4 & 3
- (USA) Lunden Esterline def. (EUR) Callixte Alzas — 3 & 2
- (EUR) Alice Kong def. (USA) Lily Peng
- (USA) Hamilton Coleman def. (EUR) John Doyle
- (USA) Rayee Feng def. (EUR) Louise Uma Landgraf — 4 & 3
- (EUR) Oscar Couilleau def. (USA) Tyler Mawhinney — 7 & 6
- (EUR) Sara Brentcheneff def. (USA) Amelie Zalsman — 5 & 4
- (EUR) Lev Grinberg def. (USA) Luke Colton
Wednesday
Mixed Four-Ball
- (USA) Asterisk Talley + Miles Russell def. (EUR) Sara Brentcheneff + Hugo Le Goff — 2 & 1
- (USA) Zoe Cusack + Lunden Esterline def. (EUR) Charlotte Naughton + Kris Kim — 2 & 1
- (EUR) Nagore Martine + Callixte Alas def. (USA) Rayee Feng + Hamilton Coleman — 3 & 2
- (USA) Lily Peng + Giuseppe Puebla def. (EUR) Alice Koong + Lev Grinberg — 4 & 2
- (EUR) Benedicte Brent Petersen + John Doyle def. (USA) Amelie Zalsman + Tyler Mawhinney — 2 up
- (USA) Anna Fang + Luke Colton TIED (EUR) Louise Uma Landgraf + Oscar Couilleau
Tuesday
Foursomes
- (USA) Asterisk Talley + Amelie Zalsman def. (EUR) Sara Brentcheneff + Benedicte Brent Petersen — 4 & 3
- (EUR) Hugo Le Goff + Oscar Couilleau def. (USA) Miles Russell + Tyler Mawhinney — 3 & 2
- (USA) Anna Frang + Lily Peng def. (EUR) Charlotte Naughton + Alice Kong — 6 & 4
- (USA) Luke Colton + Giuseppe Puebla def. (EUR) Callixte Alzas + Lev Grinberg — 6 & 4
- (EUR) Nagore Martinez + Louise Uma Landgraf def. (USA) Zoe Cusack + Rayee Feng — 3 & 2
- (EUR) John Doyle + Kris Kim def. (USA) Hamilton Coleman + Lunden Esterline — 1 up
Mixed foursomes
- (USA) Asterisk Talley + Miles Russell TIED (EUR) Sara Brentcheneff + Hugo Le Goff
- (EUR) Charlotte Naughton + Kris Kim def. (USA) Amelie Zalsman + Tyler Mawhinney — 2 & 1
- (USA) Anna Fang + Luke Colton def. (EUR) Benedicte Brent Petersen + Oscar Couilleau — 1 up
- (EUR) Nagore Martinez + Callixte Alzas def. (USA) Lily Peng + Giuseppe Puebla — 3 & 2
- (USA) Zoe Cusack + Lunden Esterline def. (EUR) Alice Kong + John Doyle — 6 & 4
- (USA) Rayee Feng + Hamilton Coleman def. (EUR) Louise Uma Landgraf + Lev Grinberg — 1 up
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
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