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Xiong Has Strong Showing at Walker Cup
09/10/17 | Men's Golf
LOS ANGELES - Oregon sophomore men's golfer Norman Xiong finished the weekend 3-0-1 to help the United States team to a 19-7 blowout win over Team Great Britain and Ireland in the 46th Walker Cup Saturday and Sunday.
Xiong opened the weekend with a dominant win in the foursome matches Saturday morning, teaming up with Collin Morikawa to defeat Harry Ellis and Alfie Plant 8&7. He scored his second point of the day with a 2&1 win in singles play over Connor Syme to help give the U.S. a commanding 8-4 lead after day one.
Xiong again teamed with Morikawa in the foursome matches Sunday morning to pick up another point for the U.S. with a 2 up victory over Syme and Paul McBride and help stretch the lead to 11-5 heading into singles matches.
He halved his match with Great Britain and Ireland's Scott Gregory to give the U.S. 13.5 points for the match and secure the win.
Xiong opened the weekend with a dominant win in the foursome matches Saturday morning, teaming up with Collin Morikawa to defeat Harry Ellis and Alfie Plant 8&7. He scored his second point of the day with a 2&1 win in singles play over Connor Syme to help give the U.S. a commanding 8-4 lead after day one.
Xiong again teamed with Morikawa in the foursome matches Sunday morning to pick up another point for the U.S. with a 2 up victory over Syme and Paul McBride and help stretch the lead to 11-5 heading into singles matches.
He halved his match with Great Britain and Ireland's Scott Gregory to give the U.S. 13.5 points for the match and secure the win.
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