U.S. Retains Junior Ryder Cup
9/28/2010 | by
see also: Junior Ryder Cup, Nassau Country Club
U.S. Team, Led By Stalwarts Chen and Spieth, Retain Junior Ryder Cup With 13 1/2 to 10 1/2 Victory. Jordan Spieth of Dallas and Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla., each won all three of their matches to lead the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team to it's second consecutive trophy.
PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND (Sept.28, 2010) - The United States Junior Ryder Cup team won its second consecutive trophy Tuesday with a narrow 13 1/2 to 10 1/2 finish at Gleneagles Resort in Scotland.
The U.S. followed its rout in 2008, 22 to 2, at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky., with a strong opening day start.
After falling behind 9 to 3, Europe rallied to win six singles matches to close the gap. Thanks to early singles victories from Jordan Spieth of Dallas, Texas; Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla.; and Justin Thomas of Goshen, Ky., victory was secured.
"It got a little close out there in the singles matches, but we luckily got them in the foursomes and four-ball matches yesterday," said U.S. Captain M.G. Orender. "I am so thrilled for these kids and they played their hearts out."
The U.S. squad was led by Spieth and Chen, who each won all three of their matches.
"This was really unbelievable," said Spieth, who also went undefeated in three matches in 2008. "I feel like this team was even stronger than our 2008 team, but the European team was better too, so we really were able to come together and grab the trophy again."
Chen, the reigning U.S. Junior Girls' Champion, won three closely contested matches.
"I played one shot at a time and didn't get down," said Chen. "This was so much fun and we played well as a team both days."
Orender, the 33rd President of The PGA of America, reflected back on the week as a whole.
"In my time as a PGA Professional, I don't know of a better experience," said Orender. "They came together this week and I could not be happier."
Both teams will travel to The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, site of the 38th Ryder Cup, where they will compete in a newly-created "Friendship Bowl," blending U.S. and European players in foursomes over nine holes.
Day 1 Foursomes
Time Europe USA Score
07:50 A Eckhardt / K Ventura v A Paolucci / J Speith USA Win 5 & 4
08:00 I Deilert / K Spilkova v A Lee / K Park HALVED
08:10 C Lloyd / M Lampert v O Schniederjans / J Thomas HALVED
08:20 K Tidy / A Boulden v C Isagawa / E Talley USA Win 3 & 2
08:30 J Kukkonen / T Detry v J Liu / D McCarthy USA Win 2 & 1
08:40 M Gidali / M Molle v D Chen / G Howard USA Win 1 UP
Morning Total EUR 1 – 5 USA
Day 1 Mixed Fourballs
Time Europe USA Score
12:45 A Eckhardt / K Spilkova v A Paolucci / K Park EUR Win 4 & 3
13:00 C Lloyd / A Boulden v J Spieth / A Lee USA Win 3 & 2
13:15 M Lampert / K Tidy v J Thomas / E Talley USA Win 4 & 3
13:30 K Ventura / I Deilert v J Liu / D Chen USA Win 2 & 1
13:45 J Kukkonen / M Molle v O Schniederjans / G Howard USA Win 1 UP
14:00 T Detry / M Gidali v D McCarthy / C Isagawa EUR Win 3 & 2
Afternoon Total EUR 2 - 4 USA
DAY ONE OVERALL SCORE EUR 3 – 9 USA
Day 2 Singles
Time Europe USA Score
08:00 C Lloyd v A Paolucci EUR Win 2 & 1
08:10 A Boulden v E Talley HALVED
08:20 A Eckhardt v J Spieth USA Win 3 & 1
08:30 K Spilkova v D Chen USA Win 1 UP
08:40 M Lampert v J Thomas USA Win 4 & 2
08:50 K Tidy v K Park EUR Win 1 UP
09:00 K Ventura v J Liu HALVED
09:10 M Gidali v G Howard EUR Win 2 & 1
09:20 J Kukkonen v O Schniederjans EUR Win 2 & 1
09:30 M Molle v A Lee EUR Win 5 & 4
09:40 T Detry v D McCarthy EUR Win 2 & 1
09:50 I Deilert v C Isagawa HALVED
Afternoon Total EUR 7.5 – 4.5 USA
MATCH RESULT EUR10.5 – 13.5 USA
About the Junior Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup-style matches between 12-person junior teams from the United States and Great Britain & Ireland. Format includes foursomes, mixed four-ball and singles competition. The United States Junior Ryder Cup Team consists of six boys and six girls ...
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