WALKER CUP - G B & I lead after day 1

Great Britain & Ireland lead the United States Of America by 7 - 5 after day one of the 2011 Walker Cup, being played this weekend at Royal Aberdeen.

Troon Welbeck's Michael Stewart combined with Open Chanmpionship hero Tom Lewis in the morning foursomes to carve out a 2 & 1 win over Peter Uihlein & Harris English as the G B & I team took a 3 - 1 lead in the morning.

In the afternoon Stewart was in the anchor match against world amateur number one Patrick Cantlay and was edged out by 2 & 1 as GB 7 I shared the singles 4 - 4 to keep thieir two point advantage going into Sunday.

Saturday results :-

GB&I	7.0		USA    5.0

Saturday Foursomes	GB&I				USA
Match
1	TOM LEWIS MICHAEL STEWART		2 & 1			PETER UIHLEIN HARRIS ENGLISH
2	JACK SENIOR ANDY SULLIVAN		2 & 1			RUSSELL HENLEY KELLY KRAFT
3	PAUL CUTLER ALAN DUNBAR		5 & 4			NATHAN SMITH BLAYNE BARBER
4	STEVEN BROWN STIGGY HODGSON		5 & 3			PATRICK CANTLAY CHRIS WILLIAMS

Saturday Singles	GB&I				USA
Match
1	TOM LEWIS		2 & 1			PETER UIHLEIN
2	JACK SENIOR		3 & 2			JORDAN SPIETH
3	ANDY SULLIVAN		2 & 1			HARRIS ENGLISH
4	RHYS PUGH		2 & 1			PATRICK RODGERS
5	STEVEN BROWN		1 Hole			RUSSELL HENLEY
6	JAMES BYRNE		2 & 1			NATHAN SMITH
7	PAUL CUTLER		2 & 1			KELLY KRAFT
8	MICHAEL STEWART		2 & 1			PATRICK CANTLAY

Sunday matches :-

Sunday Foursomes	GB&I				USA
Match							Hole
1	TOM LEWIS MICHAEL STEWART		A/S			JORDAN SPIETH PATRICK RODGERS	08:30
2	JACK SENIOR ANDY SULLIVAN		A/S			PETER UIHLEIN HARRIS ENGLISH	08:40
3	PAUL CUTLER ALAN DUNBAR		A/S			KELLY KRAFT BLAYNE BARBER	08:50
4	JAMES BYRNE RHYS PUGH		A/S			PATRICK CANTLAY CHRIS WILLIAMS	09:00

Sunday Singles	GB&I				USA
Match							Hole
1	TOM LEWIS		A/S			RUSSELL HENLEY	13:15
2	ANDY SULLIVAN		A/S			JORDAN SPIETH	13:25
3	JACK SENIOR		A/S			NATHAN SMITH	13:35
4	MICHAEL STEWART		A/S			PATRICK RODGERS	13:45
5	STIGGY HODGSON		A/S			PETER UIHLEIN	13:55
6	STEVEN BROWN		A/S			BLAYNE BARBER	14:05
7	RHYS PUGH		A/S			KELLY KRAFT	14:15
8	ALAN DUNBAR		A/S			CHRIS WILLIAMS	14:25
9	JAMES BYRNE		A/S			HARRIS ENGLISH	14:35
10	PAUL CUTLER		A/S			PATRICK CANTLAY	14:45