PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Tyler Weaver delivered majestic shots that matched the scenery at Cypress Point as Great Britain & Ireland built a 3-1 lead over the Americans in Saturday morning foursomes as it tries to win on U.S. soil for the first time in 24 years.
Weaver and 18-year-old Connor Graham won three straight holes on the back nine, with Weaver hitting wedge to 2 feet on the par-3 15th to seize control, in a 3-and-1 victory over top-ranked Jackson Koivun and Tommy Morrison.
Stuart Grehan and Eliot Baker won another critical point in the only match that went the distance. GB&I built a 2-up lead only to three-putt on the par-3 16th over the ocean. Clinging to a 1-up lead, Baker hit a pitch to 2 feet and Ethan Fang narrowly missed his birdie putt to halve the match.
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