U.S. still dominates Walker Cup; Toledo beats Perry in Montreal
By Associated Press on Sep 9, 2013, at 2:26 AM Updated on 9/09/13 at 5:27 AM
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Zach Johnson is having a September to remember, and there's still one very big week to go.
At Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill
Nathan Smith won the deciding point in the United States' 17-9 victory over Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup on Sunday, beating England's Nathan Kimsey 4 and 3 in the singles at historic National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y.
The United States, ahead 8-4 entering the final day in the biennial amateur event, split the four morning foursomes matches and won seven of the 10 afternoon singles matches.
The U.S. leads the series 35-8-1. In 2011, Britain and Ireland won 14-12 at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland.
The 35-year-old Smith, a four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion from Pittsburgh, won the par-3 13th and par-4 14th with pars and ended the match with a halve for bogey on the par-4 15th.
Oklahoma State's Jordan Niebrugge won his singles match but lost in the morning with Stanford's Patrick Rodgers to Ireland's Gavin Moynihan and Kevin Phelan 2 up.
Toledo wins at Montreal: Esteban Toledo won the Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour victory of the season, beating Kenny Perry with a birdie on the third extra hole.
The 50-year-old Toledo won the Insperity Championship in May in Texas to become the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history. Toledo shot a 3-under 69 to match Perry at 5-under 211. Perry had a 70.
Svoboda wins Web.com event: Andrew Svoboda won the Chiquita Classic on Sunday, beating Will MacKenzie with a par on the first playoff hole.
The former St. John's player, the Price Cutter Charity Championship winner last month, had already wrapped up a PGA Tour card by finishing 25th on the Web.com Tour money list.
Other - Golf
Zach Johnson is having a September to remember, and there's still one very big week to go.
At Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill
