The United States were far too good for Great Britain and Ireland as they regained the Walker Cup at Long Island on Sunday.
Success for the US
Having started the final with a four-point lead, the hosts humbled their opponents 17-9 with Nathan Smith beating England's Nathan Kimsey 4 and 3 in the fifth singles match to clinch the victory.
"This ranks at the top of the list," said Smith. "I never wanted a point so much in my life. This means the most. I'm happy for Jim. Nobody deserves it more than him and loves the game of golf and put more hard work into a team than him."
The morning foursomes were shared as the US kept their 10-6 lead and Bobby Wyatt beat Neil Redmond 4 and 3 and Justin Thomas followed it up with 6 and 4 win over Max Orrin.
Matt Fitzpatrick gave Great Britain and Ireland some hope as he beat Michael Weaver 3 and 2, but Smith made sure of the win with his victory over Kimsey.
"They adapted to conditions a little bit better," Britain and Ireland captain Nigel Edwards said.
"The greens changed and there were very, very severe pin positions. They holed out a little bit better and I would say the short shots into the green, the distance control, that's where they outdid us. When they did hit it over the back they got up and down and we didn't."
The win was sweet revenge for the Americans who lost 14-12 at Aberdeen in 2011 while the victory took their overall win tally to 35-8, with one draw.
"It's something I have been wanting for a long, long time, particularly after we lost in 2011," US captain Jim Holtgrieve told The Associated Press.
"I was hoping I would get a mulligan for '13 and when I knew it was going to be at National Golf Links, which is where it all started, I wanted so bad to come here. Yes. I wanted to win, but I wanted to do something good for golf and this, to me, was truly good for golf."
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