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Kyle Porter@KylePorterNS · Sep 6, 2026

A thread of things that had to happen in the last 30-45 minutes for GB&I to win the Walker Cup. 1. Kihei Akina had…

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GB&I won the Walker Cup in extraordinary fashion, requiring an improbable sequence of events in the final 30-45 minutes including missed putts by American players, multiple up-and-downs by GB&I competitors, and Josh Hill's clutch finish to secure their first title since 2015.

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    A thread of things that had to happen in the last 30-45 minutes for GB&I to win the Walker Cup. 1. Kihei Akina had to miss this putt.

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    2. All three of these GB&I putts had to fall.

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    3. Miles Russell had to three putt from here.

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    4. Miles Russell had to miss both of these.

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    5. Stew Hagestad had to make 5 at the last, which he did after choosing to hit DOD into the junk.

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    6. Eliot Baker had to get up and down from here (pin not even in the screen).

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    7. Josh Hill had to get up and down from HERE, which he did to win the Walker Cup for GB&I for the first time since 2015. Extraordinary series of events and probably the golf tournament of the year.