LAHINCH, Ireland – U.S. captain Nathan Smith’s initial message to his players ahead of this 51st Walker Cup?

“He pretty much just told us he wants us to crush these guys,” said Preston Stout, the world’s top-ranked amateur. “That’s the goal. We want to put them away early.”

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Despite what the numbers say, it won’t be easy.

Great Britain and Ireland aren’t going to allow it. Not this time.

“We were ready to go last night,” GB&I captain Dean Robertson said on Friday morning, still hours from the opening ceremony.

While the U.S. has had a stranglehold on this competition with five straight victories dating to 2017’s romp in Los Angeles…

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