2013 Walker Cup Saturday Morning Session Photos, Wrap

Ryan Herrington wraps up what turned out to be a super morning session at the Walker Cup where the golf course starred and Great Britain & Ireland displayed slightly more refined short games around The National Golf Links.

Understandably, nerves were mentioned as playing a role in the USA team's struggles which only have them down a point heading into the afternoon.

Greedy U.S. fans will lament how Jordan Niebrugge and Nathan Smith could only make par on the home hole while their GB&I counterparts, Matt Fitzpatrick and Neil Raymond, birdied the 501-yard par 5 to win, 1 up, in the second match. Scrapping out a half point there, however, would have been a tall ask even considering the duo's rally from 2 down with four holes remaining.

Instead, the Americans were appreciative of what they could salvage.

"You know obviously a lot of nerves this morning, a lot of thoughts going on," said Whitsett, a 22-year-old from Houston playing in the biennial match for the first time.