Haas Faces Wolstenholme in Feature

Walker Cup Match-ups Saturday

Ganton, North Yorkshire, England – Bill Haas, son of PGA Tour pro Jay Haas, will have a lot to say about whether or not the amateur golf team representing the United States of America has a lead at the end of the first day of the two-day Walker Cup competition.

Haas, 22, of Greer, S.C., has been given the singles assignment of stopping reigning British Amateur champion Gary Wolstenholme, 43, of Market Harborough, England, who is playing in his fifth Walker Cup Match for Great Britain and Ireland. He has played on two consecutive winning GB&I teams and is just a couple points shy of becoming the leading point-getter in the history of the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup teams. He needs 1½ points to surpass Michael Bonallack ’s career total of 8 points. A point is awarded for each match won.

The Walker Cup Match is played every other year between two 10-man amateur teams, one from the United States and the other from Great Britain and Ireland . A team needs 12 points to retain the Cup, 12½ points to win it away. There are 24 matches over the weekend; 8 foursomes matches and 16 singles matches.

In addition to their singles match-up in the afternoon, Haas is paired with Trip Kuehne of Dallas, Texas, for the first morning foursomes match against Wolstenholme and 19-year-old Michael Skelton.

Ganton, North Yorkshire, England, -- Pairings for Saturday’s foursomes (alternate shot) and singles matches at the Walker Cup Match, to be played at the par 35-36—71, 6,894-yard Ganton Golf Club (All times EDT)

Foursomes (alternate shot)

3:00 a.m. -- Bill Haas, Greer, S.C., and Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, vs. Gary Wolstenholme, England, and Michael Skelton, England.

3:15 a.m. – Lee Williams, Alexander City, Ala., and George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., vs. Stuart Wilson, Scotland, and David Inglis, Scotland.

3:30 a.m. – Chris Nallen, Hackettstown, N.J., and Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash., vs. Nigel Edwards, Wales, and Stuart Manley, Wales.

3:45 a.m. – Adam Rubinson, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn., vs. Noel Fox, Ireland, and Colm Moriarty, Ireland.

Singles

7:50 a.m. – Bill Haas, Greer, S.C., vs. Gary Wolstenholme, England.

8:00 a.m. – Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas, vs. Oliver Wilson, England.

8:10 a.m. – Brock Mackenzie, Yakima, Wash., vs. David Inglis, Scotland.

8:20 a.m. – Matt Hendrix, Aiken, S.C., vs. Stuart Wilson, Scotland.

8:35 a.m. – George Zahringer, New York, N.Y., vs. Nigel Edwards, Wales.

8:45 a.m. – Chris Nallen, Hackettstown, N.J., vs. Colm Moriarty.

8:55 a.m. – Adam Rubinson, Ft. Worth, Texas, vs. Noel Fox, Ireland.

9:05 a.m. – Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn., vs. Graham Gordon, Scotland.