AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf senior Doug Ghim opened the 2017 Walker Cup with two wins on Saturday at Los Angeles Country Club.

Ghim partnered with teammate Maverick McNealy to take down David Boote and Jack Davidson, 5 and 4 in the morning foursomes.

The duo never trailed in the match, making five birdies on the first seven holes to lead, 5up through eight holes. Boote and Davidson fought back with a pair of birdies on nine and 11, but Ghim and McNealy stayed steady with pars on 12, 13, and 14 to seal the win.

In afternoon singles, Ghim defeated Boote, 2 and 1 for his second victory of the day. He began the round with two pars and a birdie to take a 3up lead and maintained it through five holes. Boote fired back with a birdie on hole six, but Ghim answered with a birdie on seven and kept his lead, concluding the match on hole 17.

Senior Scottie Scheffler paired with Cameron Champ in morning foursomes, falling 3 and 2 to Scott Gregory and Jack Singh Brar and did not play in one of the eight singles matches in the afternoon session.

Team USA has an 8 and 4 lead over Great Britain and Ireland.

Ghim will play in Sunday foursomes with McNealy at 10 a.m. CT with television coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT on FS1.

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Saturday Foursome Results

Morikawa/Xiong (USA) def. Ellis/Plant (GB&I), 8 and 7

Syme/McBride (GB&I) def. Redman/Zalatoris (USA), 3 and 2

Gregory/Singh Barr (GB&I), def. Scheffler/Champ (USA), 3 and 2

Ghim/McNealy (USA) def. Boote/Davidson (GB&I), 5 and 4

Saturday Singles Results

Thornberry (USA) def. Ellis (GB&I), 2up

Xiong (USA) def. Syme (GB&I) 2 and 1

Singh Brar (GB&I) def. Hagestad (USA), 3 and 2

Morikawa (USA) def. McBride (GB&I), 3 and 2

Zalatoris (USA) def. Jordan (GB&I), 2up

MacIntyre (GB&I) def. Champ (USA), 6 and 4

Ghim (USA) def. Boote (GB&I), 2 and 1

McNealy (USA) def .Gregory (GB&I), 3 and 1