Miller, the low amateur in this year's U.S. Open, defeated England's Peter McEvoy two up. Fought and Heafner, the son of former touring pro Clayton Heafner, both won their matches four and three. Simpson, who won back-to-back NCAA golf crowns while playing for USC, closed out former Scottish Amateur Champion Gordon Murray seven and six.
With their backs against the wall on Saturday, the British battled back gamely but there was little doubt about the final outcome. After nine holes, the British were leading in all four of the foursome matches, but Heafner and Fought teamed together to win five holes on the back side while Miller and Simpson won six as both U.S. pairs pulled out victories.
The Americans nowneeded to win only one single to clinch the match. Gary Hallberg did the honors when he hit his second shot to the elevated green on the 15th hole stony for a birdie three that put him four up with three to go.
Moments later, a thunderous ovation went up as Miller snaked in a long putt on the 18th hole--the kind the British call "tram riders--to win one up over Steve Martin.
Siderowf was off his form against Michael Kelley and finally succumbed two and one. Siderowf took an eight on the 6th, Shinnecock's only waterhole, when he drove into the bushes and then stubbed two wedges. He was only one down after 15 but he airmailed his third shot to the par five 16th and had to settle for a half. He went on to lose the 169-yard 17th when he plunked his tee shot into the greenside bunker and failed to extricate himself.
Meanwhile, Fought and Davies were in the midst of a seesaw match with both safely on the 15th green in two. Fought, however, was some 45 feet from the flagstick. Fought rolled in the putt and Davies missed his ten-footer as the American snatched a two and one victory.
Right behind Fought-Davies, Sander was engaged in another potboiler with Brodie, to whom he had lost the day before. With the match all even, this time it was the Britisher who sunk the crucial birdie putt on 15 and Brodie secured his victory by rapping home an eagle putt on the next hole.
The last match that could have gone either way pitted Mike Brannan against Britain's Ian Hutcheon. Hutcheon was a commanding two up after 16 holes but on the 17th he left his tee shot out to the right and caught the bunker that had cost Siderowf so dearly minutes earlier. Three times Hutcheon rained blows down upon the sand and three times the ball failed to budge. He now stood one up.
Both players drove into the middle of the hogsback fairway of Shinnecock's majestic final hole. Hutcheon, though, flew the green badly with his second and was staring at the prospect of a bogey. Faced with a chip that required the touch of a Swiss watchmaker, Hutcheon cooly pitched out of the cloying rough and watched his ball run over 70 feet of green and cascade into the cup. Hutcheon's victory gave the British team its final point of the competition.
As the gallery swarmed toward the clubhouse, the Union Jack was lowered and the President of the United States Golf Association, Harry Easterly, presented the Walker Cup to a beaming American team. "It all started right here 55 years ago," Easterly said, referring to that First Walker Cup Match in Southampton.
Charlie Thom, who was sitting in a golf cart next to Easterly, suddenly learned forward and with a clear County Angus brogue said, "that's r-r-right."