Junior Ryder Cup Team USA ‘Locked In’ After Two Days of Matches

Asterisk Talley and Miles Russell of Team United States walk to the tenth hole during the second round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup at Nassau Country Club.
Asterisk Talley and Miles Russell of Team United States walk to the tenth hole during the second round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup at Nassau Country Club. Ryan Lochhead / PGA of America.

The first two days of matches of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup showed how tough Nassau Country Club is. With both teams battling for points, it could be anyone’s match no matter how big of an early lead. 

“It just shows you that on this course, you can never count your chickens,” European Captain Steven Gallacher said. “We saw two 4-up matches (Tuesday afternoon) that didn’t win. You don’t normally see that. This course, you’ve got to be on it all the time. You’ve got to hit great shots.”

Lily Peng and Anna Fang of Team United States fist bump on the fourth hole during the first round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup.
Lily Peng and Anna Fang of Team United States fist bump on the fourth hole during the first round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup. Michael Ehrmann / PGA of America.

After the first day, Team USA led Team Europe, 6.5 to 5.5. Asterisk Talley / Amelie Zalsman, Anna Fang / Lily Peng and Luke Coulton / Giuseppe Puebla each won a point for Team USA in the morning Foursomes. Hugo Le Goff / Oscar Couilleau, Nagore Martinez / Louise Uma Landgraf and John Doyle / Kris Kim each won a point for Team Europe that morning.

Lev Grinberg of Team Europe hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup.
Lev Grinberg of Team Europe hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup. Michael Ehrmann / PGA of America.

In the afternoon, we had Mixed Foursomes where one girl and one boy from each team were paired up. All eyes were on the Asterisk Talley / Miles Russell vs. Sara Brentcheneff / Hugo Le Goff match; while the Americans led, Europe eventually came back in the end to tie the match for half a point each. Anna Fang / Luke Colton, Zoe Cusack / Lunden Esterline and Rayee Feng / Hamilton Coulton won their matches, giving Team USA a slight edge for the day. Charlotte Naughton / Kris Kim and Nagore Martinez / Callixte Alzas were the remaining two points for Team Europe on Tuesday.

Luke Colton and Anna Fang interact on the second hole during the third round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup.
Luke Colton and Anna Fang interact on the second hole during the third round. Mike Ehrmann / PGA of America.

After Day 1, Anna Fang and Luke Coulton remained undefeated for Team USA, and Nagore Martinez and Kris Kim are undefeated for Team Europe.

Oscar Couilleau and Louise Uma Landgraf of Team Europe interact after putting on the ninth hole during the third round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup.
Oscar Couilleau and Louise Uma Landgraf of Team Europe interact after putting on the ninth hole during the third round. Mike Ehrmann / PGA of America.

On Wednesday, we saw a morning session of Mixed Four-Ball. Talley / Russell got their revenge on Brentcheneff / Le Goff, winning 2&1. Cusack / Esterline and Peng / Puebla also earned a point for Team USA. For Team Europe, Martinez / Alzas and Benedicte Brent-Petersen / Doyle each won a point. The Fang / Colton vs. Uma Landgraf / Couilleau match ended in a tie. Team USA led Team Europe 3.5-2.5 after Wednesday’s match.

Hugo Le Goff reacts with Sara Brentcheneff of Team Europe on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2025 Junior Ryder Cup.
Hugo Le Goff reacts with Sara Brentcheneff of Team Europe on the 18th hole during the second round. Ryan Lochhead / PGA of America.

Going into the Singles matches on Friday, Team USA is defeating Team Europe, 10-8. The Singles matches will tee off at 7:30am ET.

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