PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The fog had rolled in shortly after 5 p.m., just like they said it would, blanketing some of the most iconic golf holes in the world in a thick, white mist. And the Americans, just like everyone knew they would, rolled in the final singles session on Sunday at Cypress Point Club, turning a one-point advantage through three frames into another resounding Walker Cup victory.

As the last handful of matches were polished off, a four-point buck calmly strolled down the 17th fairway toward the 16th green, which was barely visible in the distance. Preston Stout, a skilled bow hunter unbeknownst to the deer, had just earned the winning point, nearly bulls-eyeing his approach at the penultimate hole in the process. And mere moments before that, the U.S. team’s old buck, 34-y

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