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During the U.S. Walker Cup practice session last December at Seminole Golf Club, U.S. team manager Robbie Zalzneck presented an idea to American captain Nathaniel Crosby: Let’s play foursomes, and let’s play foursomes a lot.
“[He] stepped up and grabbed me [at the practice session] and said, ‘This is probably a good idea because we keep getting shellacked in the alternate shot, and especially on foreign soil,’” Crosby said. “We really focused on it.”
So much so that the Americans not only played the format all three days in South Florida, but they also competed for six rounds in exclusively alternate shot two weekends ago during an official team practice at Pinehurst.