JUNO BEACH, Fla. – William Mouw played his first tournament as a kid in gym shorts and high-top basketball shoes. His basketball game had gone long and his dad, Bill, raced his son to the course just in time for his tee time. A 10-year-old Mouw ended up losing in a playoff – to his current Walker Cup teammate Ricky Castillo – proving, even at a young age, that he could handle adversity well.
Now 20 and playing in his first Walker Cup, Mouw again showed his ability to be ready at a moment’s notice. With U.S. teammate Tyler Strafaci still struggling with a stomach virus that has affected more than half of both teams this week, Mouw was called in as a last-minute replacement and responded with a dominating 4-and-3 victory over Ben Jones on Saturday at Seminole Golf Club.