United States lead World Amateur Team Championship

Rickie Fowler

The battle for the Eisenhower Trophy got underway today at the World Amateur Team Championship, and after one round the United States hold a two-stroke lead over second place Scotland.

Of the three players from each of the 65 nations competing in this weekend s event, only the top two scores are taken.

"After I made a 40-footer for a birdie on the first hole, I kind of just cruised from there," said the 19-year-old Fowler. "It was a good day."

"The boys got off to a really quick start and we held it in there," said the United States captain Walter Driver. "But until we play both courses it's hard to know exactly how you stack up against the field."

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