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Amateur top 10 moments in 2015: DeChambeau's U.S. Amateur win; Schmitz' timely ace

From Sammy Schmitz's timely hole-in-one on a par-4 to seal the U.S. Mid-Amateur to Bryson DeChambeau's dominant and eye-opening U.S. Amateur triumph, Golfweek's Kevin Casey counts down the top 10 moments in amateur golf in 2015.

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10. The 2015 Walker Cup certainly wasn't much of a contest, but there were positive occurrences on both sides to note. For the Great Britain & Ireland team, Jimmy Mullen (4-0) and Cormac Sharvin (3-0) winning all of their matches gave the pair some much deserved recognition. While the Americans were crushed, 16 1/2 - 9 1/2, the fact that Hunter Stewart and Denny McCarthy had made it onto the squad was a nice boost, as both had fiercely sought a spot and even delayed their pro careers precious months to do so.