And it continues like this…
On the first day of 44 At the Ryder Cup in Rome, Europe's best golfers dominated their rivals from the USA. The team led by stars Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy had a surprisingly clear lead after Friday against the defending champions, favorites with 6.5:1.5 points.
Rush to the Ryder Cup Golf fans almost run over each other
On Saturday, the Europeans continued their winning streak. Swede Ludwig Aberg and Norwegian Viktor Hovland won 9 and 7 over Americans Scotty Scheffler and Brooks Koepka.
Bitter: After the humiliation, world number one Schaeffler fought back tears. His wife, Meredith, tried to calm the star down.
Among the most prominent features of the Europeans’ victory: Aberg missed the ace by a narrow margin in the first 3 shots of the day.
Despite that: With victory, the Scandinavians achieved historic success. The Ryder Cup has been held for 96 years. Her 9&7 win is the largest win in a four-way match. In this format, two players compete against each other, taking turns hitting the ball as a team. Whoever needs fewer hits gets one point.
Then it was finally the Americans' turn: Team USA with Max Homa and Brian Harman won their first Ryder Cup win of the year against Shane Lowry and Seb Straka.
But the answer from the Europeans comes immediately. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood secured the next points for Team Europe with a score of 2&1.
The next point for Team Europe is next! Rahm and Houghton also won the four-way match, in the end the score was 2&1. This means that the Europeans were able to win seven of eight matches. Provisional score 9.5: 2.5 for Team Europe.
And in the next four balls of the afternoon, the USA stars started to come back a little. They won three of the four duels, with one match going to the Europeans. And all this under the eyes of celebrities. Justin Timberlake also watches golf stars.
At the start of Friday, the Europeans had already won all four morning duels at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. This has never happened before in the long history of the Ryder Cup.
Even in the afternoon, the Europeans kept their cool in the hot atmosphere on the golf course. McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Matt Fitzpatrick (England) clearly won the match against Collin Morikawa and Xander Scheufele. The other three duels ended in a draw.
US team captain Zach Johnson indicated in the press conference after the first day that the US team is suffering from health problems. “There are fewer passes and cans and players,” Johnson said. “I'm thankful we have a team doctor.”
The European team wants to regain the title from the Americans in Rome. Two years ago, the American team defeated the Europeans in Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, USA, with a record victory of 19:9 points. However, the success of the American team on European soil goes back 30 years.
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