KOHLER – At 9am (EDT) today, coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup switched from Golf Channel to NBC and as they made the switch, the USA’s Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger were 3-up after three holes over Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, Europe and Spain’s very best.
In the second match this morning, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawabegan Saturday morning foursomes just as hot as their teammates, and lead (at 9am) 3-up through three against Europe’s Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton.
Europe’s Bernd Wiesberger and Viktor Hovland grabbed a 1-up lead over Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth while Lee Westwood & Matt Fitzpatrickwere just in progress against their American hosts, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele
It’s all in the start of Day 2 at Whistling Straits after the US staked the largest Day 1 lead in 46 years.
Ryder Cup Leaderboard (link)
Overall Scoring (RyderCupCom)
Friday’s Results
Afternoon Four-Ball
Europe’s Paul Casey & Bernd Wiesberger lost to
USA’s Dustin Johnson & Xander Schauffele, 2 & 1
Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton & Jon Rahm
Halved
USA’sScottie Scheffler & Bryson DeChambeau
Europe’s Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry lost to
USA’s Tony Finau & Harris English, 4 & 3
Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood & Viktor Hovland
Halved
Justin Thomas & Patrick Cantlay
Morning Round – Foursomes
USA’s Jordan Spieth & Justin Thomas lost
3 & 1 > to
Europe’s Jon Rahm & Sergio Garcia
USA’s Dustin Johnson & Collin Morikawa
< 3 & 2
over Europe’s Viktor Hovland & Paul Casey
USA’s Daniel Berger & Brooks Koepka < 2 & 1
over Europe’s Matt Fitzpatrick & Lee Westwood
USA’s Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay
< 5 & 3
over Europe’s Rory McIlroy & Ian Poulter
The Basics
COURSE: Whistling Straits – (Kohler, Wisconsin)
ARCHITECT: Tom and Alice Dye
YARDS/PAR: 7,390 yards/Par 71
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Team Europe (17 1/2 to 10 1/2)
PAST RESULTS: Last Ryder Cup at Le Golf National – France (Link)
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