Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits

[Galfon]

And they're off !
Will be a tuffy with little European support due to travel restrictions, and a relatively outranked and inexperienced team..mind you strange things happen. Early indications are that exuberance/enthusiastic support for the home team and respect for the opposing team can be uncomfortable bedfellows in this competition.

[Mellsblue]

The course looks absolutely brutal. Some of the driving has made it look even more so. McIlroy and Poulter are having a nightmare, so far.

[Galfon]

USA 3 - 1 Eur
after Session 1 (Foursomes).

Session 2 match-ups for Fourballs next up:
1. Johnson/Schauffele vs Casey/Wiesberger
2. DeChambeau/Scheffler vs Rahm/Hatton
3. Finau/English vs McIlroy/Lowry
4. Thomas/Cantlay vs Fleetwood/Hovland

USA 6 - 2 Eur
after Session 2
A few thumping defeats in there, and a mighty challenge ahead now.

[fivepointer]

USA looking ominously good. Will take something quite dramatic to change things around.

The course is great. The 12th is some hole.

[Mellsblue]

Has a team ever lost the Ryder Cup on day 2?!?!?

[Mellsblue]

Grim.

[Galfon]

Yes, USA 9 - 3 Eur after Session 3 (Foursomes #2).
Unstoppable it seems.
Hats off to Garcia though.

[fivepointer]

Credit the USA who are playing well but this European effort is pretty low grade. There doesnt seem to be any spark amongst the players apart from Sergio and Rahm.

[Galfon]

Nearly home and hosed -
USA 11 - 5 Eur at the end of Session 4 (Fourballs #2)
Just 3-and-half points from 12 matches should be a doddle.
Johnson & Morikawa have had a great couple of days.

[Mellsblue]

Might be the only way to keep hold of the cup

[Mellsblue]

and to think when I play a similar shot off the tee my playing partners take the piss.

[Digby]

The only shame for the USA is some absolute belting shots aren't going to gain much lore status as they're just going to be subsumed by the margin of victory

[Galfon]

..they're just going to be subsumed by the margin of victory

Could well be so - there have been 20 USA - Eur matches since '79
and the record margin stands at 18.5 - 9.5; [ USA in '81 (pre Jacklin) and back-to-back Eur thumpings in '04 and '06.]
That should be extra motivation for Harry's heroes..

[Mellsblue]

..they're just going to be subsumed by the margin of victory

Could well be so - there have been 20 USA - Eur matches since '79
and the record margin stands at 18.5 - 9.5; [ USA in '81 (pre Jacklin) and back-to-back Eur thumpings in '04 and '06.]
That should be extra motivation for Harry's heroes..

The problem is, looking at points per player, too many are Harry’s zeroes.

[Galfon]

DeChambeau has managed a few ridiculous things - I hope his modus operandi doesn't get scientifically proven, or the sport may go the same way as rugby.

[Galfon]

20.5 - 7.5 'twill be, if it finishes as it stands..

u/d: Morikawa's half takes them over the line.
Well deserved victory, not much of a contest tbf.

[Galfon]

Final Score:
USA 19 - 9 Eur
Nice ending for Poulter & Westwood, not quite enough to prevent a new record score since Europe started competing together in '79.