Team Europe’s Jon Rahm and Team Europe’s Sergio García react after winning the Ryder Cup Foursome Match at the Whistling Straits Golf Course on Friday, September 24, 2021 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (AP Photo). / Ashley Landis)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin (AP) — Capsule Look for Friday Match at Ryder Cup:
Foursome
Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, Europe, def. Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, 3 and 1.
The Americans took the lead early on when Thomas did a 6-foot birdie putto. Garcia hit a tee shot at 15 feet, set up a birdie in 3rd place to square the match, and then Ram took Europe’s first lead 60 feet from the green. Europe took control as Ram made three birdies in four holes for a three-up lead. The Americans tried to turn back. The big moment came on the 15th. Spieth hit 8 feet and Americans seemed to be able to reduce the deficit to one hole by playing three. However, Garcia made 25 feet and Thomas missed the birdie putt. Europe was dormant. It ended on the 17th with a wild moment when Spieth hit six feet from the side of the slope, and the momentum of his swing ran him down the hill towards Lake Michigan, preventing it from falling. Thomas missed Pat and they admitted the match.
Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa, USA, def. Paul Casey and Victor Hoblan, Europe, 3 and 2.
Johnson ensured that Americans got off to a stable start with a great wedge from native grass that set up a great chip to halve the birdie and the second hole. Thanks to Johnson’s wild drive, Europe took the only lead in the 4th par. The Americans tied it when Johnson made a 12-foot birdie on number 6, took the lead when Casey missed the seventh green leading to the bogey, and numbered 11 and 12 for a 3-up lead. Sealed it with a continuous birdie in the hall. They closed it when Johnson found the fairway on the 16th of par 5 and Morikawa hit the fairway metal 30 feet for a two-putt birdie.
Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger, USA, def. Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrick, Europe, 2 and 1.
There were few memorable moments in this. The Europeans did not lag behind in more than one hole and the match was all square on the turn. Koepka made a 6-foot birdie at number 10, and Burger hit the wedge at number 11 to 6 feet to make a birdie putt, and they were on the way. The team halved the remaining six holes and Westwood lost an eight-foot par putt on the 17th, closing the defeat in Europe.
Patrick Cantlay and Zander Shuffle, USA, def. Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter, Europe, 5 and 3.
The Americans never dragged in the last morning match, when Cantlay drained five footers to start a five-hole streak, he first grabbed the lead with a birdie. They won a par 5 seconds on the par and a 4th hole on the par. Europeans started with birdies 10 and 11 and made a short comeback, reducing their leads to three. McIlroy hit a tee shot with a 12-8 foot birdie on par 3, while Schauffele hit a birdie who took over the wedge at 2 feet. I matched the birdie on the 13th. However, Cantlay’s approach in 14th par 4 rolled within 3 feet of the flag, setting up an American sixth birdie and recovering a 4-up margin. When the Europeans couldn’t make a birdie and allowed a fourth straight birdie to end the match, they closed it in the next hole.
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