Europe, path to shame (9.5-2.5) with a Jon Rahm from another planet

Jon Rahm Rodriguez. Excellent player, a born competitor, a wonderful nature with a golf club in his hands. Very beautiful, great and amazing. When the European duo of Biscayan and English are having it worst Tyrrell Hatton In the last match of the morning foursomes session came the coup de grace, the final blow to the Americans and Europe ended the morning by destroying the USA (9.5-2.5) with three victories for the European side and one for the American .

Those from the old continent are on the path to unprecedented humiliation (16 points remain to play and Europe only need 5 to recapture the cup) against those from the new, directionless, the ability to react or, of course, golf. And with the world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler crying in bitterness and helplessness and the former No. 1 Brooks Koepka who says Rahm is acting like a child. How hard it is to lose. The 19-9 two years ago in Wisconsin hurt badly and now the Europeans are thirsty for revenge.

The first point of this morning’s session was achieved by the Europeans in a Nordic duo, one consisting of a Norwegian Victor Hovlandrecent FedEx Cup winner, and the Swede Ludwig Aberg, still unpublished in the ‘majors’, and European masters champion a month ago. They knocked the duo comprising the world number 1 off the field Scottie Scheffler and the winner of five majors Brooks Koepka, 9 and 7, a historic result, the biggest since 1927 in foursomes. He beat Tom Kite and Hale Irwin’s 7 and 6 against Ken Brown and Des Smyth in 1979, in the first edition with players from the continent in the team.

Complete humiliation for the American couple, who did not even put the ball on the fairway, very little on the green and did not make a single putt, and thus it was difficult to do anything with Ryder. With bogeys and double bogeys, you don’t win holes and that’s what the Americans did against a Hovland tree, it’s amazing how the Norwegian played, and an Aberg who went from less to more and then dismissed he pressure and nerves he accompanied your partners very well’.

The rivalry of the ‘rookies’ (except Lowry) meant the first victory for the Americans. Max Homa and Brian Harman they won 4 and 2 Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka.

Suspense ruled the match that opened these four, and where faced Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood against the other great Yankee duo, formed by Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. It was settled on the 17th hole for Europe after as many as five times the Americans wanted to get into the match but on the next hole it was the Europeans who set the pace. With a long putt for par McIlroy added the point which made it 8.5-2.5 for Europe and which marked his third victory and his 15th Ryder victory. The Northern Irishman remains unbeaten. And without playing his best golf, when the moment called for it.

And of the last four, which closed the morning, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton They dominated the entire match until the Europeans allowed themselves to tie the three-hole advantage they finished on the 11th hole. It was on the 14th. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay They beat them in 12, 13 and 14 after some poor play by the Spanish-English duo, especially by Hatton. Up until that moment, Jon and Tyrrell had the situation completely under control, but what a complicated morning it was with 4 holes to go.

Europe could have taken a little breather in the 15th, but they came out of the hole with the tie. With the American needing to make a compromised putt for bogey after a very favorable situation was wasted Rahm and Hatton. The dynamics seem to be on the American side.

And what golf is, with a slightly longer birdie putt on 16 for the Europeans, the direct pot is Hatton’s ball and Schauffele’s miss. Hey thanks.

On the 17th, Rahm reappeared born on another planet. What golfers does Spain and Europe have? What a great shot Jon hits under pressure off the tee and almost ends up with a hole in one! At that moment, the fourballs of the afternoon were announced on the scoreboards and the European captain decided to give the Basque a break, happier than anyone else with his unbeaten record too: 2.5 points.

The match was decided on this hole because despite Patrick Cantlay’s shot in response to Rahm, Schauffele missed his two-meter putt which meant it reached 18. A big victory, therefore, a big one, for the Europeans and the Barrika who rest to be at his best in singles.

Foursomes results (Europe-USA, 9.5, 2.5):

Rory McIlroy-Tommy Fleetwood (Eur) beat Jordan Spieth-Justin Thomas (USA), 2 and 1

Viktor Hovland-Ludvig Aberg (Eur) to Scottie Scheffler-Brooks Koepka (USA), 9 and 7 (historic record)

Max Homa-Brian Harman (USA) over Shane Lowry-Sepp Straka (Eur), 4 and 2

Jon Rahm-Tyrrell Hatton (Eur) over Xander Schauffele-Patrick Cantlay (USA), 2 and 1