Farmingdale, New York | In the coming days, perhaps even due to the night today, the events on the first tee can be placed in perspective on the opening morning of the 45th Ryder Cup shortly after 7 a.m. In the first fourthomes competition, Bryson Deschambeau, an American hero, almost the Green van de Dogleg, 397-Yard first hole, and sent his t-shirt high over the trees in the elbow of the hole. “My God, He won it,” said an enormous spectator, as the ball of Dephambeau rose in the gray sky.
Then he sank a 5-foot putt for a birdie and set him and Thomas 1 against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in the opening match. Advantage vs.
Half an hour later it was Rory Mcilroy’s turn to go to the first tee. The spectators had been disappointingly quiet so far, even lukewarm. Endless songs of the US, US interspersed with a few vulgar changes aimed at McIlroy do not correspond to the excitement and inventiveness of earlier Ryder cups. There was virtually no singing, small flag swinging, not much singing. Who have all been a position with earlier Ryder and Solheim Cups. In a city so good that it called itself twice, we expected something from an operating channel from Patriotic New Yorkers. We didn’t understand.
There were the expected anger for McIlroy, whom he seemed to be away as if they were Music Hall Jibes, rather, just like Deschambeau for him, he launched a huge ride at the Green. An agile chip from Rough by his partner, Tommy Fleetwood, left McIlroy 5 feet for a birdie and he threw it properly. Result: McIlroy and Fleetwood 1 against Collin Morikawa and Harris English. Benefit Europe.
At that stage, the Ryder Cup looked evenly as he had praised the night before, but then the US began to feel the power of Europeans. By the time that the four square had reached the turn, Europe had clearly packed the initiative and led in the first three.
Deschambeau and Thomas were 1 up for the first six holes, but had fallen to Rahm and Hatton by the 10th to 1 to 1 when the Europeans started to turn the screw and eventually won, 4 and 3. Their three birds from the 12th to the 14th were body magazines to their opponents. Rahm and Hatton, both with Bushy Beards, are good friends who played as if they had still not come out of their memorable drinking session a few weeks ago.
After nine holes in the second match, Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick had not tested as a foursomes partner, raced in a four-hole lead against Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley and would rather win a gap, 5 and 3.
Only Schauffele and Cantlay, such a proven link in Foursomes in Ryder and Presidents Cups, had the chance to stop a Clean Sweep from Europe, as happened in Rome two years ago. They accelerated in a three-hole lead against Viktor HOVOLAND and the left-handed Bob Macintyre, but after 11 holes a tough fightingback from the Europeans had to resist. Under the fearful eye of Keegan Bradley, their captain, who was never far from the side of his players when this match brought himself to his conclusion, they won the 17th to go up 1 and captured the 18th, the only game that went beyond the 15th Green.
While Europe took a 3-1 lead, the statistics were revealing. It was the first time that Europe had won the first three games in a Ryder Cup road. It was the third time since 1973 that Europe had won at least three points in the opening session.
What was clear during lunch was that of the 24 men in the two teams, four of them have a more important role in their teams than the other 20. Dephambeau and Rahm are the heartbeat of their teams, human crying and openly emotional. If Deschambeau has the letters USA on his heart, Rahm has that of Spain on his.
The third man is Scottie Scheffler, the world’s number 1, the best player of the American team and are quietly spoken and worthy leader. McIlroy is the fourth man in this quartet. He is the team leader of Europe, Chirper in Chief and Best Player and a man who believes that winning this Ryder Cup would be a suitable keystone for his memorable year. How these four perform will go a long way to determine the winners of the 45th Ryder Cup.
From his part, Deschambeau would get some honor for the energetic start he gave to his team with that huge drive on the first hole and the excitement that shot generated.
The report card after the four -cushion of the first day would give an emphatic tap on Rahm and McIlroy for their versions. They saw and played as the very experienced Ryder Cup players they are. Luke Donald, the leader of Europe, could no longer have been satisfied with the heartbeat of his team and its leader. “They flourished in difficult situations,” said Donald. “They knew what our plan was. It was nice to see them hold on to it.”
From his part, Deschambeau would get some honor for the energetic start he gave to his team with that huge drive on the first hole and the excitement that shot generated.
But the report card would wonder what it is about four times that Scheffler does not seem to be fun. It is true that he and Henley met a strong pair in Fitzpatrick and Åberg. But there were too many occasions that Scheffler did not look like the world No. 1, the man who is so dominant in events with a stroke. If he cannot regain part of his stroke form and reminds us that he is the best player in the world, then life on the Bethpage Black Golf Course will be very difficult for Team USA in the coming days.
“This is not exactly what I wanted,” said Bradley. “But there are a lot of ebb and flow in this competition. The president [of the United States] Comes here at Air Force One. I feel that he will make things run. ‘
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TOP: From the early morning the first tee on Bethpage produced some powerful Ryder Cup moments. Photo: Warren Little
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