GOLF – EVENT – Ryder Cup 2021 First day America shows its teeth

Ryder Cup 2021

The United States team begins the Ryder Cup 2021, the biennial competition between the best American and European golfers that is being played this week on the Whistling Straits course, winning five and drawing two of the eight doubles matches of the first day. With the US golf stars, muscle man Bryson DeChambeau impressed with his huge tee-offs.

First day – America shows its teeth

Team USA dominates Whistling Straits on day one

The 43rd Ryder Cup 2021 began with a cumulative score of 6 to 2, a four-point advantage that the United States had not enjoyed since 1997 and exceeds the three-point difference from 2008, when the Americans ended up winning by a difference of five. points (16.5-11.5) in Valhalla, Kentucky.

The fourballs on the first day of the Ryder Cup 2021 were tough. The USA clearly won two duels, the other two were only decided on the last hole.

The defending champions from Europe fell behind on the first day and now need to catch up. Europe will have to start with force the comeback for the 20 points that remain to be played in the second series of Foursomes on Saturday morning, in which Rahm and García will play together again against Koepka and Berger. The other three games will be Johnson and Morikawa against

Casey and Hatton, Spieth and Thomas against Hovland and Wiesberger, and Cantlay and Schauffele against Cantlay and Schauffele.