Control of the ryder cup after an Astonishing First Day in italy set p Astonishing First Day in italy set up by Astonishing First Day in italy set up by a perfect morning session. And their dominance was set up by a perfect morning session. Europe were already 1 0 up when debutant ludvig aberg, alongside viktor hovland, earned his first ryder cup point. That shot from hovland on the Opening Hole Setting the pair up for victory against max homa and brian harman. European pair shane lowry and sepp straka added a third before this tee shot from rory mcilroy helped him and partner Tommy Fleetwood make it 4 0 in the morning session something thats never been done before. Putting them on course for an incredible spark. And mcilroy was then part of an incredible pair in the afternoon. He and Matt Fitzpatrick beat Collin Morikowa and Xander Schauffele five and three thanks to an incredible performance from fitzpatrick, whos putting helped europe win six out of the first seven holes. But, team
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy – The scoreboards were awash in blue at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club as Europe dominated the Ryder Cup’s opening session.
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The United States entered Friday afternoon's fourball sessions at the 2023 Ryder Cup with, in the words of captain Zach Johnson, their "backs against the wall." The Americans ended the day slumped against that same wall, finishing the session down 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 to trail the Ryder Cup 6 1/2 to 1 1/2. Europe is already almost halfway to the 14 1/2 points it needs to claim the cup, while the United States is a long way from the 14 points it needs to defend its trophy.