the dawn dash was on, as thousands battled for the best seats. and come sunrise, the sound of american optimism echoed round the course. usa! usa! usa! how confident are you guys feeling? oh, my god, what, are you kidding? 100% confident. go usa! can t bet against my boys. usa, baby. let s go. usa! usa! usa! usa! for europe s players, though, the welcome wasn t quite so warm. jon rahm and sergio garcia. booing the spanish duo soon set about silencing the crowd, taking the first match and the first point for europe. tremendous effort from garcia. but it was largely a morning for american magic. just watch this. jordan spieth almost tumbling into lake michigan but with remarkable results. how about that?! and others were just as inspired.