SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Even with their best start in 46 years, the Americans wanted to wipe the slate clean and play Saturday as if the Ryder Cup was just…
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Even with their best start in 46 years, the Americans wanted to wipe the slate clean and play Saturday as if the Ryder Cup was just starting. When they finished another dominant session of foursomes, it started to feel as if this Ryder Cup against Europe was close to over. The Americans won their third straight session by another 3-1 margin, pushing the lead to 9-3 going into Saturday afternoon’s final session before the 12 singles matches. “It’s never in the bag,” U.S. captain Steve Stricker said. “That’s the thing as athletes you always have in the back of your minds.” Even so, it was more of the same. Europe has only won two of the 12 matches so far, both by Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, who rallied from a 3-down deficit to beat Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger in a foursomes match that had a few tense moments and Koepka’s terse exchange with a rules official. The rest of the morning belonged to the Americans, just like the opening day. Dustin Johnson won his third straight match as he and Collin Morikawa built a big lead early and never trailed in a 2-and-1 win over Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay had a six-hole stretch in the middle of the round that flipped their match as they remained undefeated in foursomes with a 2-and-1 win over Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrck. Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas rallied from 3 down to win their first match together.
