Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg stormed to a record-setting victory in the Ryder Cup, which had the number one player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, in tears as Europe continued to pull farther ahead.
Europe extended their advantage over the United States to 9 1/2-2 1/2 after winning three of the four morning foursomes that were played in Rome.
Hovland and the rookie Aberg cruised to a 9&7 victory because to some sloppy play by Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, who were competing against them.
With a victory by a score of 4 and 2, Max Homa and Brian Harman gave the United States of America their first full point of the competition.
However, this did not provide much solace as the foreign players continued to struggle with the system of alternate shots, and there were rumors of discontent within the United States side.
It is well knowledge that Patrick Cantlay has chosen not to wear a cap this week due to the fact that he will not be compensated for his participation in the biennial competition. Players from the United States were compensated for their participation in the Presidents Cup, which is essentially a Ryder Cup match played against a team representing the rest of the globe.
Cantlay was also the only US player pictured with the team who did not have a cap on their head.
Both he and his friend and Saturday morning playing partner Xander Schauffele were absent from the United States team’s visit to the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club earlier in September in preparation for the Ryder Cup. Xander Schauffele was playing with him on Saturday morning.
On the other hand, their determination on the course was indisputable, as evidenced by the fact that they rallied from being three holes behind after eight holes to win three holes in a row beginning on the 12th to tie the score.
However, Tyrrell Hatton, who had already made winning putts on the sixth and eighth holes, rolled in another on 16 to put Europe back in the lead, and he and Jon Rahm won it on the following hole when Schauffele missed from four feet after the Spaniard nearly holed his tee ball.
It was clear to everyone what a historic loss meant to Scheffler, as the Texan broke down in tears as he was being driven away in a buggy after the competition.
A pushed drive on the first hole resulted in a double-bogey six, and he and Koepka, who has won five major championships, combined to bogey and double bogey the following two holes, which gave Europe an edge that they would not give up.
They did make the most of the opportunity, as evidenced by the fact that Sweden’s Aberg, who had only recently turned professional in June, nailed a pin-seeker of a tee shot that put them in position to win on the fourth hole. In addition, the pair collaborated on five more birdies over the course of the following six holes to finish off an incredible victory.
There was a lot of discussion and writing about how some people thought it was risky for captain Luke Donald to give Aberg a wildcard pick. However, the 23-year-old has rewarded the faith given in him by Hovland with two points from two matches with Hovland, and Europe may very well have found another successful alliance.
