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Ryder Cup: US dominate Europe in Friday's opening day at Whistling Straits


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The United States opened their biggest lead after day one of a Ryder Cup against Europe by winning both of Friday's sessions 3-1 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

In relatively benign conditions, Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia were Europe's only winners in the early foursomes on a chastening day for the defending champions.

The wind picked up for the later fourballs as the US again dominated, with Europe's point coming from two halved matches.

Tyrrell Hatton holed a 10-foot putt to win the 18th and his half-point, while Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland were pegged back from 3UP after eight by Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas.

But those were the only highlights on a miserable day for the visitors, who largely struggled on the greens.

In contrast, the Americans holed putt after putt after putt, with Dustin Johnson and Tony Finau in particular excelling, to take a tight grip on the match and delight around 40,000 partisan fans.

After dominating the foursomes, with the highlight being Cantlay and Xander Schauffele crushing Rory McIlroy and Iain Pouter 5&3, the fourballs went the same way for the Americans, with McIlroy again on the end of a heavy defeat - this time with Shane Lowry - beaten 4&3 by Finau and Harris English.

Europe did lead in the bottom three matches at various stages of the fourballs but the momentum shifted to the US in a 30-minute spell midway through the session.

World number two Johnson holed successive birdie putts of more than 15 feet on the 10th and 11th holes to put the US 3UP in the top match against Paul Casey and Bernd Wiesberger, while English and Finau combined for three birdies from the eighth to also lead by three holes.

Finau, who also rolled in a 15-foot putt on 13 to go 4UP, then holed a par putt to close out his match on the 15th. Moments later, Olympic champion Schauffele, playing with Johnson, did likewise on the 17th to put the US team 5-1 ahead.

Rahm and Hatton took Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau down the 18th in an intriguing match.

Scheffler proved an excellent foil for DeChambeau, his solid play allowing his big-hitting partner to play his natural game. Indeed, DeChambeau hit a 417-yard drive down the par-five fifth to leave himself a 75-yard wedge for his second shot, which resulted in a hole-winning eagle.

But there was never more than one hole in the match, with Rahm birdies on the ninth and 11th holes levelling the match after US birdies on eight and 10. A DeChambeau par on the 15th was enough to edge the US ahead again in what was becoming an increasingly important match for the visitors.

The players knew it too, with several Europeans gathering round round the 17th green. Hatton, who cut a disconsolate figure on many greens after missing several putts, saw a 25-footer to win the hole slide inches by but he atoned with a solid putt on the last.

But the bottom match was a missed opportunity for Europe. Fleetwood was wayward with two putts of under five feet on the 10th and 11th. If those had gone in, the Europeans would have led 4UP, but when Cantlay then almost holed his tee shot to win the 12th, the lead was down to one hole.

Thomas then eagled the par-five 16th to level the match but Fleetwood and Hovland held their nerve to halve a tense final two holes.

Spaniards a shining light for Europe

Rahm and Garcia had struck the first blow for Europe, the Spaniards beating the much-fancied American pairing of Jordan Spieth and Thomas 3&1 in the top match as Garcia, already the competition's record points scorer, equalled Sir Nick Faldo's Ryder Cup record of 23 match wins.

But rookies Cantlay and Schauffele won the first five holes against experienced Europeans Poulter and McIlroy to set the tone for a stunning session for the home side.

Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger likewise never trailed against Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrick, eventually triumphing 2&1, while Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa pulled clear on the back nine to win 3&2 against Paul Casey and Hovland.

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