2018 Ryder Cup: Team USA Jumps Out To 3-1 Lead

By Two Inches Short
Updated: September 28, 2018

The Ryder Cup is under way and the US raced out to a 3-1 lead after Friday morning’s fourball. Here’s what went down:

Member’s Bounce

Standing on the par-3 16th tee down 1 to Justin Rose and Jon Rahm, Tony Finau hit a shot and got one of the luckiest breaks potentially in Ryder Cup history.

He hit the bulkhead in front of the green, the ball bounced straight up in the air, and landed softly next to the pin for an “easy” birdie. Talk about a member’s bounce!

THAT was a heck of a bounce, Mr. Finau.#GoUSA pic.twitter.com/LHG56SjLn0

— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 28, 2018

Spieth Can Putt

Apparently, this Spieth kid could still roll it. After taking last week off (because he didn’t make it into the field at the Tour Championship), he and JT came out firing almost holing his first approach shot of the day. He then went on to birdie 5 of his first 7 holes en route to a 1-up win over Euros Tyrrell Hatton and Paul Casey.

.@JordanSpieth is putting lights out. 🔥#RyderCup #GoUSA pic.twitter.com/IEk01RU8ph

— PGA of America (@PGA) September 28, 2018

HE IS FEELING IT!

Watch @JordanSpieth do @JordanSpieth things at the #RyderCup now! pic.twitter.com/DpaJOD5mVc

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) September 28, 2018

Tiger Did Not look Great

Fresh off his first win in 5 years, Tiger Woods looked …. well he didn’t look great. He and Patrick Reed struggled on the back 9 losing 5 of the last 7 holes to Tommy Fleetwood and Francisco Molinari, thanks in part to Fleetwood’s ~~hair~~ putter.

BACK-TO-BACK‼️#TeamEurope pic.twitter.com/C1LwmFrtx8

— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 28, 2018

Rory Also Didn’t Look Good

Rory McIlroy didn’t make a birdie as he and Thorbjorn Olesen fell 4&2 to Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler. Everything about him looked off. Maybe it’s because he wasn’t wearing a hat or maybe it’s because he couldn’t hit it remotely close or hole a putt all morning.