Europe Rolls USA, Wins 2018 Ryder Cup
- Updated: September 30, 2018
Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup by a score of 17.5-10.5 at Le Golf National at in Paris on Sunday. In the end, it was the worst loss for Team USA since 2006.
Down 10-6, the US team knew they had to get after it early to mount any sort of comeback and there was some hope out of the gate.
JT jumped out to a quick lead on Rory in the opening match and put the first point on the board for the US. Brooks managed to squeak out a half point against Paul Casey. Then Webb Simpson did work against Rose winning 3&2.
Clutch. 🇺🇸#RyderCup #GoUSA pic.twitter.com/X5eO1Hb38J
— PGA of America (@PGA) September 30, 2018
Meanwhile, in the 4th match of the day, Tiger went down early but got it all square against Jon Rahm. He even finally showed some emotion unleashing a fist pump after an eagle.
Sunday fist pumps for 🐅 at #RyderCup#GoUSA pic.twitter.com/sp7yLyql6O
— PGA of America (@PGA) September 30, 2018
As we said, there was hope … and then it was gone.
Rahm won the next 2 holes and put Woods away 2&1.
The Euros then won 6 of the final 8 matches, with the clinching point fittingly coming from Francesco Molinari (5-0, first Euro to ever do it) against Phil Mickelson (0-3).
The celebration has begun for #TeamEurope #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/lxvruXYz95
— PGA of America (@PGA) September 30, 2018
Here’s a quick recap of the matches:
Justin Thomas vs. Rory McIlroy — the USA wins, 1-up
Brooks Koepka vs. Paul Casey — Halved
Webb Simpson vs. Justin Rose — USA wins, 3&2
Tiger Woods vs. Jon Rahm — EUR wins, 2&1
Tony Finau vs. Tommy Fleetwood — USA wins, 6&4
Dustin Johnson vs. Ian Poulter — EUR wins, 2-up
Jordan Spieth vs. Thorbjorn Olesen — EUR wins, 5&4
Rickie Fowler vs. Sergio Garcia — EUR wins, 2&1
Phil Mickelson vs. Francesco Molinari — EUR wins, 4&2
Patrick Reed vs. Tyrrell Hatton — USA wins, 3&2
Bubba Watson vs. Henrik Stenson — EUR wins, 5&4
Bryson DeChambeau vs. Alex Noren — EUR wins, 1-up
Congrats to Europe who outplayed the USA in basically every aspect of the game.
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