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Europe, seeking to extend their 30-year
unbeaten home record, looked out of sight going into the
fourballs, with timing running out for the stunned Americans.
None were more shellshocked than heavyweight duo Scottie
Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, a combination of the world number
one and a five-time major winner, who were blown away by the
in-form Dane Hovland and 23-year-old Swede Aberg, who turned
professional only in June.
Their victory surpassed the previous 7&6 record margin for a
foursomes that had been achieved three times and the only bigger
individual match wins came in the old 36-hole contests.
Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy - dubbed Fleetwood Mac – looked
as if they were going to do something similar as they won the
first three holes in the first match out.
However, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, one of the Americans’
most productive partnerships in recent years, fought back
strongly only to be eventually dispatched 2&1 on the 17th.
Max Homa and Brian Harman finally claimed the States’ first win
of the competition when they beat Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka
4&2, but Europe finished on top when Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton
beat Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele on the 17th having
never trailed.
(Reporting by Mitch Phillips; Editing by Sonali Paul and Hugh
Lawson)
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