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Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram with playing partner United States’ Patrick Cantlay with his playing partner Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton pose for the cameras on the 1st tee ahead of their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio left speaks to United States’ Patrick Cantlay on the 12th green during the morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio The first morning Foursome match of United States’ Scottie Scheffler and United States’ Sam Burns against Europe’s Jon Rahm and Europe’s Tyrrell Hattonat leave the 1st tee at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Fans wait in the stands for the start of the first morning Foursome match on the 1st tee at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio The Ryder Cup trophy on stage just before the start of the Ryder Cup opening ceremony at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Members of the United States Ryder Cup team including United States’ Team Captain Zach Johnson pose for the cameras on the 1st tee ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio The PGA Tour had 11 tournaments with at least $20 million in prize money — excluding the majors — as it tried to hold off the threat of Saudi-funded LIV Golf And then it struck an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund to be business partners however that Saudi agreement gets worked out said in an interview leading into the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone It’s the one time of the year they should be playing for love But it surfaced again Saturday morning with an unsubstantiated report from Sky Sports — the broadcast partner for the European tour at Marco Simone — that singled out Patrick Cantlay as causing a rift among the Americans because he thinks they should be paid “It’s not about that,” Cantlay said after he birdied the last three holes to win the last match of the day “It’s just about Team USA and representing our country The report also claimed Cantlay was not wearing a hat out of protest Cantlay also did not wear a cap at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in 2021 Rory McIlroy rarely wears a hat in the Ryder Cup but did so this week This is the first I heard of it right when I got off the green,” Cantlay said “That’s the furthest thing from the truth.” He egged them on at times and told his partner other than to say some allegations in the report — such as Cantlay and Xander Schauffele being in a separate area of the locker room — were not true Waugh said he had not had any conversations with players about it this year though he has in the past on the topic of getting a bigger share of the revenue Several players in recent years have questioned what percentage of the revenue goes to players in the form of prize money at the four majors Waugh said the nonprofit PGA of America operates on a break-even basis over four years and money goes back into the game in various forms The PGA of America hosts the Ryder Cup every four years The European tour has a majority stake in the Ryder Cup when it’s held in Europe The difference is the PGA Tour has no involvement in the Ryder Cup except that American players are PGA Tour members (along with 10 Europeans from this year’s team Waugh said that in order to secure the players’ releases the PGA of America gives the PGA Tour 20% of its television contract for the Ryder Cup “We ask that that goes to the pension plan,” Waugh said Saturday in a text message “The tour could in theory give that directly to the 12.” He did not disclose the TV rights fee but said its payment to the PGA Tour “represents many millions of dollars.” This first became a public talking point leading up to the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline when David Duval referred to an estimated $63 million gross revenue for the PGA of America and questioned where it was going Duval hinted at the potential of a boycott someday and suggested taking “some of that big Ryder Cup pot and cut it up and give it away to charity,” similar to the Presidents Cup That was resolved when the PGA of America agreed each player would get $200,000 to distribute to the charity of his choice with half of it toward a college golf program The PGA of America made a slight change for this Ryder Cup with all $200,000 going to whatever charity or foundation the players choose $100,000 of the contribution was directed to the Boys & Girls Club of America; the Drive Chip and Putt Championship; and the PGA Junior League and a case can be made the players are paid captain and assistant captain received $150,000 for charity resulting in more than $54 million to 460 charities in 18 countries from 1994 through 2019 players and captains were given $250,000 without stipulation where it goes The PGA Tour said the Presidents Cup contributed an additional $2 million on its own with the majority directed toward nonprofits in Charlotte — was part of the conversation as Europe was building a big lead in its bid to keep the Ryder Cup GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy -- Jon Rahm says he has no issues with Brooks Koepka after the American accused him of acting like a child Friday at the Ryder Cup but Rahm did admit to taking out his frustration by hitting one of the boards leading up to the 18th tee Rahm and partner Nicolai Hojgaard managed to get a key half-point for Europe on Friday when they tied their four-ball match against Koepka and Scottie Scheffler on No having been two holes down with three to play Rahm chipped in from 63 feet for eagle on the 16th and then slotted a 35-foot putt on the 18th to tie the match Koepka was clearly frustrated and said in a television interview: "I mean I want to hit a board and pout just like Jon Rahm did Rahm was asked about the comments Saturday after he helped Europe to a 9½-2½ lead after the morning foursomes, where he and Tyrrell Hatton defeated Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele 2 and 1 "I'm not going to stand here and say I'm a perfect example on what to do on a golf course," Rahm said "I play and compete the way I think I need to play and compete I'm not happy I left a 10-footer short on 17 to possibly tie the hole I let off some frustration hitting the board sideways Rahm said he is staying away from social media but was made aware of the comments by his friends who sent Koepka's criticism to him "I'm very comfortable with who I am and what I do," Rahm said "I've done much worse on a golf course like that That doesn't even register to a low level of Jon anger on the golf course and I needed to do that at that moment to let off some steam and play the hole I wanted to do played two great shots and got a little lucky on the putt I needed to do what I needed to do to perform under those circumstances Asked whether there was an issue between Koepka and him Rahm answered: "I've never had an issue with Brooks I thought we had a pretty good relationship Full Screen1 / 10Previous photoNext photoEurope's Rory Mcilroy reacts to his tee shot on the 10th during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Jon Rahm plays a shot on the 10th hole during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Rory Mcilroy Europe's Robert Macintyre and Europe's Justin Rose right talk to each other on the 10th tee during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Rory Mcilroy play out of a bunker on the 16th green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Europe's Rory Mcilroy play off the 1st hole during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Europe's Nicolai Hojgaard plays off the 10th tee during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Tyrrell Hatton left speaks to Europe's Team Captain Luke Donald on the 10th tee during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Max Homa chips onto the 1st green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Europe's Shane Lowry plays a shot from the 10th tee during practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Justin Thomas plays off the 1st tee during a practice round ahead of theRyder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Copyright 2023 The Associated Press Europe's Rory Mcilroy reacts to his tee shot on the 10th during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio GUIDONIA MONTECELIO – Rory McIlroy was willing to read his words about the Ryder Cup before happily eating them when he was a 21-year-old known as “Boy Wonder” with curly locks that spilled out from under his cap and already painted as Europe's rising star He referred to the Ryder Cup as an exhibition McIlroy sat down to read comments from 2009 for a post on social media and he couldn't get through it without laughing It's an exhibition at the end of the day,” McIlroy said But I'm not going to go running around and fist-pumping." And then he added after he stopped laughing It didn't take long for him to realize the Ryder Cup meant so much more — a pivotal halve he earned against Stewart Cink in Wales in 2010 decibel-raising shouts against Patrick Reed at Hazeltine in 2016 the tears during the loss at Whistling Straits in 2021 He went 1-3 for the week in an American rout and felt responsible In a live interview with NBC when he won his singles match McIlroy called his Ryder Cup appearances “the greatest experiences of my career.” “I've never really cried or gotten emotional over what I've done as an individual McIlroy is the heart of a European team that tries to protect its home turf at Marco Simone for no other reason than he has played in more Ryder Cups than any player on either team I was just so focused on myself and trying to get my career off the ground that I felt like I had bigger and better things to achieve for my individual goals,” McIlroy said Wednesday very proud and probably proudest of the things I've done as an individual," he said It's an amazing experience and I want to be a part of it for as long as I can.” Wednesday brought another toasty day outside Rome, nine-hole practice rounds before the course was taken over by a celebrity match that included Novak Djokovic Wales soccer star Gareth Bale and former New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz Pairings for the first session of matches are announced during the opening ceremony Thursday afternoon The Ryder Cup is relentless action once a ball is in the air Friday morning It just feels like forever to get to that point “I'm just ready for Friday to get here,” Scottie Scheffler said European captain Luke Donald seems to be striking the right tone for a European team that is eager to erase memories from a 19-9 loss — the biggest loss for a European team — at Whistling Straits two years ago Justin Rose is the oldest player at age 43 and thrilled to be back after being left off the last team Jon Rahm has the Spanish passion for the Ryder Cup and has been Europe's top player over the last two years But there's something about McIlroy that led Rose to refer to him as “a leader of the team.” “He's been one of the players that’s kept the momentum going that was started a generation or two before us and before him,” Rose said "And I think he has a really good appreciation of history and the guys that have come before him “I think that he will have a huge role in this team for the next decade plus.” McIlroy sees his role no different from that of Rose or Rahm But all he wants to do is win points and make sure that 17-inch gold trophy does not head back across the Atlantic “I don't want anyone looking up to me,” he said I want them to see me like I'm on their level We are all one part of a 12-man team and we all go forward together I guess that's the one message I've tried to relay to some of the younger guys on the team.” McIlroy wasn't in the best of form for the last Ryder Cup 1 ranking not long after golf returned after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic He didn't contend in any of the four majors in 2021 and had only one victory in the previous two years He extended his winless streak in the majors to nine years in 2023 finishing one shot behind Wyndham Clark at the U.S But he has two wins this year and has finished in the top 10 at 12 of his last 14 tournaments which got him back into the top 10 in the world “I just went back to really trying to be myself and trying to express myself the best way that I can on the golf course,” McIlroy said "I think the last two years have proved that’s the way that I’m going to play my best golf “So I certainly feel a lot better about things coming into this Ryder Cup and feel like I’m more than capable of contributing more than one point this time around.” He's capable of running around in celebration AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf rewritten or redistributed without permission TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. celebrates with playing partner Europe's Tommy Fleetwood after they won their morning Foursome match 2&1 in the background is United States' Team Captain Zach Johnson at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Italy — Rory McIlroy says the Europeans will not be complacent after their “amazing” Day 1 at the Ryder Cup McIlroy was the only player to win two points as Europe built a 6 1/2-1 1/2 lead “The fact that the Americans didn’t win a full point was incredible,” McIlroy said grit and determination that the European team has." He added that “it’s a great start but we can’t rest on our laurels We need to go out there and try and win tomorrow’s morning session and keep increasing our lead." Europe tied its best start to a Ryder Cup by taking a 6 1/2-1 1/2 lead on Day 1 in its bid to reclaim the gold trophy from the Americans Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre won the last two holes in the final match of the afternoon fourballs to earn a tie with Max Homa and Wyndham Clark team didn't win a match all day at Marco Simone only claiming a half-point in three of the fourballs They were swept by Europe for the first time in the opening session The Europeans have only held such a lead heading into Day 2 in 2004 in Oakland Hills They went on to win that Ryder Cup 18 1/2-9 1/2 Jon Rahm made eagle at two of the last three holes to earn another half-point for Europe at the Ryder Cup with teammate United States' Sam Burns play against Europe's Jon Rahm and Europe's Tyrrell Hatton in the first morning Foursome match pose for a photograph at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio After chipping in from thick rough for a 2 to win the hole at the par-4 16th hit the back of the cup and bounced into the hole It earned Rahm and Nicolai Hojgaard a tie against Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka in a second straight match that reached the last hole Europe leads 6-1 with one fourballs match out on the course The United States are off the mark at the Ryder Cup Justin Thomas played the lead role in his pairing with Jordan Spieth down the stretch and rolled in a birdie putt from 6 feet at No 18 to tie their thrilling match with Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton are facing a big deficit heading into Day 2 after Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele lost 5 and 3 to Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick Europe leads 5 1/2-1/2 with two fourballs matches out on the course Matt Fitzpatrick seems intent on ending his losing streak at the Ryder Cup Open champion poured in putts totaling 60 feet to help him and Rory McIlroy build a 4-up lead after five holes against Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele then hit an approach to 4 feet to win another hole at No McIlroy was reduced to a spectator's role by that point — he simply laughed and applauded Fitzpatrick after his partner's 12-foot putt for eagle dropped at No 5 — but helped out by making birdie at the seventh hole to put the Europeans 6 up Fitzpatrick has lost all of his previous five matches at a Ryder Cup in 2016 and 2021 when Europe was the visiting team The other three fourballs were much closer Max Homa and Wyndham Clark were the guys most likely to put a point on the board for the U.S team after going 2 up against Robert MacIntyre and Justin Rose after nine holes Mark this down: The Ryder Cup officially began Friday at 7:35 a.m the Americans had their first lead in any match Europe dominated the morning foursomes so thoroughly that no match made it 18 holes and the United States never led in any of them It was shaping up the same way in the afternoon fourballs as Europe had early leads Jordan Spieth chipped in on the par-3 fourth hole to square the match and Justin Thomas holed an 8-foot birdie putt at No And then Viktor Hovland made birdie on the next hole The star of the afternoon is Matt Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick and McIlroy are 4-up after five over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele It's worth noting that while this is Fitzpatrick's third Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson is counting on the veteran partnership of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas to spark a comeback in afternoon fourballs at the Ryder Cup after Europe swept the morning session 4-0 Spieth and Thomas will face Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton in the opening match of the day’s second session Brooks Koepka will also get his first action in a pairing with Scottie Scheffler against Jon Rahm and Nicolai Hojgaard The third match features Max Homa and Wyndham Clark against Robert MacIntyre and Justin Rose The last match has Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele against Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick All 12 players on both teams will have played by the end of the day Europe made its best ever start to a Ryder Cup sweeping the opening foursomes 4-0 in a stunning response to its record loss to the Americans at Whistling Straits two years ago Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood completed the morning shutout at the Marco Simone club by winning the heavyweight final match 2 and 1 Sepp Straka tapped in at the par-3 17th to secure a 2-and-1 victory with Shane Lowry over Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa None of the four matches got to the 18th hole making it one of the most dominant sessions ever at a Ryder Cup The Europeans are halfway to a blowout in the opening foursomes at the Ryder Cup They now lead 2-0 after Viktor Hovland and rookie Ludvig Åberg secured a 4-and-3 win over Max Homa and Brian Harman in the second match out Europe has never won every match of the opening session at a Ryder Cup The Americans swept the Friday morning foursomes at Hazeltine in 2016 Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have put the first point on the board at the Ryder Cup for Europe as Europe's fiery pairing won 4 and 3 in the lead match against Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns on a day when blue was filling the boards at the Marco Simone club The anchor match had been the closest but Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood have moved 2 up against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay Europe is at least 2 up in every remaining match The Europeans are in position to sweep the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time Europe is at least 3 up in three matches and 1 up in the other against the favored Americans in the foursomes a traditional strength of the European team Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are 4 up on top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns after 12 holes and could soon clinch the first point of the Ryder Cup Rahm got one of the biggest cheers of the morning by chipping in from off the green to halve the 10th hole The Scandinavian pairing of Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg are 3 up against Max Homa and Brian Harman after 11 holes Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka have the same lead after 10 holes against Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa The anchor match is giving the Americans the most hope with Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay reducing the deficit to Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy to 1 down All the foursomes matches are on the course All the boards are filled with European blue Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are 2 up in their match with Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns Rahm holed a birdie putt from off the green at No 2 and he nearly made a hole-in-one on the par-3 seventh hole when his tee shot struck the base of the pin The excitement has come from Viktor Hovland The Norwegian star holed a brutally tough pitch off a tight lie on the fringe and over a ridge at the first hole And then he hit a chip that stayed in the rough The anchor match is tied through two holes That one has the most star power — Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay The American tandem has never lost in foursomes Fleetwood went 4-0 in France with Francesco Molinari Two of golf's best players finally got the sport's biggest spectacle started Friday at the Ryder Cup the golf ball disappearing in a thick collar of rough down the left side of the fairway Masters champion Jon Rahm found the right side of the fairway Anticipation from the two-year wait was evident in the pre-dawn darkness as thousands upon thousands of fans poured through the gates And it didn't take long for the home crowd to remind the Americans they weren't in the comfort of home Scottie,” one fan shouted as he was about to tee off Another told Sam Burns to lay up when he was playing from the rough That's nothing unusual from home fans at a Ryder Cup The Americans are coming off a 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits two years ago They have not won on European soil since 1993 The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months Show Breaking News BarCloseSportsAndrew Dampf Full Screen1 / 9Previous photoNext photoUnited States' Scottie Scheffler left gestures with playing partner United States' Sam Burns during their morning Foursome match on the 11th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Jon Rahm shakes hands with United States' Sam Burns after winning his morning Foursome match 4&3 at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio walks up to the 1st green during his morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States fans watch the action on the 15th green during the morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )United States' Team Captain Zach Johnson watches his team play on the 12th green during their morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)The first morning Foursome match of United States' Scottie Scheffler and United States' Sam Burns against Europe's Jon Rahm and Europe's Tyrrell Hattonat (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Scottie Scheffler plays out of the rough on the 14th hole during his morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Jon Rahm celebrates after his putt on the 3rd green during his morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Scottie Scheffler with teammate United States' Sam Burns play against Europe's Jon Rahm and Europe's Tyrrell Hatton GUIDONIA MONTECELIO – Best friends away from the golf course it’s been a struggle for Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns when they play the sport together The latest example came when the Americans won only one hole in the opening match of the Ryder Cup on Friday Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton quickly dispatched the top-ranked Scheffler and Burns 4 and 3 in 15 holes to earn Europe’s first point as the host team opened 4-0 in foursomes for their best start ever Marco Simone superintendent Lara Arias grinned and then cheered when Scheffler hit the very first tee shot of the competition into a thick collar of rough down the left side of the fairway Turns out Arias knew what was in store for the Americans who later had to hit out of high grass next to a cart path after another errant shot “The atmosphere was pretty wild,” Scheffler said “I wish the match obviously would have gone a little better for us today but Jon and Tyrrell played great … Sam and I weren’t able to get enough looks for birdie.” was the only Ryder Cup rookie of the six captain's picks He finished 12th in the Ryder Cup standings and his performance surely will be second-guessed Burns also played together three times with Scheffler at the Presidents Cup last year at Quail Hollow and they didn’t win once did sink a 6-foot birdie putt after an excellent second shot from Scheffler to win the Americans’ only hole at the par-4 sixth But Rahm responded immediately by rattling the flag with his tee shot at the 203-yard par-3 seventh the Europeans were in trouble after consecutive shots into the rough but Rahm then chipped in from off the green and Scheffler had to hole a putt to halve “We think about the game very similarly and we react to the game very similarly and we understand each other,” Rahm said of Hatton we know what’s going on in the other player’s mind but at the end of the day it’s the same process Burns — who played with a “USA” engraved into the side of his buzz cut — and Scheffler often share a house at PGA Tour events and they credit their faith as the foundation of their friendship So they're not about to get too down on themselves after a match in which they were simply outplayed “We birdied 6 to get back to 1 down and come back and Jon hit it to a foot on 7 And 10 it looked like we were going to have a chance to win and Jon ends up chipping in I make my putt to halve the hole but they birdie the next two,” Scheffler added We just weren’t able to get the looks to have some putts to win holes and really flip the match.” Scheffler was paired with Brooks Koepka — the PGA champion and a player many American fans were hoping to see in the morning Email Newsletters KSAT RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us KSAT Internships Careers at KSAT Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group The Europe team led by Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald lift the Ryder Cup after winning it at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio and team members put their hands on the trophy as they lift the Ryder Cup winning the trophy by defeating the United States 16/12 point to 11 1/2 points at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Nicolai Hojgaard lift the Ryder Cup trophy as he poses for the cameras after Europe won the trophy defeating the United States at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio listens to a question form the media during a press conference after Europe won the Ryder Cup defeating the United States at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Member of the United States Ryder Cup team line up at the presentation ceremony after Europe won the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Shane Lowry lifts the Ryder Cup after Europe won the trophy defeating the United States at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning his singles match against United States’ Sam Burns 3&1 on the 17th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio celebrates on the 17th green after winning his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Jon Rahm celebrates after Europe won the Ryder Cup after the end of the singles matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Team Captain Zach Johnson watches play on the 1sr green during the singles matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio left watches his players on the 17th fairway during their afternoon Fourballs matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Team Captain Zach Johnson watches his players from the 4th fairway during their afternoon Fourballs matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Patrick Cantlay and his caddie Joe LaCava walk off the 1st tee during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Patrick Cantlay celebrates after winning his singles against Europe’s Justin Rose 2&1 match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Max Homa celebrates as he wins his singles match 1 up on the 18th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Justin Thomas reacts on the first tee as his ball goes right off the tee during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton celebrates after winning his singles match on the 16th green 3&2 at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Italy (AP) — The best collection of players at Marco Simone had flags from their eight countries draped around their shoulders as they took turns clutching and thrusting the gold Ryder Cup the very trophy that turns them into one nation especially two years ago,” European captain Luke Donald said Europe now has seven straight wins at home dating to 1993 “I was so disappointed after Whistling Straits — we all were,” McIlroy said “And we wanted to come here to Rome and redeem ourselves.” Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton also picked up key points early in the singles lineup leaving Europe needing only a half-point to reaching the winning total hitting a signature shot on the signature hole at Marco Simone — a drive to 25 feet on the reachable 16th against Rickie Fowler now with a 1-8-5 road record in the Ryder Cup hit into the water and wound up conceding the birdie to Fleetwood who raised both arms to the loudest cheer of the week “I really didn’t want to come down to one of us at the back,” said Fleetwood “Just so happened to play a part — it was a bit bigger than I thought I was going to have when we saw the draw But just so proud of being part of this team.” mainly based on their 19-9 victory in Wisconsin two years ago that they finally would win on European soil for the first time in 30 years Their next chance is 2027 at Adare Manor in Ireland “I think the European team played some phenomenal golf I think it really is quite that simple,” U.S his voice choking to the point that it was hard for him to complete a sentence Johnson is sure to face scrutiny for his six picks leading to perceptions they were as much about friendships as good form The six picks combined to go 4-12-4 for the week Whether it would have mattered is hard to tell Europe has the magic touch in these matches We are just taking care of it because of the amazing role models that we’ve had before us that have shown us how to do it,” said Justin Rose “A good pairing on the European team doesn’t mean playing with your best mate,” he said “It means representing something bigger than yourself And I feel like that’s for me what being a European Ryder Cup player is all about.” Whatever hopes the Americans had Sunday didn’t last long They needed to win the last five matches still on the course Matt Fitzpatrick of England was in position to win the 18th hole for the clinching half-point with Max Homa buried in gnarly rough above the bunker chipped to 7 feet and made the par for the full point whose hat led to the only real drama at Marco Simone and led to more anger than McIlroy has experienced in these tense matches Cantlay was the only player not wearing a USA cap (he says it didn’t fit right) but an unsubstantiated Sky Sports report Saturday morning said it was to protest not getting paid Cantlay referred to the report as “outright lies.” and he was furious when he felt Cantlay’s caddie celebrated for too long and too close to the action McIlroy was seen that night being held back as he described the behavior as “(expletive) disgraceful.” “I was probably the angriest I have ever been in my career,” McIlroy said guys I thought it was disgraceful what went on I needed to calm myself down because I could have let it bring me down the wrong path.” Europe went into the singles session knowing no team had ever come back from a five-point deficit on Sunday Rahm won the 18th hole to earn a half-point against Scottie Scheffler Hatton completed an unbeaten week by beating British Open champion Brian Harman Hovland put the first blue point on the board in a win over Collin Morikawa and Fleetwood assured that with a 2-up lead with two holes to play against Fowler with Europeans leaping into the water to celebrate a win they badly needed The Americans still lead the overall series in the Ryder Cup dating to 1927 But since Europe joined the party in 1979 — the modern era — Europe now has a 12-9-1 advantage Next up is Bethpage Black on Long Island in New York renowned for its harsh fans even before the flags of two continents are involved McIlroy led a chorus of European players already hopeful Donald will return as captain “I think one of the biggest accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup,” McIlroy said “And that’s what we’re going to do at Bethpage.” Spectators gather near food trucks at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio The Ryder Cup's food scene is decidedly local at the Marco Simone club outside Rome There's an "APECESARE" food truck named after Julius Caesar selling "Street Food Romano" where the menu highlight is a carbonara burger with Damini beef Vendor Alessandro Favola says "eat one and you're all set." Another option at the same truck is a cacio e pepe burger based on another classic Roman pasta Both burgers sell for 23 euros ($24) with fries Italy — Beyond the fancy hospitality tents the Ryder Cup’s food scene is decidedly local at the Marco Simone club outside Rome There’s an “APECESARE” food truck named after Julius Caesar selling “Street Food Romano,” where the menu highlight is a carbonara burger — a spinoff on Rome’s most famous pasta dish — with Damini beef “Eat one and you’re all set,” vendor Alessandro Favola said Another option at the same truck is a cacio e pepe burger based on another classic Roman pasta A few trucks down is an orange-colored “Spritz Bar” on wheels But don’t expect to find the classic Aperol Spritz here That’s because Aperol isn’t an official Ryder Cup sponsor the spritzes are provided by Ryder Cup champagne partner Moet & Chandon The “spritzes” — if they can still be called that without prosecco too — come already mixed with the champagne infused by orange peel Spectators buy food at the APECESARE food truck at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio about 600 “spritzes” were sold Tuesday — the first day with spectators on site olive ascolane (fried olives stuffed with meat) the menu should be slightly more sophisticated for the official Ryder Cup gala dinner Wednesday evening at the Baths of Caracalla — which follows a teams’ photo shoot at the Spanish Steps The enormous merchandise store is the first thing arriving fans see when they walk over a bridge onto the Marco Simone property A package of 12 Ryder Cup golf balls sells for 37 euros ($39) a deluxe Marco Simone tour golf bag is tagged at 747 euros (nearly $800) and golf shoes featuring a gold-colored Ryder Cup trophy logo stitched near the heel fetch 273 euros ($288) How about a three-item ball marker set featuring vespa One curious item: a plastic “light head protector” that folds in under “all common golf caps” to provide protection from errant golf shots claims that the item “absorbs up to 87% of the impact energy of a golf ball.” At 25 euros ($26) Europe’s Rory Mcilroy celebrates after putting on the 15th green during their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Sam Burns attempts to listen to the crowd after putting on the 5th green during their afternoon Fourballs match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio goes to shake hands with United States’ Patrick Cantlay ‘s caddie Joe LaCava on the 18th green following the end of during the afternoon Fourballs matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Justin Rose celebrates after winning his afternoon Fourballs match 3&2 on the 16th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio watches his shot into the ninth green during the first round of the Memorial golf tournament 2023 announced his team for the Ryder Cup against the United States outside Rome later in the month Italy (AP) — Europe is in a commanding position to win the Ryder Cup and reclaim the 17-inch gold trophy The Europeans led 10 1/2-5 1/2 after two days but Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark won a feisty final fourballs match on Saturday to give the U.S a glimmer of hope entering Sunday’s 12 singles matches at Marco Simone in the first Ryder Cup to be held in Italy Four more points will clinch it for Europe which started as a friendly exhibition nearly 100 years ago referred to the Ryder Cup as a “combination of the Olympics and the Super Bowl and a (Rolling) Stones concert.” It is being staged at the Marco Simone club outside Rome This is only the third Ryder Cup to be held in continental Europe since European players were invited to play in 1979 The others were at Valderrama in Spain in 1997 and Le Golf National in France in 2018 The teams played four matches of fourballs (better ball) and four matches of foursomes (alternate shot) on Friday and Saturday The first match out on Sunday is a heavyweight duel between Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm Both were rested for the Saturday afternoon fourballs NBC Universal will start coverage at 5:30 a.m Sky Sports will have coverage from the start to the end of the matches each day Nearly half the players at Marco Simone — five Americans and six Europeans — were not even born the last time the Americans won the Ryder Cup in Europe The winning putt came from a Ryder Cup rookie who now is a 59-year-old vice captain for the U.S After Europe stormed out to a 6 1/2-1 1/2 lead — the Americans failed to win a single match for the first time on opening day — and retained its five-point lead after Day 2 Europe is now favored (-3500) over the Americans (+1700) Full Screen1 / 4Previous photoNext photoEurope's Viktor Hovland smiles as he waits to putt on the 16th green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Viktor Hovland attends a press conference ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Europe's Viktor Hovland chips out of a bunker of the 16th green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Europe's Viktor Hovland left speaks to Europe's Team Captain Luke Donald on the 16th green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Copyright 2023 The Associated Press Europe's Viktor Hovland smiles as he waits to putt on the 16th green during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio GUIDONIA MONTECELIO – Viktor Hovland's best shot of the week at the Ryder Cup came a day too early Hovland wowed spectators and members of his European team by making a hole-in-one at the par-4 fifth hole on Thursday in his final practice round His drive landed softly at the front of the green and rolled gently into the cup for an albatross When he heard the cheers from spectators near the green the 26-year-old Norwegian tossed his driver to the ground and was mobbed by playing partner Matthew Fitzpatrick and vice captain Nicolas Colsaerts though: It was the second ball Hovland played at that hole will get a chance to do it for real on Friday when play starts with the morning foursomes He is partnering rookie Ludvig Åberg against Max Homa and Brian Harman in the second match out at the Marco Simone club Europe’s Rory McIlroy showers Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton with champagne as Europe celebrate winning the Ryder Cup after th end of the singles matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio left celebrates with Europe’s Nicolai Hojgaard after Europe won the Ryder Cup after the end of the singles matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio left is embraced by Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald on the 17th green after winning his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the first tee during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy waves to the crowd as he walks onto the 1st tee ahead of his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy lifts the Ryder Cup after Europe won the trophy defeating the United States at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy second left and Europe’s Nicolai Hojgaard celebrate together after Europe won the Ryder Cup after th end of the singles matches at Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio right,shakes hands with United States’ Sam Burns after winning his singles match 3&1 on the 17th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio at centre celebrates after Europe won the Ryder Cup after the end of the singles matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Europe’s Rory McIlroy reacts after putting on the 16th green during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio He’d already addressed the issue with European captain Luke Donald But McIlroy also decided to take inspiration from the writings of a Roman emperor He finished the previous Ryder Cup in tears at Whistling Straits frustrated that he’d let the European team down by only claiming one point in its record loss to the Americans McIlroy was pouring Champagne over teammate Shane Lowry’s head and leading the soccer-style celebrations on the podium as Europe’s players took turns to hoist the 17-inch gold trophy high “I’ve luckily been a part of a few winning Ryder Cup teams and it feels amazing being part of a losing Ryder Cup team sucks Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland — the guys ranked Nos 2-4 in the world — lived up to their billing as Europe’s key players in Rome making him the most experienced player on the team and he was desperate to produce a legacy-defining performance after what transpired in Whistling Straits and because he has “reached the back nine of my Ryder Cup career.” he formed a new European dream team with Tommy Fleetwood — they are calling it “Fleetwood Mac” — to claim back-to-back foursomes wins and combined with Matt Fitzpatrick in fourballs for one of the biggest victories of the week 5 and 3 over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele on Friday afternoon If it wasn’t for Patrick Cantlay’s heroics on the final three holes in the fading light late Saturday McIlroy would have become only the second Team Europe player — after Francesco Molinari in 2018 — to go 5-0 in one edition of the Ryder Cup Maybe that was partly the reason why he lost his temper so bad on the 18th green and later outside the clubhouse as he fired off angry words in the direction of Cantlay’s caddie who McIlroy perceived to have acted disrespectfully by waving his hat in his line of sight ahead of a potentially match-tying putt I was probably the angriest I have ever been in my career,” McIlroy said I needed to calm myself down because I could have let it bring me down the wrong path “I think I let it fuel the fire today,” he added “and it focused me and I was able to go out there and get my point.” McIlroy is 34 and says he is intent on making the most of every Ryder Cup he plays in from now on “To see guys like Ludvig (Aberg) come in here and be an absolute stud and take everything in stride I wish I was in his position again,” McIlroy said “looking forward to playing in 15 or 20 Ryder Cups or whatever it is he’s going to play in.” that McIlroy will still be around in two years’ time when Europe defends the trophy in Bethpage Black in New York McIlroy said he and the rest of the European team would be very happy to have Donald as captain once again His parting shot — and he’s had a few of them this weekend — was a warning to the Americans “I think one of the biggest accomplishments in golf right now is winning an away Ryder Cup,” he said Full Screen1 / 6Previous photoNext photoMember of the United States Ryder Cup team line up at the presentation ceremony after Europe won the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Team Captain Zach Johnson walks past the Ryder Cup trophy during the presentation ceremony Europe have won the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)United States' Max Homa celebrates as he wins his singles match 1 up on the 18th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)United States' Scottie Scheffler celebrates after putting on the 14th green during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)United States' Team Captain Zach Johnson left bumps fists with United States' Wyndham Clark on the 6th green during his singles match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)United States' Brooks Koepka reacts to his putt on the 2nd green during their his match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio GUIDONIA MONTECELIO – Only one American truly had reason to celebrate after the Ryder Cup ended with another home win for Europe Patrick Cantlay is getting married Monday players were glum as could be as they sipped beers during the post-competition news conference Sunday Europe’s win streak at home in golf’s biggest team event will now extend beyond three decades After getting swept for the first time in Friday’s opening session of foursomes — also failing to win a match on the first day for the first time — the Americans never recovered and were beaten 16½ to 11½ by a European team that got in front early at every opportunity and produced an array of shot-making that reverberated around the designed amphitheaters that so many holes resembled at Marco Simone Zach Johnson’s six captain’s picks — Koepka Sam Burns and Justin Thomas — combined to win four matches Fowler’s record in road Ryder Cups fell to 1-8-5 had never seen Marco Simone until this week because he had a bachelor’s party planned well before Johnson decided on the dates for a team scouting trip that was held a few weeks ago Cantlay was asked by a British reporter if he didn’t wear a U.S team hat this week because he didn’t want to have a tan line on his head for his wedding I’m very excited about that,” Cantlay said sparking Johnson and the other 11 players to bang the tables in front of them in celebration It was one of the few chances the Americans had to smile all week Spieth had to put his arm around his captain when Johnson appeared on the verge of tears after addressing the spectators before the trophy presentation but I wish I would have done a better job,” Johnson said but it’s not a matter of anything other than Team Europe scored more points.” there was an unsubstantiated report from Sky Sports — the broadcast partner for the European tour — that Cantlay caused a rift among the Americans by alleging that he thinks they should be paid at the Ryder Cup Cantlay denied the report and one American after another talked about what a great atmosphere there was within the team “Everybody gets along and everybody just is happy to be around each other,” Thomas said “There’s usually a couple misfits or people that just aren’t a part of the team player selected from Saudi-backed LIV Golf “It was exciting to see everybody,” Koepka said “I felt like had not seen the guys in a few months.” Rookie Max Homa accounted for the most U.S Homa momentarily delayed the Europeans’ celebration when he overcame a penalty drop on 18 to win his match against Matt Fitzpatrick Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler produced just one point But he halved the opening singles match with Jon Rahm after he and Koepka were routed by 9 and 7 a day earlier by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg — for a record loss in any format in the Ryder Cup — after only 11 holes of his foursomes match with Koepka “I was emotional after the round because I care a lot about this tournament … These team events are tough to beat,” Scheffler said “This felt like the closest group of guys that we’ve had And at the time I felt like I was letting these guys down I had plenty of time to rest and get ready for this morning.” Most of the Americans had not played for more than a month entering the Ryder Cup with the PGA Tour schedule ending before Labor Day “Give us a week after the Tour Championship After hosting the next Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black the Americans’ next chance to win on the road will come in 2027 at Adare Manor in Ireland "hopefully we’ll implement a better process certainly than I did." Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald listens to a question at press conference ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald holds and looks at the list of winner engraved on the Ryder Cup trophy as his team pose for the team photo at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s vice captain Edoardo Molinari, left, Team Captain Luke Donald and Europe’s vice captain Francesco Molinari pose withe the Ryder Cup during the team photo at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald uses his radio to keep in touch with this players during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald , left shakes hands with Europe’s Shane Lowry on the 1st tee during a practice round ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald speaks at press conference ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s Team Captain Luke Donald holds the Ryder Cup trophy as his team pose for the team photo at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Ryder Cup starts Sept. 29, at the Marco Simone Golf Club.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) USA’s Captain Zach Johnson, left, and Europe’s Captain Luke Donald pose for photographers at the end of a press conference at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The Marco Simone Club on the outskirts of Rome will host the 44th edition of The Ryder Cup, the biennial competition between Europe and the United States headed to Italy for the first time. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Europe’s Captain Luke Donald attends at a press conference at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The Marco Simone Club on the outskirts of Rome will host the 44th edition of The Ryder Cup, the biennial competition between Europe and the United States headed to Italy for the first time. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Ryder Cup team Europe captain Luke Donald returns with his team to a hotel in Rome, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at the end of a practice session at the Marco Simone golf club where the 2023 Ryder Cup will be played starting next Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — It seems there’s more to Luke Donald than meets the eye. Clean cut? This is a guy from the leafy, middle-class town of Hemel Hempstead 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of London, and has been nowhere near what could be described as a scandal. One of the top European golfers of his generation? Well, he did spend a cumulative 56 weeks as the world’s No. 1 player, three times taking the top ranking away from Rory McIlroy. He has career earnings in the neighborhood of $50 million. But ruthless? That doesn’t sound much like Donald. “Luke doesn’t say much but when he says it, you listen,” said Shane Lowry, a member of the European team at the Marco Simone club outside Rome. “He’ll call the right shots. He’ll make the hard decisions. “It’s a tough one for a captain coming into this event, maybe being friendly with players and playing golf with them over the years and then having to maybe leave them out, drop them, make tough decisions. Luke won’t be afraid to do that, and I think that’s what’s going to make him a great captain.” The European tour’s leadership turned to the 45-year-old Englishman last year after Henrik Stenson made the bombshell decision to defect to LIV Golf for a reported $50 million. That ensured Stenson would be stripped of the Ryder Cup captaincy role he once described as “beyond his wildest dreams.” Donald was seen as a safe pair of hands in turbulent times, someone seemingly far from the potential clutches of the Saudi-funded breakaway series and a guy who would gain the immediate respect of the European players. “He took the job in very weird circumstances,” McIlroy said, “but he’s taken it in his stride.” It’s not the first time Donald has shown a great sense of timing. He was among the players to benefit from the downfall of Tiger Woods from personal issues at the end of 2009, which ultimately led to the American losing the No. 1 ranking he had held for more than five years. Donald claimed that spot in May 2011 by winning the BMW PGA Championship, staying there for the majority of the next 15 months amid the best period of his career. Over 2011-12, he won three times on the PGA Tour and the European tour and became the first player to lead the money list on both sides of the Atlantic in the same season. What remained out of reach, however, was a major championship, the gaping hole on his résumé. Donald also had a key role in the “Miracle at Medinah” at the 2012 Ryder Cup, winning the lead singles match against Bubba Watson to have a cascading effect on a European team that came from 10-6 down on the final day to win. That left Donald with a personal record of 10.5 points from a possible 15, a 70% win rate that is the best of any European to have played at least three Ryder Cups. Few could have imagined that would be his last time playing golf’s greatest team event. A combination of injuries and a failed attempt to change his swing for more length kept him from ever reaching those golfing highs again — as a player, anyway. He was a vice captain under Thomas Bjorn for Europe’s victory in France in 2018 and after his only Ryder Cup loss — at Whistling Straits in 2021, again as an assistant to Padraig Harrington — he was fast-tracked to the top job earlier than he would have planned. Donald said he has had to “adapt a little bit.” “It’s a role where you have to sit down and talk to players and communicate and be open,” he said. “As an individual golfer, you kind of stay in your own lane a little bit more. So I’ve had to open up a little bit, enjoy it and embrace that role.” In his bid to take down a powerful U.S. team that scored the biggest rout ever over Europe at Whistling Straits, he is leaning on gut instinct (his final pick of Nicolai Hojgaard over Adrian Meronk), numbers (vice captain Edoardo Molinari is a “genius when it comes to the stats,” according to Viktor Hovland) as well as sentimentality. Donald has his wife — Diane, an American whom he met at Northwestern University — and three daughters with him in Rome. As important, for just this week, is the other family he has assembled in the European team room. “We want to be create memories they will remember for a long time,” Donald said. The American Marshals super fans line the course ahead of the Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio there's the Guardians of the Cup — a bunch of university pals from Nottingham in England regaling the European team there's the American Marshals — a group of friends from Minnesota wearing helmets with horns and backing the U.S team.Alessandra Tarantino | APGo Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories it’s the “Guardians of the Cup” — a group of university pals from Nottingham in central England regaling the European players with playful ditties a group of friends from Minnesota wearing helmets with horns and going hoarse backing Zach Johnson’s U.S team with their own easy-on-the-ear ballads MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all They are both now fixtures at the biggest show in golf and are sure to be there early on Friday taking their places on the front rows of the grandstands around the first tee And they have some new songs in their repertoire, including this by the Guardians for Europe’s newest star, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg The Guardians are easy to spot in their yellow caps blue waistcoats and trousers with dotted with golden stars on the front They were golf-loving friends at the University of Nottingham and needed something to keep them tight after they left starting with the 2010 matches at Celtic Manor people weren’t dressing up at all and we thought we’d add a little bit of spice,” said Teddy Shuttleworth “We sat on the first tee — when you could actually get on the first tee without climbing through a hedge or sleeping under the grandstand — and Colin Montgomerie stood out at the front takes his hat off to address the crowd and one of our guys shouts out ‘You can keep your hat on!’ Suddenly that turns into a ‘You can keep your hat on’ routine.” with Teams meetings and WhatsApp video calls to practice the songs They are recognized by the European players — Justin Rose is known to be a fan for example — and are regularly stopped for photos as they roam the course as they were on a hot day at the Marco Simone club on Thursday “It’s great to see thousands and thousands of people coming together from across Europe to support the team,” said Cary Curtis “When does a continent come together like it does at the Ryder Cup?” the American Marshals — a group of guys from Minneapolis — were originally labeled the “Minnesota Vikings” at their first Ryder Cup There’s 13 of them because they like to see themselves as the 13th man of the U.S players Max Homa and Scottie Scheffler stopped putting on the practice green on Thursday afternoon to take photos of the Marshals as they serenaded the golfers with songs “We’re all friends living in Minnesota,” said Bill Rouse .css-s4id4f{font-family:Suisse Intl,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.9rem;line-height:2.2rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}Official Money The nearly 300,000 fans descending on the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club for the Ryder Cup this week will be able to see the 11th-century castle with the same name from various points of the course -- it’s wedged between the sixth and eighth holes and has a big Italian flag waving from its tower -- but they won’t be able to visit it That’s because it’s the private residence of fashion designer Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna Biagiotti Cigna’s parents bought the castle in 1978 -- the year she was born -- and then decided to build the surrounding golf course While the golf course recently underwent a $12 million complete restyling in order to host the sport’s biggest team event keeping up a 1,000-year-old castle is a job that never ends “I don’t really feel like I own this place I really feel I’m taking care of this place,” Biagiotti Cigna said in a recent interview with The Associated Press inside the castle walls So I really have to make a lot of maintenance because there are layers and layers of history.” which is accessed by passing through a series of three different security gates many of which feature Renaissance-era frescoes It was named Marco Simone for the son of a 15th-century owner who oversaw a massive restoration after centuries of invasions Astronomer Galileo Galilei once lived in the castle and there are remains of prehistoric fossils that date back 300,000 years in the dungeon A second-floor office is the room that holds the most sentimental value to Biagiotti Cigna “This was my mom’s original studio where she created most of her collections,” Biagiotti Cigna said as she sat in front of a portrait of her late mother “She was making sketches sitting right here where I am right now I used to do my homework in that corner right there This is really the place where everything began.” started the fashion house in the 1960s as a dressmaker So she started to work to support the family,” Biagiotti Cigna said “She was one of the very first women to become a manager in 1950s Rome.” Delia Soldaini Biagiotti became famous when she designed the uniforms for Alitalia’s cabin crew was studying archeology in college when the family business started expanding So she shifted her focus to fashion and eventually developed Laura Biagiotti into an international brand “She was the first Italian designer ever to hold a fashion show in China in 1988 -- that was really early,” Biagiotti Cigna said of her mother It’s an Italian story with three leading women.” “There was so much energy here in the Renaissance and I really feel that the Ryder Cup is a new renaissance for Marco Simone,” Biagiotti Cigna said. Laura Biagiotti died in 2017, thrusting Biagiotti Cigna not only into a leadership role at the fashion house but also for the Ryder Cup -- just as the family was dealing with getting the necessary work permits to finish the course redesign -- no small task considering Italy’s often befuddling bureaucracy. Then came the pandemic, which pushed the Ryder Cup back from 2022 to 2023, and a change in the captaincy to European Luke Donald. “It was not a smooth journey,” Biagiotti Cigna said. “It took a lot of effort to get through all of this. … And now we’re almost there.” All the while, Biagiotti Cigna has also been running her fashion house, which is still named Laura Biagiotti for her mother. The fashion house is located in a building next to the castle grounds. “We do women’s fashion accessories, home collections, kids collections and fragrances,” she said. “I work with about 50 people there.” One other building that Biagiotti Cigna has been working on lately is a first-century Roman villa adjacent to the 10th hole that was discovered during the original course's construction. “It has some beautiful mosaics in what was like a private spa,” Biagiotti Cigna said. “It took us about four years to dig it up and restore it. …It tells a lot about the story of people who lived here literally 2,000 years ago.” The Roman villa, as well as the fashion house, will be closed to the public during the Ryder Cup. “We cannot handle having so many visitors -- 300,000 people is a little too complicated to handle,” Biagiotti Cigna said. “But right after the Ryder Cup, visitors who come and play Marco Simone, by booking in advance, will be able to visit the fashion house as well. “There are so many cultural reasons to play Marco Simone,” she added. “(After) the Ryder Cup there will be an opportunity to embrace a new experience of golf, culture, fashion, food and archeology.” Copyright © 2025 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission Spectators wave their hats as they watch the afternoon Fourballs matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Patrick Cantlay celebrates after holing his putt that led to him winning his afternoon Fourballs match on the 18th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio United States’ Patrick Cantlay celebrates on the 18th green after winning his afternoon Fourballs match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio centre celebrates with playing partner United States’ Wyndham Clark after winning his afternoon Fourballs match on the 18th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio “Hats off for your bank account,” the gallery chanted in Cantlay’s direction as thousands of spectators waved their hats at him on hole after hole “I’ve never had so many standing ovations going to tee boxes and greens,” Cantlay said “I told Wyndham when we were going to the 1st tee today that we were going to use all the energy out there as fuel It was all a response to an unsubstantiated report from Sky Sports — the broadcast partner for the European tour at Marco Simone — that singled out Cantlay as causing a rift among the Americans because he thinks they should be paid at the Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson emphatically denied that there was a rift in the team room “This is one of the most united teams I have ever been associated with,” Johnson said but the Ryder Cup is about more than any of that It’s about standing with a band of guys to represent your nation to represent more than you in the game of golf there’s guys that would pay to play in this.” But Cantlay also didn’t wear a cap at the last Ryder Cup two years ago After making a 45-foot putt in fading light on 18 Cantlay responded by pretending to take a hat off his head furiously waved his hat at the crowd and near McIlroy and Fitzpatrick drawing ire from the crowd and from Shane Lowry players looking on from off the green also removed their hats and waved them It was quite a burst of energy for a team that has mostly struggled over the opening two days Johnson inferred after Friday’s play that some of his players were sick We’ve been a little under the weather this week,” Cantlay said “But we finally have a moment we can celebrate a little and we’re going to take that opportunity and can try turn it into some momentum for tomorrow.” “I think we are all just sick of Pat not wearing a hat.” Masters champion Tiger Woods is congratulated by his playing partner Costantino Rocca after their final round of the Masters in Augusta A 60-foot birdie putt sunk on the 18th at St Andrew’s before a playoff loss to John Daly at the 1995 British Open A front-row seat to history paired with Tiger Woods in the final round of the 1997 Masters Then a career-defining singles win over Woods later in ’97 that helped Europe win the Ryder Cup It’s been nearly three decades since Costantino Rocca put Italian golf on the map and it’s hard to imagine the Ryder Cup being held near Rome this week would have happened without him Italy — A 60-foot birdie putt from the Valley of Sin at St Andrews to force a playoff with John Daly at the 1995 British Open A front-row seat to history while paired with Tiger Woods in the final round of the 1997 Masters Then a career-defining singles victory over Woods later in ’97 that helped Europe win the Ryder Cup because I’ve always said I was the first,” Rocca said in a recent interview with The Associated Press “Thirty years ago I wouldn’t have even thought that I would achieve what I did.” The first Italian to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup He remained the only Italian to play in the event until Francesco and Edoardo Molinari appeared at Celtic Manor in 2010 Francesco Molinari went on to win the 2018 British Open and then became the first European to go 5-0 at a Ryder Cup by clinching the decisive point over Phil Mickelson later the same year outside Paris Costantino Rocca poses for photos at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Now the Molinari brothers are both vice captains — a role that Rocca was never granted — and the only Italian members of Europe’s team “It’s really a shame not having an Italian player in Rome but let’s hope that in two or four years from now we have at least one again,” Rocca said Maybe some Italian kid attending this Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone club just outside the capital will develop into the country’s next standout “These things seem like they don’t count for much but they do,” Rocca said While Rocca got into the sport as a caddie golf remains a game for the elite in Italy “It’s still fairly costly and unfortunately we don’t have public courses where people can come to just try it out,” he said “Let’s hope that after seeing the Ryder Cup something changes … There are only two or three clubs left in the country that have caddies.” Rocca still lives in his hometown of Bergamo with his wife He has two children and two grandchildren and still plays “one or two” senior tour events per year At the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama in Spain — the first time the event was held in continental Europe — Rocca soundly beat Woods “I was the only one who didn’t want to play against him,” Rocca said “But when it came down to the match I just focused on my own game and I had the good fortune of playing first on most of the holes I also played most of the second shots first so I was able to put him under pressure,” Rocca said “That’s one of the advantages of match play.” Where does that win rank in Rocca’s career “The most important thing was winning the point; who it came against wasn’t important,” he said “But having done it against Tiger definitely made it mean more.” which remains the last time the United States won in Europe Davis Love III beat Rocca on the final hole to secure the trophy for the Americans But it was a learning experience,” Rocca said “We were ahead on the last day and then we lost three or four matches Rocca would never be on the losing team again and at the 1995 Ryder Cup Rocca entered the final round of the Masters in second place and paired with Woods but nine strokes behind his playing partner He ended up 15 shots back in a tie for fifth as Tiger won his first major at age 21 with a 12-shot advantage over Tom Kite for what remains the tournament’s biggest margin of victory “I didn’t take advantage of some shots on two or three holes and I couldn’t get near him,” Rocca said Woods was too good for him that day — he was too good for everyone over the next decade — but Rocca is among two players to have beaten Woods in singles at the Ryder Cup AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson contributed to this report AP 8:07 PM | Updated: May 30 Italy (AP) — Europe’s Ryder Cup team usually relies on teamwork and unity to challenge the powerhouse American squad For next year’s edition on the outskirts of Rome European captain Henrik Stenson might use history — ancient history — for motivation On his first trip to Italy since being named captain two months ago Stenson had the colosseum opened just for him allowing him to re-create actor Russell Crowe’s trademark line from the film “Gladiator” when he bellowed “Are you not entertained?” to the empty arena “I’ve been outside a couple of times before but never seen it on the inside and to have the full VIP experience was something else,” Stenson told The Associated Press on Monday “You kind of feel the history when you walk inside We’ve all seen ‘Gladiator,’ right So you kind of know what was taking part and happening there many Might Stenson impart some gladiator spirit onto his team referring to the number of players that will be selected to his squad The Marco Simone club will become the third venue in continental Europe to host the Ryder Cup after Valderrama in Spain (1997) and Le Golf National in France (2018) The club is owned and run by fashion designer Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna “You can come here to watch the matches and spend a few extra days in Rome,” Stenson said “It will be the ultimate Ryder Cup golfing experience.” Stenson and vice captains Thomas Bjorn and Edoardo Molinari — who was announced to the post Monday — spent hours inspecting the course under a baking sun I think similar to what we had in Paris with the high banks on the side of the course,” Stenson said “It’s going to be great viewing points for the spectators.” Stenson said he and his team are trying to tweak the course in favor of the European player’s strengths “It’s going to be risk and reward golf where you have to hit the good shots in to get birdie,” he said “And if you don’t hit those shots in we’re there to make sure you’re going to pay the price for it.” Molinari thought Stenson was joking when he offered him one of the vice captain jobs “We’ve known each other for so many years and he’s always been a person who jokes a lot,” Molinari said I never thought I’d get to this point.” were part of the victorious European team at the 2010 Ryder Cup in Wales The older Molinari will specialize in statistics and analytics for Stenson “That he’s Italian is obviously an added bonus but that’s not why the main reason for why he’s sitting here,” Stenson said during a news conference when Molinari was introduced “It’s for his skill set.” Francesco Molinari has been more successful than his brother Francesco Molinari became the first European and second player overall in the competition’s current format to go 5-0 at a Ryder Cup by clinching the decisive point over Phil Mickelson He missed last year’s loss to the U.S at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin after struggling with back issues Stenson was asked if Francesco Molinari figures in his plans “If you’re looking at what Francesco did in Paris “We haven’t started the qualification process yet and it’s a long ways to go But all the players that played in the Ryder Cup in the past and the ones who are wanting to play in the future are obviously on our radar and of course Francesco is one of them.” Stenson added that he and the European Tour plan to announce qualifying criteria and the number of wild cards to be awarded “within two to four weeks.” He wouldn’t really go into how a Saudi-funded league that has fractured the golfing community might affect team selections And I’m not going to speculate on that,” Stenson said “That’s a question I will pass by to the tours and the decision makers there.” Stenson seemed more concerned with how to overcome an American team coming off the largest rout ever over Europe “Looking at it statistically over time Europe has been underdogs many times,” Stenson said “But we’ve overcome that with great team spirit and playing for each other and really coming together especially on the home matches with the home fans “I get goose bumps just thinking about playing in front of the home crowd … To play here in front of passionate Italian fans is going to be spectacular.” More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Andrew Dampf is at https://twitter.com/AndrewDampf A total of 17 players were suspended by the PGA Tour ahead of LIV's inaugural event in St. Albans, England, earlier this month. Some players, including two-time major winner Dustin Johnson chose to resign their membership from the tour meaning they are no longer eligible to compete in tour events or the Presidents Cup Further players, including Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau which will host its first event in the U.S Speaking at a news conference ahead of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run Zach Johnson was asked about the challenge of making captain's picks for the 2023 Ryder Cup "So what I know is this: In order to play on the Ryder Cup team whether you're top-six or a pick you must garner Ryder Cup points through the PGA of America," Johnson said "In order to garner Ryder Cup points through the PGA of America you have to be a member of the PGA of America The way that we're members of the PGA of America is through the PGA Tour I'll let you connect the dots from there." a 12-time winner on tour and two-time major champion pledged his loyalty to the PGA Tour but said he still has respect for golfers who have defected "I got some friends that have decided to go that route," he said find contentment or happiness in whatever it may be It's not for me to say how that develops or how they find that I will say I have the utmost respect for them individually." whose "Captain America" nickname derives from his performances in three Ryder Cup appearances said he has contemplated not being picked for U.S but he added that his decision to join LIV Golf was right for his family "I've thought about it [not being at the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup] Who wouldn't?" Reed said ahead of this weekend's LIV event when my family and I sat down and we just weighed all of our options especially with talking to some of the guys that played in London that this was definitely the right decision The right decision for us mainly mentally and physically Being able to spend more time with the kids because that's been the hardest thing." Neither Team Europe captain Henrik Stenson nor the DP World Tour have commented on how they will handle the ongoing issue ahead of next year's Ryder Cup matches when asked whether he knew before joining the LIV Series that it could impact his eligibility for the Ryder Cup: "You never knew how everyone was going to act Obviously you were hoping that it wouldn't change The 2023 Ryder Cup is scheduled to take place at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio why should it [Cup eligibility] be threatened?" Westwood said "I've been playing Ryder Cup golf since 1997 and the criteria has been to be a member of the European Tour the criteria for being a member of the European Tour is to play four events "I've been a member of the PGA Tour and still played four events on the European Tour and why would the European Tour change their rules so dramatically because another tour doesn't like it or feels financially threatened There's just a bit too much protection going on for my liking and not enough transparency "I think as long as you fulfill the criteria to be a European Tour member then you should still have the opportunity to try to qualify for the Ryder Cup team." Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor listening to Rory McIlroy and his teammates speak was a reminder of the reverence the Europeans have for that 17-inch gold chalice and what it means to possess it GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — European captain Luke Donald was delivering his Ryder Cup victory speech in front of a giddy crowd at Marco Simone when his celebrating players standing beside him started a chant that quickly swept through the grandstands “Two more years” was the cry — seemingly led by Rory McIlroy — which drew a broad smile from Donald As the party continued into the night in Rome Donald tempered any talk of him staying on as captain after orchestrating Europe’s 16½-11½ victory over the Americans that won back the 17-inch golden trophy on Sunday any thoughts of leading the Europeans into what will be a febrile atmosphere at Bethpage Black in New York in 2025 could wait “I think everyone sitting here,” the four-time major winner said in the post-competition team news conference No one has captained Europe in back-to-back Ryder Cups since Bernard Gallagher did so with Tony Jacklin and John Jacobs having also repeated before Gallagher And Donald might just benefit from circumstance, just like he did in getting the job in the first place after Henrik Stenson — the original incumbent — was stripped of the role after defecting to LIV Golf for a reported $50 million He still sees himself as a team member in 2025 They seem destined for background roles rather than being front and center So Donald seems an obvious choice to have a full term as captain Just look what he did only having a year in charge "Maybe I go out leaving a legacy as a winning Ryder Cup captain and not risk that,” the former world No Europe has a leader who has shown he has the brains strategy and inner tenacity for the battle Listen to Jon Rahm — a major winner who has emerged as one of the figureheads of the European team — and that seems quite rosy, too, as he praised the impact of rookies like 23-year-old Ludvig Aberg 27-year-old Robert MacIntyre and 22-year-old Nicolai Hojgaard all of whom put points on the board in Rome “It’s not easy being a rookie and coming out here and showing why you deserve to be here There were some possible question marks and I think we have proved the talent is there and the junior generation is looking bright.” is seen as a star of the future but others might be coming through also had a successful college career as a star for five years at Illinois where he was an All-American and finished No 3 in the PGA Tour University graduating class to earn a full card on the Korn Ferry Tour Expect to see him on the PGA Tour soon enough brought along by Donald for the experience He is already a multiple winner on the European tour And how about the team having another set of brothers in Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick makes him a likely lock to build on his three Ryder Cup appearances so far and Alex is making great strides placing 17th in his first British Open in July and having top-five finishes at the European Masters and ISPS Handa World Invitational on the European tour since then Throw in McIlroy, Rahm and Viktor Hovland — Nos. 2-4 in the world ranking, respectively — as well as Tommy Fleetwood and Europe looks well set with its solid core The average age of the team in Rome was 30 even with the 43-year-old Rose in there in possibly his final appearance One of the jobs of veterans like Rose and McIlroy this week was to infuse the team culture in the rookies There were plenty of tears and goosebumps in a team room bedecked in blue and gold with images of the late Seve Ballesteros everywhere and with Jose Maria Olazabal among the assistants the legends of the Ryder Cup that have come before us,” McIlroy said “We’re caretakers of this European jersey right now and we’re hopefully going to pass it on in the future in a better spot than where we found it I think that’s really what we are right now.” Surely Donald won't turn down staying in the role once the dust settles on what he called the proudest moment of his career “I couldn’t be happier with the team I got,” he said "I think these guys will be around for a long time and we’re going to put up a great fight in two years.” The 2023 Ryder Cup has officially teed off in Italy at Marco Simone, with -- as of publishing this -- Team Europe getting off to a hot start against the United States squad. So let's focus on that for the moment: The outfits and costumes fans choose to root on both sides are just fantastic Below you'll find a roundup of the best photos we found from Day 1 And for more info on players, scoring, schedule and more, check out our Ryder Cup hub! United States fans cheer on the 16th green as they watch the morning Foursome matches at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio 3.United States fans watch the action on the 15th green during the morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio A European fan wears fancy dress as he waits along the 3rd fairway for the afternoon Fourball matches to start at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio Full Screen1 / 9Previous photoNext photoEurope's Ludvig Aberg and playing partner Europe's Viktor Hovland celebrate on the 3rd free during their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )Europe's Viktor Hovland left and Europe's Ludvig Aberg hug on the 11th green after defeating the United States pair of Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9&7 during their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )Europe's Ludvig Aberg right and playing partner Europe's Viktor Hovland celebrate on the 3rd free during their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio and playing partner Europe's Viktor Hovland wave to the crowd on the 1 tee ahead of their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Europe's Viktor Hovland shakes hands with United States' Scottie Scheffler on the 11th green Europe won the match 9&7 in their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )Europe's Viktor Hovland celebrates on the 11th green after Europe won the match 9&7 in their morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio shakes hands with United States' Brooks Koepka on the 11th green with playing partner Europe's Viktor Hovland celebrates on the 6th green after putting during his morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )Europe's Ludvig Aberg celebrates on the 6th green after putting during his morning Foursomes match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia )Copyright 2023 The Associated Press GUIDONIA MONTECELIO – Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg has the makings of a lasting Ryder Cup partnership for Europe The Scandinavian studs might never have a better session than the one they had on Saturday morning Their 9-and-7 win over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka took its place in Ryder Cup history as the biggest margin of victory in an 18-hole match Hovland took a photo of the scoreboard beside the 11th hole at Marco Simone where the blowout finished after just 2 hours and 20 minutes who was seen a few minutes later wiping away tears and being comforted by his wife The world No. 1 and Koepka, a five-time major champion, were taken down by a guy playing his second Ryder Cup and another — Åberg — who only turned professional four months ago “Obviously we make a strong team,” said Hovland I think we could have met a lot of guys and we would have been tough to beat today.” The Americans started double-double-bogey and were 4 down after four holes Hovland and Åberg didn't even have to play particularly well in that run but they kept the pressure on to go 7 up after nine holes and then 8 up after 10 11 thanks to a concession by Scheffler and Koepka The Europeans didn't even have to make a putt “We didn’t meet a sharp Scottie and Brooks,” Hovland said The previous record for foursomes was 7 and 6 most recently when Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley beat Luke Donald and Lee Westwood at Medinah in 2012 The record for a fourballs match is 7 and 5 a 23-year-old rookie from Sweden who hasn't even played in a major have been speaking their own language during their rounds They are getting to know each others' game having already won Friday morning in the foursomes against Max Homa and Brian Harman “It’s an unbelievable time for me to be here to play alongside one of the best players in the world in Viktor and to be playing against other world-class players,” said Åberg who himself is being tipped as a future superstar after winning the European Masters this month and getting a Ryder Cup quicker than anyone in history after turning pro Almost pinch myself at times but obviously super happy with it and looking forward to this afternoon.” There was something of a comedown for Åberg and Hovland in the afternoon fourballs Sent out in the lead match against Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa the Scandinavians went 6 down and were in danger of making history for 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