Rory McIlroy bat Xander Schauffele 3&2
Line-up for the 3rd time in a row first on Sunday, Rory brings home his first and only point in this Ryder Cup. Faced with a Xander Sc chaudele well below his performance displayed during the doubles, Rory was able to take the lead from the start of the game. Birdie at 1 when the American was just doing the par, Rors took advantage of his opponent’s bogey at 4 to take a second up. Advance that Sc Chaudele has reduced only once, to 7.
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Patrick Cantlay bat Shane Lowry 4&2
Strong man on the red side, Patrick Cantlay left Lowry no crumbs. Less inspired than yesterday in putting, the Irishman came across a Cantlay in the continuity of his level displayed throughout the year. Lowry had taken the advantage in 2 thanks to a birdie, but lost the next four holes. Despite seeing his lead reduced to 10 and then 12, Cantlay finished the job by winning 14, 15 and 16.
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Scottie Scheffler bat Jon Rahm 4&3
Irresistible Scheffler. Four birdies on the first four holes for the American. Until then only European satisfaction, the world n ° 1 Jon Rahm has not found the weapons to worry the rookie. The Spaniard played below his doubles level and could never come back below 3 down.
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Bryson DeChambeau bat Sergio Garcia 3&2
The birdie at 1 is not enough against Bryson DeChambeau. The American signed the only eagle of the week on this hole by steering the green and then returning the putt from 12 meters. Garcia defended himself, but like his compatriot Rahm, he did not play at the level of the American, carried by a public that he knew how to entertain with his overpowering shots of which he alone has the secret.
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Collin Morikawa shares against Viktor Hovland
Duel of rookies that we will certainly find in the future. The two youngsters fought an epic battle, sharing just 4 of 18 holes and making 14 birdies between them. The Norwegian did not panic in the face of the very good iron game of the two-time Major winner. With the success on his putts, Hovland could have even hoped for better, he who led 2 up after two holes, before seeing Morikawa take holes 4, 5, 6 and 7.
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Dustin Johnson bat Paul Casey 1up
Close encounter between two experienced players. The American took the lead first, at 6 and after five split holes. Casey reacted to 7, DJ took the up again at 8, then a second at 10. The Englishman took the 11, lost the 12, then won the 13 to return to 1 down before losing the 15. An eagle at 16 to hope, but no miracle on arrival: 1 up for DJ.
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Brooks Koepka beat Bernd Wiesberger 2 & 1
It was also a fairly tough match, which was played on the last holes. The Austrian had taken the lead before an immediate reaction from Koepka. Rebelote on the 4 and 5, then the American took the best on the par 3 of the 7 with a superb kick two meters from the hole. Returning to the square after the 14, Wiesberger finally bowed following this surgical blow from Koepka on the 17: a 200-meter shot landed 30 centimeters from the hole.
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Ian Poulter bat Tony Finau 3&2
In a very little broadcast match, Ian Poulter saves the honor and brings back, like Rory, a point on his single. the Postman dominates a Tony Finau much less in shape than during the 4-balls on Friday where he had shone. 1 up from the first hole, the Englishman kept this advantage until the 8th, where Finau took advantage of his bogey to equalize. Poulter then went on to win holes 10, 11 and 12 consecutively to take the advantage to 3 up. He remains undefeated in the singles.
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Justin Thomas bat Tyrrell Hatton 4&3
One-sided match between Thomas and Hatton. The American dominated with the head and shoulders an Englishman who simply played too badly to hope for anything from this match. Hatton won two holes: one on his only birdie of the day (14), the other on a Justin Thomas error (5).
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Lee Westwood bat Harris English 1up
Without necessarily shining, Lee Westwood beats Harris English on the wire. Authors, between them, of 7 birdies on 17 holes, the two players were one stroke under the par before starting the 18. On this final hole, Westwood took two strokes 8 meters from the flag while the American found water. Without prolonging the suspense, Harris English gave the hole to Westwood, who became the player who played the most games for Europe (47).
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Jordan Spieth partage contre Tommy Fleetwood
In a very balanced game but never to the advantage of Fleetwood, the two men shared the points. Still reacting, the Englishman tied at 4 after Spieth took the lead in 3, then when the American won 5 and 6, it was Fleetwood who took 7 and 8. Spieth advantage in 10 , tie re-established at 12. Rebelote at 15 and 16. It was on two one-meter putts given at 18 and a nice hug that Spieth and Fleetwood parted.
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Daniel Berger bat Matt Fitzpatrick 1up
The final match of this 43rd Ryder Cup, certainly the singles match that displayed the best level of play. Fifteen birdies between them, the two players were unfortunately not often chosen by the American achievement, which focused on stake matches. In this match for honor therefore, Fitzpatrick cracked on his second stroke of the 18th: a scratch in the water which gave the victory to Berger, and the record of points in the USA, 19-9.
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