The United States is bringing Europe down

Even before the conclusion of the twelve singles matches, the United States secured victory in the 2020 Ryder Cup, Collin Morikawa securing the victory with at least a draw against Viktor Hovland.

The suspense didn’t last very long at Whistling Straits. As the United States started the final day of the Ryder Cup, devoted to singles, with a six-point lead, Steve Stricker’s players closed the case after the fifth game played this Sunday in Wisconsin . However, a turnaround was not totally to be ruled out with Europeans ready to cross swords with the Americans to defend the title won in 2018 at the Golf National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the end. From the outset, Rory McIlroy gave this little hope to the men of Padraig Harrington.

Indeed, conceding only two holes, the 7th and the 13th, to Olympic champion Xander Scoutchele, the Northern Irishman proved to be solid. Pocketing no less than five holes, Rory McIlroy concluded his match at the arrival of hole number 16 (3 & 2) but this sixth point did not launch a dynamic allowing the Old Continent to cast doubt on the Americans. Indeed, in the wake, Patrick Cantlay clearly dominated Shane Lowry. If the Irishman started strong by winning hole number 2, the American responded with a streak of four consecutive holes.

Morikawa finished the job

Winning on the 10 and then the 12, Shane Lowry kept the game alive, coming a length behind his opponent. But Patrick Cantlay placed a last boost with the 14, 15 and finally the 16 falling into his purse to conclude the match (4 & 2). Scottie Scheffler inflicted a similar result on world number 1 Jon Rahm. The American knocked out the Spaniard from the start by dominating the first four holes. Jon Rahm’s reaction to number 5 was just a twist. The two players then surrendered blow for blow from 11 to 15 but it was the American who won (4 & 3).

Starting strong, Bryson DeChambeau also did against Sergio Garcia with three of the first five holes in his favor. However the Spaniard did not let himself be defeated, dominating holes 3 and 5. But the power of the American worked wonders on the 7 then the 9. The exchanges of politeness from the 12th to the 15th allowed Bryson DeChambeau to validate their victory (3 & 2), bringing the United States closer to half a point from victory. In an undecided match against Viktor Hovland, it was after hole number 17 that Collin Morikawa brought this decisive point to the American selection.

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