{"id":130997,"date":"2023-09-30T08:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T08:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivasistasyon.com\/?p=130997"},"modified":"2023-09-30T08:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T08:27:33","slug":"europe-look-to-extend-ryder-cup-lead-after-keeping-faith-with-foursomes-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivasistasyon.com\/lifestyle\/europe-look-to-extend-ryder-cup-lead-after-keeping-faith-with-foursomes-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe look to extend Ryder Cup lead after keeping faith with foursomes pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luke Donald unsurprisingly kept faith with his history-making foursomes pairings as Europe looked to extend their lead on day two of the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
After enjoying an unprecedented clean sweep of the opening session, the home side also staged three dramatic comebacks in the afternoon fourballs to ensure the United States failed to win a match in a day\u2019s play for the first time.<\/p>\n
The resulting five-point lead equalled the largest in the contest\u2019s history, a margin most recently achieved at Oakland Hills in 2004, when US captain Hal Sutton disastrously paired Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson twice on day one.<\/p>\n
Despite Friday\u2019s one-sided display, Donald remains wary of the USA\u2019s potential, telling Sky Sports: \u201cYou always have to be careful of a wounded animal like the US are right now: they have a stacked team, they are very strong.\u201d<\/p>\n
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His only change was to send Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood out first, against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, with Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton switched to match four against Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.<\/p>\n
Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg remained in match two against world number one Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, with Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka taking on Max Homa and Open champion Brian Harman.<\/p>\n
United States captain Zach Johnson had kept two foursomes pairs together despite the opening whitewash, although his hand had no doubt been forced by an illness spreading through the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been some unforeseen things that we\u2019ve had to navigate around, which is really unfortunate, in the sense of health,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not an excuse because we have depth but I\u2019ll just say I\u2019m grateful we have a team doctor. Guys are fighting and playing regardless.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one of those where sometimes the energy is probably a little low, but the ability and desire to go out and play is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n