Farmingdale, NY (AP) – Europe made a late visit to its Saturday afternoon range to the Ryder Cup Because Viktor Hovland had neck pain, an injury that he said disturbed him on and outside for a few months.
Hovland teams up with Robert Macintyre for a 1-UP victory against Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley in the morning and was originally listed to play with Matt Fitzpatrick in the afternoon. But Fitzpatrick ended up going out with Tyrrell Hatton against Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay.
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During the morning, Hovland took pain relievers and received treatment, which did not help enough.
“He stayed the same for the rest of the match after that,” said Hovland. “But I entered and I rested and I got an additional treatment and when I returned to the range, I tried to hit a few strokes trying to build the pilot. I hit three or four toughness and it worsened.
“I didn’t want to risk it for the match in case it gets worse and I could not continue, especially in four balls when you hit each blow.”
Luke Donald was able to change due to an element in the captains’ agreement which says: “In the event of illness, injury or other emergency reason for a player selected to play in a match, he can be substituted by another member of the previously not selected team, before the start of this match.”
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Hovland withdrew after two holes from his last round of The Travelers Championship In June due to a similar injury.
“I will receive treatment this afternoon and tonight and I hope I will agree for singles tomorrow,” he said.
Cameron Young recruit makes a little American story
Cameron Young was one of the rare light points in the United States in its beginnings by Ryder Cup. After the New York native and Justin Thomas won their four-ball game on Friday, he and Bryson Dechambeau beat Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Åberg in eighty years on Saturday.
“Cam played incredible,” said Dechambeau. “Cam just struck the incredible today with his irons. It was good to have a few 2 feet to type, so it was soft.”
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Young is the first American recruit to win each of its first two games from the Ryder Cup by at least four holes since Patrick Reed. The only American players to do so in three consequences are Arnold Palmer from 1961 to 1963, Tom Watson from 1977-81 and Tedd Kroll from ’55 -57.
Ben Griffin and Rasmus Hojgaard
Only two of the 24 players involved participated neither in Foursomes or four balls on Saturday: Ben Griffin for the United States and the Rasmus Hojgaard for Europe. Hojgaard is the only new member of his team two years ago in Rome, replacing twin brother Nicolai, while Griffin is One of the four recruits on sound.
When asked if he did not use Hojgaard was a change compared to his initial strategy, Donald said: “Saturday is still a little more fluid. We have four really strong groups.”
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It is common for Europe to have two or three players to participate in Foursomes and Four Balls twice and less for the United States with Captain Keegan Bradley based on his best guys, Dechambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay should play the five, the first time for the Americans since Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Speeth in 2018.
Bethpage is not the beast worthy of a warning sign, as the players expected
The Bethpage Black warning panel warns the public that it is an extremely difficult recommended course “only for highly qualified golfers”. It is considered the most difficult municipal track in the country.
Before the start of the Ryder CupAmerican Harris English estimated the soft conditions and a favorable configuration would put the winning scores up to 20 under the peer in a regular PGA Tour Stroke Play tournament. He is not wrong about the tame beast, thanks in part to a rainy deluge during the week after the rough was reduced to 2 manageable inches and some of the boxes of TEE mounted.
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According to Data Golf, 14 on 18 holes play under the peer. The 519 yards, Par-5 n ° 4, was the best, with 21 birdies in the first three sessions.
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