The day the Ryder Cup saw attention spread because Great Britain was an easy victim of the United States one edition after another the voices were heard that requested the talents of continental Europe, mainly Seve, and the story changed forever. The President’s Cup at Quail Hollow, in Charlotte (North Carolina), returned, as has happened in all editions, to fall on the American side.
Except for the defeat in 1998 and the draw in 2003, the winner’s name was always accompanied by the stars and stripes flag. As there is no interplanetary golf, we will have to rely on the democratization of this sport – every day more is played in all corners of the planet – to restore interest to a competition that always ends the same. (See results)
The international team, you know, the rest of the world except Europe, tried to liven up the last day of singles. The duel between colonels, between Si Woo Kim and Justin Thomas, full of tension, of putts not conceded by the Korean that caused the Texan’s wrists, fell on the visiting side (1 above) and, at times, it was thought that competition could be seen .
drawing of a comeback
Hideki Matsuyama and Sebastin Muoz, Trevor Immelmann, the captain of the rest of the world, envisioned a comeback of the proportions that Europe took out Medinah in 2012, but it did not happen.
Rocky players like Jordan Spieth -full in this edition, 5 of 5- and Patrick Cantlay diked the surge. The first crushed Cameron Smith by 4 and 3; Cantlay to Adam Scott, who is playing his 49th match in the competition, by 3 and 2.
The impenetrability of the Davis Love III team I ended up making the adversary’s springs jump. The games that were facing became American, those that were equal, too. Tony Finau (3 and 1) took advantage of the weak Canadian Taylor Pendrith and Xander Schauffele, the Olympic champion, ended up putting the final point, the one that certified the victory of the Yankees, with the collaboration of Corey Conners and his unfortunate balance of 0 wins and 4 losses.
