Europe suffers in the ‘fourballs’, but cherishes the victory (10.5-5.5)
Euskaraz irakurri: Europak sufritu egin du ‘fourball’etan, baina garaipenetik gertu da (10.5-5.5)
The United States cut the lead existing in the afternoon session thanks to two and a half points harvested in the fourballswith an exhibition of the binomial Sam Burns – Collin Morikawa and of Patrick Cantlay that leaves the scoreboard with a still bulging 10.5-5.5 for this Sunday, favorable to Europeans.
After another victory in the ‘alternating shots’ modality (3-1), Europe lost in the ‘best ball’ modality with Jon Rahm as a spectatora technical decision of the captain Luke Donald so that the player from Barrika arrived in full condition for the decisive last day in which the 12 players from each team in individual duels.
The American duo formed by Burns and Morikawa devastated the Norwegian VIktor Hovland and to swedish Ludvig Abergwho after signing the largest victory in the history of the foursomes (9 and 7) in the morning round, fell by a resounding 4 and 3 (four ahead with three holes remaining).
The team led by Zach Jhonson also won the duel against the Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and the Danish debutant Nicolai Hojgaard.
If the British Justin Rose and the Scotsman Robert MacIntyre were able to overcome the difficulties, they responded twice to the attacks of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth and then brought out their best version and went three ahead.
But the close hole that closed the second day went to the Americans, who were never ahead on the scoreboard until the last hole.
Source: Eitb
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