As the Saturday afternoon fourballs began at Marco Simone Golf Club, Europe maintained its lead over the United States in the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Earlier, Viktor Hovland of Norway and Ludvig Aberg of Sweden crushed American combo Scottie Scheffler and Brooke Koepka by the largest margin in modern Ryder Cup history, as Europe's annihilation of the US continued on Saturday morning.
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ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 30: Viktor Hovland of Norway and The European Team plays his tee shot on the 12th hole in his match with Ludwig Aberg againjst Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler during the Saturday morning foursomes matches of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on September 30, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Showing no mercy, they trampled the bewildered Americans into the earth of the Marco Simone course to claim an astonishing 9&7 win in the second foursomes of the morning. It surpassed the 7&6 record victory for a foursomes match in the biennial contest that had been achieved three times. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood beat Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas 2&1 in an almighty battle, before Max Homa and Brian Harman got USA’s first win on the board against Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry. But Jon Rahm’s almost-hole-in-one on the 17th ensured Europe earned another point to lead 9½ - 2½ going into the afternoon fourballs. Follow all the action from day two at the 2023 Ryder Cup below. Get all the latest golf betting sites offers here.
Hovland & Åberg with the largest foursomes victory in Ryder Cup history. #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/sQiiko6548
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