Europe take 3-point lead on opening day of Ryder Cup
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As for the scores, despite the chaos surrounding Saturday’s matches, Team Europe remains firmly in control. They currently lead all four-ball pairings and are projected to carry a commanding 12.5 points into Sunday’s final round. Team USA, meanwhile, trails significantly with just 3.5 points on the board.
Without firing a shot, Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to NATO’s European borders.
President Donald Trump did not attend Day 2 at the Ryder Cup. That was about the only difference Saturday as Europe sent out its same foursomes teams, filled the scoreboard with blue points and delivered a crushing blow to the Americans.
Europe has dominated the United States through two days at Bethpage Black in the 45th Ryder Cup, leading by a record seven-point margin entering Sunday singles. Here’s a look at the individual player records for both teams through the first four sessions in Farmingdale, New York.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the U.N. General Assembly at a time when unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace — intrusions blamed on Russia — have raised alarm around Europe in recent weeks, particularly after NATO jets downed drones over Poland and Estonia said Russian fighter jets flew into its territory and lingered for 12 minutes.
Scottie Scheffler became the first No. 1 player since Tiger Woods in 2002 at The Belfry to lose both his matches on opening day of the Ryder Cup.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight to the US took a circuitous route in an apparent effort to avoid countries that could enforce an outstanding arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes.