Europe made its best ever start to a Ryder Cup, sweeping the opening foursomes 4-0 in a stunning response to its record loss at Whistling Straits two years ago. The U.S. was never ahead in any match. None of the matches got to the 18th hole.
Hovland, the reigning FedEx Cup champion from Norway, set the tone on the very first hole. After Aberg pushed his second shot about 35 feet right of the pin, Hovland chipped in from on the green and made a 9-footer for birdie to win the hole. On the next hole, Hovland made a 9-foot birdie putt to go 2 up.
Harman and Homa won the next two holes to tie the match, but the Europeans didn't go down without a fight. Hovland's chip shot on No. 3 bounced off the pin; Aberg's chip on No. 4 lipped out of the hole. It was that kind of a match for the Americans. Aberg, a Ryder Cup rookie and former Texas Tech star, made birdie putts of 12 feet on No. 6 and 14 feet on No. 9 to go 3 up.
"Obviously, they played really well," Homa said."We didn't have a ton of opportunities, and when we did, unfortunately we didn't capitalize. I mean, they played really good."
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