{"id":141834,"date":"2023-09-29T19:32:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141834"},"modified":"2023-09-29T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:32:11","slug":"ryder-cup-day-one-record-equalling-start-is-fantastic-news-for-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/ryder-cup-day-one-record-equalling-start-is-fantastic-news-for-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup day one: Record-equalling start is fantastic news for Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>Europe captain Luke Donald insisted his side would not rest on their laurels after claiming a record-equalling five-point lead on the opening day of the 44th Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>After enjoying an unprecedented clean sweep of the opening session, the home side also staged three dramatic comebacks in the afternoon fourballs to ensure the United States failed to win a single match in a day for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnbelievable start, historic day, but we want it to be an historic week so the job is certainly not done,\u201d Donald said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will all celebrate an amazing day, but we\u2019ll be back with the goal of trying to win tomorrow morning\u2019s session. We\u2019ll be getting our guys focused to be back in the saddle, so to speak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll enjoy the last hour [of play] and the celebration, but once I\u2019m back at the hotel we\u2019ll have a team meeting and we\u2019ll be back to business.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/11\/30\/15\/GettyImages-1388382959%20copy.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/12\/01\/03\/GettyImages-1245251240.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Donald was well aware that the United States could easily have ended the day just 5-3 behind as they were ahead in three of the fourballs on the closing stretch, only for Jon Rahm to finish eagle, par, eagle and Viktor Hovland to hole from 20 feet for birdie on the 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rose then also birdied the last to ensure the five-point advantage and match Europe\u2019s lead at Oakland Hills in 2004, when US captain Hal Sutton disastrously paired Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson twice on the opening day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Shot of the day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>His partner Nicolai Hojgaard had driven the green on the short 16th, but Rahm decided to chip in anyway for an eagle to win the hole.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Statistic of the day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Top statistician Justin Ray sums up the historic nature of day one.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Quote of the day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brooks Koepka was not happy with Jon Rahm after the Spaniard finished eagle, par, birdie to snatch half a point.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key tee times (all BST)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>0635 Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood v Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n<p>0650 Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg v Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka<\/p>\n<p>0705 Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka v Max Homa and Brian Harman<\/p>\n<p>0720 Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton v Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/29\/17\/GettyImages-1708226345.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/29\/17\/b6722387559641e1e7df0d4ec069e99aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk2MDkwNDEw-2.73699706.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/29\/15\/a24c1e2e88ffe4e8ed47b0546be6c99bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk2MDgyMDY0-2.73936043.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Weather forecast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Saturday and Sunday will feature sunny skies with a few afternoon clouds building up over the mountains along with temperatures near 30 degrees centigrade (85F) each afternoon. 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