Scottie Aberg added: “I don’t even know what to say or where to start, but it’s an unbelievable day and most importantly, we enjoyed it, had fun and we felt the crowd’s support. Looking forward to doing it all again this afternoon.” and Brooks Koepka were the star duo for Team USA captain Zach Johnson as his team looked to make a Ryder Cup comeback, but they capitulated in stunning fashion on Saturday morning.
Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler suffered a record-breaking defeat at the Ryder Cup on Saturday, being embarrassed 9 and 7 at the hands of Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg.
It is the worst defeat in Ryder Cup history in foursomes or fourballs and a woeful morning for the five-time major champion and the world number one continued Europe’s dominance at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome. The Scandinavian duo were simply too good in the Saturday foursomes, finishing six-under-par on their ball through 11 holes, while Koepka and Scheffler were a dismal seven-over-par for their morning.
A pair of double bogeys in the first three holes set the tone for the demolition job. And the embarrassment is heightened for Koepka after his spiky comments directed at Jon Rahm on Friday afternoon. The reigning PGA champion – the only LIV Golf player in the event – took down Rahm after the Spaniard saved a round for Europe in their four-way match alongside Nicolai Hojgaard against Koepka and Scheffler with a remarkable eagle on the 18th.
Koepka said angrily:
“I want to pound the table and pout, like Jon Rahm. But you know, it is what it is. Acting like a kid. But we’re adults. We will continue. »
Koepka and Scheffler played superbly on Friday, but they were beaten by the brilliance of Rahm, who put together unbelievable eagles on two of the final three holes to level up the his team. However, on Saturday, the American duo were pitiful.
It was child’s play for Hovland and Aberg, who must not have believed their luck against such a scrappy combination of Americans. Koepka was stubborn from the start while Scheffler continued to struggle on the pitch as Luke Donald’s side extended their deficit to 7.5-1.5.
“We were up against two strong guys, world number one and five-time major champion, so we tried not to give them anything,” Hovland told Sky Sports after sealing the record win. What. We played really solid.” “Obviously we didn’t see Scottie and Brooks, but we played really good golf today. I don’t think we could have done much better (as a duo).
“It’s good to speak our language and we understand each other with the same humor and the same culture. He (Aberg) is a good player, he doesn’t miss any chances, so it’s easy for me to play well and ‘he plays well. “
Aberg added:
“I don’t even know what to say or where to start, but it was a great day and most importantly we enjoyed it, we had fun and felt the support from the crowd. I’m very Can’t wait to do this again this afternoon.” .”