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USA were unable to hold onto leads in several of the matches
and fell further behind as Europe went into day two ahead,
61⁄2–11⁄2.
On Saturday morning, Max Homa and Brian Harman
won the USA their first match of the event, but with Europe
winning the remaining three foursomes, including a record
9 and 7 victory for Viktor Hovland and rookie Ludvig Åberg
over world number one Scottie Scheffler and PGA champion
Brooks Koepka, the lead was extended to 91⁄2–21⁄2. In the
afternoon fourballs, the USA won their first session to cut
the deficit to 5 points, at 101⁄2–51⁄2.
On Sunday, Europe secured the first point as Hovland
defeated Collin Morikawa; another half point came when Jon
Rahm tied his match with Scheffler by winning the 18th hole. against Jordan Spieth brought the final score to 161⁄2–111⁄2
When Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton won their matches, The 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy set new records across the
Europe required just half a point from the remaining seven board, with Europe’s 16½-11½ victory against at United
matches out on the course. States attracting unprecedented levels of engagement across
The next four matches to finish all went to Team USA. social media and global broadcasts.
Europe's victory was ensured when Tommy Fleetwood won A total of 271,191 people from 100 different countries
the sixteenth hole to go dormie two up against Rickie Fowler; attended the 44th Ryder Cup in person at Marco Simone
Fleetwood won the seventeenth hole to confirm the win for Golf & Country Club in Rome, with millions more following
Team Europe. the action from afar on television and digital platforms.
A win for Robert MacIntyre over U.S. Open champion There were 2,653 posts across official Ryder Cup Europe,
Wyndham Clark in match twelve, and a tie for Shane Lowry Ryder Cup USA and joint Ryder Cup social channels during

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