Europe has prevailed in the first session of the Ryder Cup appetizer that we have invented at Ten Golf to make the wait until Bethpage a little shorter. Specifically, it’s a game with no greater purpose or value than to entertain. It serves no other purpose. No one should draw any conclusions.
It involves pitting the two squads that are almost entirely competing at the same time in the BMW PGA Championship and the Procore Championship in individual duels. Points are awarded based on their position in each of the championships. The first pairings were made by world ranking and have resulted in a partial victory for Europe with 5.5 points against 4.5. Very close. Since the United States only has 10 players in Napa Valley, there are a total of ten matches. Jon Rahm was left out of these first pairings due to a lower world ranking (the explanation is LIV Golf). However, he will enter the second session, as from here on, the matches will be organized by the players’ position in the tournament after each round.
Results of the first session on Thursday:
– Scheffler (38th) Vs. McIlroy (33rd): 1 point Europe
– Henley (4th) Vs. Fleetwood (106th): 1 point USA
– Thomas (67th) Vs. MacIntyre (67th): Tie and half a point
– Spaun (7th) Vs. Rose (8th): 1 point for USA
– Morikawa (67th) Vs. Aberg (1st): 1 point Europe
– English (67th) Vs. Hovland (8th): 1 point Europe
– Griffin (2nd) Vs. Lowry (8th): 1 point USA
– Young (67th) Vs. Hatton (33rd): 1 point Europe
– Cantlay (67th) Vs. Fitzpatrick (4th): 1 point Europe
– Burns (51st) Vs. Rasmus Hojgaard (119th): Point for USA
Total: USA 4.5 points Vs. Europe 5.5
Overall, the performance of the European team in Wentworth has been better than that of Keegan Bradley‘s men in California. Indeed, Luke Donald has placed five players in the top 10 of the BMW PGA, while in the Procore there are only three. However, the difference is not very significant.
Today, the second session of this Ryder Cup appetizer/game by Ten Golf will be played with the following pairings based on their ranking in the respective tournaments. Each tie in the table will be resolved alphabetically to establish the duels:
– Griffin Vs. Aberg
– Henley Vs. Fitzpatrick
– Spaun Vs. Hovland
– Scheffler Vs. Lowry
– Burns Vs. Rose
– Cantlay Vs. Hatton
– English Vs. McIlroy
– Morikawa Vs. MacIntyre
– Thomas Vs. Rahm
– Young Vs. Fleetwood
Rasmus Hojgaard rests as the lowest-ranked European after the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.
