Europe leads to the Ryder Cup: shine Straka and Rahm!

Europe leads to the Ryder Cup: shine Straka and Rahm!

In the 45th Ryder Cup, which is currently being held on the demanding place in Bethpage Black in the USA, the European golfers have made an impressive start. On September 27, 2025, Sepp Straka and Jon Rahm were able to in their Fourball match against the US combination of Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun has a clear victory with 3 and 2, which contributes to the overall result of 5.5 to 2.5 after the first eight matches. This reports crown.

The European team is very good. Straka delivered a strong performance by sanking a long putt and spectacularly to the birdie chipped. In addition, Jon Rahm played flawlessly and supported Straka decisively in the game. Edwin Weindorfer, the tournament director, praised Strakas outstanding performance in front of the New York fans. However, these showed their lack of understanding about the achievements of their domestic players, especially about Harris English, and sometimes made fun of his defeat in an unfriendly way.

Fan reactions and prominent visitors

The start of Europe was not only followed by the golfers, but also by prominent visitors such as US President Donald Trump and basketball legend Michael Jordan. Trump, who, despite his short visit of only two hours, was disappointed with the dominance of Europe at the beginning of the tournament, while Jordan also announced his concern about the strong performance of the European players.

In the first half of the day, the Europeans were also able to win all three Foursome matches for themselves, which underlines their overall excellent record of 5-0-1 for the two sessions. More detailed analyzes show that the American players Scheffler and Bryson Dechamea have so far disappointed and have 0-4 after two sessions. Another remarkable result of the day was the tie between Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay and Rory Mcilroy/Shane Lowry, which remained exciting to the last hole.

Historical context of the Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup, first held in 1927, has developed into one of the most important golf tournaments over the years. Initially only one duel between Great Britain and the USA, the format in 1973 was expanded by the inclusion of players from Ireland. The best golfers in Europe with the team USA have been competing since 1979. Europe celebrated its recent victory in Rome and has won 12 times since the introduction of the current format, while the United States was able to triumph 9 times during this period Laola1 reported.

With a solid lead on the first day, there is a lot of reason for hope for Europe's team. Nevertheless, US captain Keegan Bradley emphasized that there are still many points to be awarded and the competition is far from decided.