[Ryder Cup] USA "10-Point Blowout"... Johnson "Have You Seen 5 Wins in a Row in 42 Years?"

In Final Day's 12 Single Matches, Adding 7 Wins, 2 Draws, 3 Losses for '19-9'; EU's Hoblan and McIlroy, 'Sure-Win Cards,' Powerless

American players are taking a commemorative photo with the trophy immediately after winning the 43rd Ryder Cup. Haven (USA) = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ‘A 10-point landslide victory’.

It was a perfect revenge match for the United States. On the 27th (Korean time), at the 43rd Ryder Cup final day held at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Haven, Wisconsin, USA (Par 71, 7,390 yards), the U.S. added 8 points with 7 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses to complete a score of ‘19-9’. This tournament is a biennial intercontinental golf competition between the United States and the European Union. Over two days, there are four matches each of foursomes (two players alternate playing one ball) and fourballs (each player plays their own ball and the best score counts), followed by 12 singles matches on the final day.

The U.S. took an early lead with 5 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss on the first day, and 5 wins and 3 losses on the second day. A win earns 1 point, a draw 0.5 points, and the first to reach 14.5 points wins the cup. ‘Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist’ Xander Schauffele lost to Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), but ‘Playoff (PO) Champion’ Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler, and ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau swept three consecutive wins, and Collin Morikawa drew with Viktor Hovland (Norway) to seal the victory.

Dustin Johnson is cheering after making a birdie on the 15th hole during the final day's singles match of the Ryder Cup. Haven, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

Afterwards, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and Daniel Berger secured 4 more wins. Johnson especially demonstrated his ‘5-win power’. He teamed up with Morikawa to achieve 3 wins in foursomes and fourballs, and with Schauffele for 1 win, and on this day, he narrowly defeated Paul Casey (England) by 1 hole. Johnson’s 5 consecutive wins in Ryder Cup matches is the fourth time in 42 years, following Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson (both in 1967), and Larry Nelson (1979). Cantlay and Morikawa each recorded 3 wins and 1 draw, playing the roles of both wings.

The U.S. clearly avenged their ‘7-point defeat’ in France in 2018. Although the overall record stands at 27 wins, 2 draws, and 14 losses in favor of the U.S., it is interesting that in the 10 matches during the 2000s, the U.S. trails with 3 wins and 10 losses. Since the first clash in 1927 against the England-Ireland Union, the U.S. had won many times in the initial 50 years (interrupted from 1939 to 1945 due to World War II). Since the England-Ireland Union expanded to the European Union in 1979, the matches have been closely contested.

The European Union’s world number one Jon Rahm (Spain) fought alone with 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. Along with Sergio Garcia (also Spain) who had 3 wins, and Tyrrell Hatton (England) who had 1 draw, they showed ‘ace power’ but were halted when Scheffler defeated Rahm by 4 holes in the singles match. The trusted ‘sure-win cards’ such as Hovland with 2 draws and 3 losses, and McIlroy with 1 win and 3 losses, collapsed helplessly. The next tournament will be held in 2023 at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy.

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