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Lowry combined with Sepp Straka for a win over Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa…

Lowry combined with Sepp Straka for a win over Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa…

Last-gasp heroics from Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Justin Rose helped Europe hold off a United States fightback to seize a massive 6.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the Ryder Cup on Friday.

Europe have a five-point lead after the USA failed to win a match across a Ryder Cup day for the first time in history.

Jon Rahm made eagle at two of the last three holes to earn another half-point for Europe at the Ryder Cup. Rahm chipped in from thick rough for a 2 to win the hole at the par-4 16th. Then he rolled an eagle putt at No. 18 that went up the hill, hit the back of the cup and bounced in. It earned Rahm and Nicolai Hojgaard a tie against Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka in a second straight match that reached the last. Europe leads 6-1 with one fourballs match out on the course.

Rahm holed a 30-foot birdie putt from off the green, he hit the pin with his tee shots on the par-3 seventh, and he chipped in from 70 feet to halve the 10th right when the Americans thought they could get back in it. Rahm drove the 11th green to set birdie, Sam Burns hit into the bunker on the par-5 12th as Europe made another birdie, and then it was just a matter of time.

Backed by a boisterous home crowd in Italy, the Europeans sweep the opening session for the first time and the Americans fail to win a match on the opening day

Lowry combined with Sepp Straka for a win over Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa…

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy – And just like that, it was over.

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