Top Scoring Players
Team Europe
Of the twelve players in Luke Donald’s squad, Rory McIlroy scored 4 points from 5 matches. Tyrrell Hatton and Viktor Hovland scored 3.5 points each, while Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm contributed 3 points from 4 matches played per player.
Team America
Max Homa led the scoring for captain Zach Johnson’s side with 3.5 points from 5 matches. Patrick Cantlay and Brian Harman scored with 2 points from 4 matches each. Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, and Brooks Koepka tied at 1.5 points each.
Notable Moments
- The European team made history after winning all the foursomes on Friday morning, marking the first time they had a 4-0 lead after the first session.
- At the end of Friday, Team USA had not won a match, marking the first day they went without a win in Ryder Cup history.
- During Saturday morning’s second foursome, rookie Ludvig Åberg and Norwegian Viktor Hovland defeated PGA champion Brooks Koepka and world number one Scottie Scheffler, 9&7. The win broke the Ryder Cup record for the biggest victory in an 18-hole match.
- During Sunday’s singles matches, Team USA almost staged a historic comeback after winning four straight matches when the Europeans were remaining with only half a point to lift the Cup.
Parting Shot
The 2023 Ryder Cup delivered on its hype and then some. Players broke records and made history, and Team Europe proved to have the ultimate home advantage, recording their seventh straight victory on home soil. Fans now wait eagerly for the next Ryder Cup which will take place at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale from September 26-28, 2025.