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Ryder Cup diary: Europe dominate day one<\/h3>\n

Brooks Koepka branded Ryder Cup rival Jon Rahm a \u201cchild\u201d after an intense opening day of the prestigious team event. The five-time major winner was paired up with 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler for Team USA to take on the Spaniard and Nicolai Hojgaard in an exciting four-ball match.<\/p>\n

The Americans birdied each of the last five holes, but two spectacular eagles on two of the last four holes from the current Green Jacket holder helped salvage a draw for the European team. Rahm roared with delight as the crowd enjoyed his two masterful shots, but Koepka was not pleased with his rival\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

“I mean, I think me and Scottie birdied, what did we say, 14, we birdied 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and then lost by two,” the 33-year-old said in a brief interview after the game. “So yeah. I mean, I want to hit a board and pout just like Jon Rahm did. But, you know, it is what it is. Act like a child. But we’re adults. We move on.”<\/p>\n

After 15 holes, Team USA led by one, before Rahm managed to secure a birdie. Over the course of his two sessions today, the World No. 3 chipped in three times and almost secured a hole-in-one. His efforts helped Team Europe open up a commanding 6\u00bd -1\u00bd lead over the Americans at the close of play on day one.<\/p>\n

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They won all the morning foursomes and the US ended the opening day without a single victory across four dramatic matches at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. Europe\u2019s standout performer was arguably Matt Fitzpatrick, who made his fourballs debut alongside playing partner Rory McIlroy. The 29-year-old went six-under after just five holes which put them six up in seven against Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.<\/p>\n

The US pair cut the deficit slightly but it was short-lived as Fitzpatrick\u2019s heroics led the team to victory and he described the performance as \u201cone of the greatest days I\u2019ve ever had on a golf course\u201d. The sole US win of the day looked to be coming courtesy of Max Homa and Wyndham Clark, but Justin Rose put a stop to that and carded six birdies for the third half-point of the session.<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bThe US, who were favorites going into this edition of the Ryder Cup, failed to win a single match in a day for the first time. It is the joint-highest lead after day one, level with Europe in 2004 and the US in 1975. “Those putts by Viktor, Jon and [Rose] make a huge difference,” Europe captain Luke Donald told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

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“It was sensational, a dream start for us. This morning was an amazing performance by the guys and this afternoon was tough. The US came back, we knew they would. They had a stretch there in the middle where the momentum was turning their way but man, did we turn it back.”<\/p>\n

McIlroy told BBC Sport Northern Ireland: “The fact that the Americans didn’t win a full point was incredible and just shows the heart, grit and determination that the European team has.<\/p>\n

“We have a ton of momentum and we’ll try to ride the crowd’s energy to win both sessions [on Saturday].” Europe needs 14\u00bd points to regain the Ryder Cup, with the US requiring 14 to retain it.<\/p>\n

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