The Ryder Cup Sunday singles have been announced and Zach Johnson’s US side have a tough task ahead of them after a truly wild day in Rome.
Patrick Cantlay was inspired to birdie the last two holes and get a halve along with Wyndham Clark vs Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick, with the American subject to intense needling from the home fans relating to his lack of cap and reports of his desire for Ryder Cup players to be paid.
Then there was the incident between Rory McIlroy and Joe LaCava on the final green, but at the end of the day the score stood at Europe 10.5 – 5.5 USA.
The final hole and exchanges afterwards have added huge needle to the final day, where Cantlay, and LaCava in particular, will surely face intense receptions from the European fans wherever they go. They’re out in match 3 against the in-form and inspired Justin Rose.
But first, it’s the match of Rahm vs Scheffler, World No.3 vs World No.1, the past two Masters champions and the two who will be battling it out for the PGA Tour Player of the Year title.
It’s set to be an epic Sunday at Marco Simone, so let’s have a deeper dive into the singles matches – where USA need 8.5 points and Europe need just four.
Match 1: Rahm vs Scheffler
10.35am BST/5.35am ET
Zach Johnson has taken a gamble in match one, picking his highest-ranked player but not necessarily his most in-form. Scheffler sat out the four balls session after going down 9&7 in the morning foursomes, which was a new record score. He was in tears following the crushing defeat, while Rahm was buoyed by his second successive foursomes win with Tyrrell Hatton. The Spaniard also sat out the afternoon session so both men should be fresh and ready to go.
Rahm simply looks unbeatable this week and will surely get blue on the board early.
Prediction: Rahm win
Match 2: Hovland vs Morikawa
10.45am BST/5.45am ET
Luke Donald has packed the opening match ups to try and get those four points on the board early, and he has the favorite in this match.
Morikawa played excellently in the Saturday afternoon fourballs against Hovland though, taking down Viktor and Ludvig 4&3 alongside Sam Burns. Morikawa made seven birdies to Hovland’s six so this should be a…
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