"Team USA endured a chastening first morning at the Long Island course, having lost the first three foursomes matches to leave the Bethpage crowd, which was expected to be the most raucous in Ryder Cup history, completely flat until Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay won the last match. Home captain Keegan Bradley said he hoped that the arrival of USA's commander in chief could give his team a lift."
""Air Force One has just flown over the course and the president is on his way," Bradley said after Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick holed a long putt on 15 to put Europe 3-0 up. "I have a feeling it's going to change." Since 1991, teams who have won at least three points in the first session have a Ryder Cup record of 7-1."
President Trump attended the Ryder Cup at Bethpage, prompting jokes about his footwear and sparking the largest joint-security operation in Ryder Cup history. Team USA lost the first three morning foursomes and trailed 3-1, leaving the home crowd subdued until Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay won the final match of the session. Home captain Keegan Bradley hoped the president's arrival and Air Force One flying over might energize the team. Trump displayed pristine white golf shoes, traveled with his granddaughter Kai, and is credited an official handicap of 2.8 despite questions about his on-course conduct raised in a critical book. Team Europe described the attendance as a mark of respect.
Read at Irish Independent
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