And these were no toss-of-a-coin-type wins but four resounding victories to bounce back from a 3-1 fourball session defeat on the opening morning. “We know it’s a marathon, and we’re delighted with the way the day turned out because it was a fairly tough morning. Bjorn was satisfied the English duo had done enough to earn a second crack after losing despite finishing eight under par. Henrik Stenson was reunited with long-time partner Justin Rose for the afternoon foursomes and made a winning start against the morning’s hot duo of Johnson and Fowler. Of the other American picks, Tony Finau was the last man on to Team USA as the fourth of Furyk’s choices and it was Finau who hit the opening shot of the contest at 8:10am yesterday.

Source: Irish Examiner September 30, 2018 05:15 UTC