:00:28. > :00:36.There is nothing quite like this in world sport. The opening morning of
:00:37. > :00:41.the 31st Ryder Cup in Minnesota. This is golf with the volume and
:00:42. > :00:47.emotion levels cranked up to maximum level. The Europeans have dominated
:00:48. > :00:53.this contest winning eight of the past ten matches in the last three
:00:54. > :00:58.in a row. Incredibly, the United States of America have uncorked
:00:59. > :01:02.champagne only once this century and tens of thousands of their fans are
:01:03. > :01:10.desperate to quench an eight year purse. This biennial contest is
:01:11. > :01:48.always worth the wait. -- eight-year first.
:01:49. > :01:54.It takes some nerves just to walk out of a first three and Darren
:01:55. > :01:59.Clarke of Northern Ireland has done that as a player and as European
:02:00. > :02:04.captain. His great friend skippers the US, Davis love, having been on
:02:05. > :02:12.the losing end of that European miracle at Medinah four years ago.
:02:13. > :02:16.Both teams are determined to play the match in a spirit that would
:02:17. > :02:21.honour the memory of golfing legend, Palmer, who passed away at the
:02:22. > :02:23.Beacon. Six different nationalities, five major winners including
:02:24. > :02:29.top-ranked Rory McIlroy and six rookies. No European team has won
:02:30. > :02:33.away from home with so many rookies in the side. The 12 strong US team
:02:34. > :02:39.starts as favourites. 11 time Ryder Cup winner Phil Mickelson 15 major
:02:40. > :02:42.winners in their line-up. Only he and JB Holmes have ever been on a
:02:43. > :02:49.winning US team before. There was plenty of excitement on a misty
:02:50. > :02:52.morning in Minneapolis. Peter Alliss watching it all unfold. Thank you,
:02:53. > :03:01.Hazel. He is Justin Rose about the lodge
:03:02. > :03:06.the first shot of this year's Ryder Cup matches. You can just about pick
:03:07. > :03:21.out the fairway with visibility of 400 yards, maybe 350. You can see
:03:22. > :03:30.they're how gloomy it is. And he has found it. Nice opening tee shot from
:03:31. > :03:39.Justin Rose. For the United States, Patrick Reed oblivious to the chill
:03:40. > :03:50.of the wind. He strikes one away, and that's good.
:03:51. > :03:58.So four foursomes or alternate short managers getting is underway just
:03:59. > :04:01.after 7:30am. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed renewing the successful
:04:02. > :04:05.partnership from Gleneagles. So, too, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson,
:04:06. > :04:11.both combinations unbeaten to get the last time. Phil Mickelson teams
:04:12. > :04:17.up with Rickie Fowler to face Rory McIlroy, who takes, the rookie Andy
:04:18. > :04:20.Sullivan under his wing. The all major winning partnership or Jimmy
:04:21. > :04:25.Walker and Zach Johnson faced Ryder Cup heroes Sergio Garcia of Spain
:04:26. > :04:30.and Martin Kaymer Germany, whilst the power and precision combo of
:04:31. > :04:33.Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar take aim at the experienced Lee Westwood
:04:34. > :04:42.and first timer, Thomas Pieters of Belgium. In the top match, Jordan
:04:43. > :04:47.Spieth, the double major winner warming up his putter at the 2nd
:04:48. > :04:51.door, that is a birdie and a one up lead on Stenson and Rose. His
:04:52. > :04:56.partner Patrick Reed was an instant Ryder Cup hero as top US point
:04:57. > :05:02.scorer last time. He put them two up at the next. That is back-to-back
:05:03. > :05:05.birdies for America. Meanwhile, in the second match Rory McIlroy drew
:05:06. > :05:11.first blood with Andy Sullivan for Europe winning the fourth in part
:05:12. > :05:15.after a miss by Mickelson on the green. And a nervous start forth in
:05:16. > :05:22.time bettering Lee Westwood missing this one at the 2nd consecutive
:05:23. > :05:27.bogeys with Thomas Pieters, so unsettling start for Europe at the
:05:28. > :05:35.bottom of the order. So the US two up in the top and bottom matches,
:05:36. > :05:49.and in commentary with a total of 23 Ryder Cup appearances between them,
:05:50. > :05:55.Mark James, Ken Brown, Peter Alliss and Hunter Mahan. Rather fortuitous,
:05:56. > :06:03.I feel. Jordan Spieth with a second shot to
:06:04. > :06:21.the seventh. That is a beautiful shot. Not easy
:06:22. > :06:26.to get to that back pain and he has played a delightful one there,
:06:27. > :06:38.Spieth. A couple under for the opening six holes and two up. Rickie
:06:39. > :06:53.Fowler, fifth shot on the sixth. I don't think they're favourites at
:06:54. > :06:57.this hole. Certainly not now. Now Justin Rose putting, him and Stenson
:06:58. > :07:02.in serious trouble. They have played six holes and they are two down,
:07:03. > :07:09.they might go three down here, with a long putt for a birdie. And that
:07:10. > :07:21.is a good-looking putt. Not in, though. Patrick Reed with the putt
:07:22. > :07:26.to go three up. McIlroy, his third shot, and the opening one up,
:07:27. > :07:30.looking like going to up with the Americans having all sorts of
:07:31. > :07:40.problems coming up to this par-5. That could well be a concession. Not
:07:41. > :07:47.sure quite yet. Patrick Reed with the putt the go three up, and he has
:07:48. > :07:51.done it. Lovely start for Spieth and Patrick Reed. Three up against
:07:52. > :08:07.Stenson and Justin Rose. Great stuff. Even Stevens at the moment,
:08:08. > :08:14.but early days. Sullivan has pushed his tee shot, with a good little
:08:15. > :08:19.pitch across the little inlet, under and around the branches, sliced
:08:20. > :08:29.across, it fell short, and it could be in the hazard. It just clipped
:08:30. > :08:40.the grass. The open champion. Dustin Johnson. Putt foray birdie at the
:08:41. > :08:46.5th. And it finally hopped straight into the bottom of the cup. One of
:08:47. > :08:52.these moments with things turning in favour of the United States. Phil
:08:53. > :08:59.Mickelson with his second shot to the seventh. His tee shot just
:09:00. > :09:04.around the corner of the fairway. Simple pitch up, the flag, to the
:09:05. > :09:15.back of the green. APPLAUSE
:09:16. > :09:28.Westwood, this is a massive putt, this, for a birdie. Has he had it?
:09:29. > :09:37.Johnson and Matt Kuchar three up after five holes and the first two.
:09:38. > :09:53.And a big iron to this ninth green, 475 yards. Jordan Spieth to play.
:09:54. > :10:06.It is going right, he needs a bit of luck, and he doesn't get much. The
:10:07. > :10:17.seventh green and Rickie Fowler's partnership with 3-putts from here
:10:18. > :10:24.to win the hole. CHEERING
:10:25. > :10:32.The Americans get one back. From one down. Spieth and Patrick Reed three
:10:33. > :10:35.up, Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar also three um, and Europe one up
:10:36. > :10:41.with McIlroy and Sullivan just losing the seventh. So it is nip and
:10:42. > :11:03.tuck at the moment, America slightly ahead. A twitchy looking par-3 8th.
:11:04. > :11:10.Playing 189 yards. He is liking it, his liking, that is a cracking shot,
:11:11. > :11:18.absolutely delightful. And the locals are loving it, and there are
:11:19. > :11:26.plenty of them out here. The open champion, Stenson, slightly uphill,
:11:27. > :11:27.this second shot to the ninth, his opponent is in the right-hand
:11:28. > :11:49.bunker. He did what he needed to do, he
:11:50. > :11:54.finds the putting surface. McIlroy's tee shot ending up in the bunker,
:11:55. > :11:59.some of them coming out, fairly simple, if you can get it to stop,
:12:00. > :12:11.but it didn't. It goes on, eight feet, ten feet past. Attach scrappy
:12:12. > :12:15.from the Europeans. Here he is, Mr Tiger Woods, one of the assistant
:12:16. > :12:19.captains, calling into Davis Love III, what is going on? Hopes to be
:12:20. > :12:25.back playing in the next three weeks. That would be nice to see.
:12:26. > :12:36.Now, McIlroy. Very important middle putt. Sloppy to lose a short-haul to
:12:37. > :12:45.a three, sloppy. Here is how it looks. McIlroy and Sullivan just
:12:46. > :12:49.losing the eighth. All square after a fast start. The United States up
:12:50. > :13:02.in two and Europe up in one, and the other match, all square. One of
:13:03. > :13:06.these putts that can sway a match. He has got his routine in this
:13:07. > :13:13.situation. He put his partner in the sand. Didn't play a very good bunker
:13:14. > :13:35.shot. Can he sync this long putt for a four? Not far away. Now, Garcia.
:13:36. > :13:36.Him and Martin Kaymer, one up. Play the
:13:37. > :13:47.beautiful second shot very close, and look at this one, even better.
:13:48. > :13:54.That's the way to do it! The Americans are taking a bogey at this
:13:55. > :14:02.ninth, so two putts from this European side to win the hole. They
:14:03. > :14:13.win the hole with a par, and go two down. Zach Johnson, this, to halve
:14:14. > :14:20.the hole. Garcia pitches it can absolutely stone dead. It sneaks in
:14:21. > :14:32.the right edge, at pace. The seven hole, halved in three. Garcia and
:14:33. > :14:38.Kaymer one up. Westwood trying to cut from the corner of the dogleg
:14:39. > :14:44.and has gone to the right. Don't go over there. That is miles to the
:14:45. > :14:58.right. It looks like he's in the water. That is poor. Two shot at the
:14:59. > :15:00.short eighth, Garcia in 15 feet, and this looks good. Though, it is good.
:15:01. > :15:15.Two lovely shots. The Europeans here at the 9th have
:15:16. > :15:19.played three and thereabout four feet away. Fowler is chipping just
:15:20. > :15:28.off the green, this is their third shot with the match all square. It
:15:29. > :15:40.is running well, slowing up, running well, in. Would you believe it? The
:15:41. > :15:53.crowd go ballistic. There's Abraham Lincoln. Well, well, well. Mickelson
:15:54. > :16:02.and Fowler go one up. This to win the eighth hole for Zach Johnson.
:16:03. > :16:08.What a lip out. That came out faster than it went in. All sorts of
:16:09. > :16:13.trouble at the 7th for the Europeans with Westwood heading to the water.
:16:14. > :16:18.This is their fifth shot, so this, for a bogey. The Americans in decent
:16:19. > :16:34.shape. They don't want to go four down, that is for sure.
:16:35. > :16:43.Patrick Reed, what they half, rattled into the back of the cup. It
:16:44. > :16:56.was a half in four. It didn't look like it. Spieth and Reed stay two
:16:57. > :17:05.up. This from Dustin Johnson to win the hole. This, to go five up. Not
:17:06. > :17:09.looking good, is it? It turned right into the bottom of the cup and the
:17:10. > :17:11.locals are going wild with the cheers flying round the course. Five
:17:12. > :17:29.up after eight holes. A bit of a break for Stenson and
:17:30. > :17:46.Rose, finishing between the bunkers. It is a par-5, this is their third.
:17:47. > :17:58.This is their third. It was almost a gobbler.
:17:59. > :18:08.Walker, this worry half at the 9th. Can you follow him on? Yes, he can.
:18:09. > :18:19.What a great putt. The Europeans remain one up, though. Plenty of
:18:20. > :18:27.chat between the two Americans. They know it is up a little then down a
:18:28. > :18:35.little, this for their birdie at the par-5 11th. The Europeans in a
:18:36. > :18:36.little closer. It makes it, it's in. Great Park -- great putt from
:18:37. > :18:54.Spieth. Crucial putt for Stenson. Sometimes
:18:55. > :19:08.he tries to be a little firm if it is make or break. You beauty. Half
:19:09. > :19:15.in four the remain two down. -- they remain.
:19:16. > :19:23.Very awkward shot left for Martin Kaymer. You can see the pin down in
:19:24. > :19:29.the valley, next to the water. Got to pick it fine draw it. Nice
:19:30. > :19:35.strike. Nice strike. One of the shots of the day. Beautifully
:19:36. > :19:46.controlled. So difficult to get the contact just right. Thomas Pieters
:19:47. > :19:54.at the long par-4 9th, this for par, five down, not too much pressure on
:19:55. > :20:04.them at the moment. Well done. APPLAUSE
:20:05. > :20:10.You know what it is like to be a captain, Mark. There is a lot going
:20:11. > :20:18.on. He's looking calm, but his brain is spinning. Kuchar foray half,
:20:19. > :20:24.Pieters in from 12 feet for a par, to stay five up at the turn. They
:20:25. > :20:32.have got one back. A little light at the end of the tunnel for Westwood
:20:33. > :20:39.and Pieters. If you can turn one of these matches round it is huge in
:20:40. > :20:46.the momentum of the match. Sullivan for par at 11. The Americans can't
:20:47. > :20:47.do better than bogey, and he has made it. Great stuff from Andy
:20:48. > :21:07.Sullivan. The match, all square. Come on, Sergio, let's see one of
:21:08. > :21:09.your magic ones that just tumbles into the front of the cup. Is it
:21:10. > :21:30.that quick? Oh! Garcia and Kaymer remain one up, but
:21:31. > :21:38.an opportunity. The Europeans are not made their par. This is for
:21:39. > :21:50.Reed's rep R. You wouldn't have guessed about that. They have halve
:21:51. > :21:54.the hole in bogeys. A good break for the Europeans, but Spieth and Reed
:21:55. > :22:00.remain two up. There is a situation, the Americans two up and four up,
:22:01. > :22:07.with a tenuous lead for Garcia and Kaymer. McIlroy and Sullivan all
:22:08. > :22:20.square, with Mickelson and Fowler, so all to play for. Garcia at 11. A
:22:21. > :22:25.lot of trouble looking up there. That is right of right. Good grief.
:22:26. > :22:36.We almost ran out of red paint, then! That was on the rainbow,
:22:37. > :22:39.wasn't it? It would be too bad there, but he has short sighted
:22:40. > :22:49.himself for the pin. It's back right. The pin nine yards on in the
:22:50. > :22:54.centre of the green, but still, 240 yards, this par-3. It is a massive
:22:55. > :23:06.hit with almost certainly his longest iron, Justin Rose.
:23:07. > :23:20.That was just pure Alun Pugh. Absolutely on the button. -- purer
:23:21. > :23:24.than pure. Sullivan pitching a yard short of this green and rolling back
:23:25. > :23:30.to him. This is a little damp, this area. Not an easy chip. He's played
:23:31. > :23:36.it pretty well. Use the slope to kill it. Pity well played from
:23:37. > :23:45.McIlroy. Staring at the offending piece of turf. Tricky pitch for
:23:46. > :23:49.Kaymer with Garcia's wayward second. He has short-sighted himself, the
:23:50. > :23:58.pin on the right, not much room to play with and not the easiest live.
:23:59. > :24:04.Very well played by Martin Kaymer. This is pressure. This is to halve
:24:05. > :24:09.the hole, and to remain all square. Come on, Andy, well done, two in a
:24:10. > :24:23.row. That really will boost his confidence. Great pitch from Kaymer.
:24:24. > :24:34.At 11. This, to win the hole for birdie. It just slid across the face
:24:35. > :24:45.of the hole. They hang on to the one hole lead.
:24:46. > :24:59.Big D concentrating hard with his fingers crossed. 240 yards. What an
:25:00. > :25:06.irony, released that down the breeze, and Andy Sullivan has
:25:07. > :25:11.suddenly found a bit of confidence. From their angle it looks like he's
:25:12. > :25:21.gone in the hole. Have you got one of those outfits, Ken? I only wear
:25:22. > :25:31.them when I go down the pub! They flew out on my flight. I tell you
:25:32. > :25:35.what, they do like a beer. In 43 on this par-3 13th, good tee shot from
:25:36. > :25:40.Sullivan, and Michael were, this, to win the hole. Might be a bit of
:25:41. > :25:49.noise if this goes in, even though we are in a foreign country. I say!
:25:50. > :26:00.A bit partisan, old chap! Very good putt. The plot thickens. Zach
:26:01. > :26:08.Johnson with the putt to win the hole and even the match. Beautiful
:26:09. > :26:17.putt. It felt like Sergio and Martin Kaymer had control this match but
:26:18. > :26:22.the US back all square. Sullivan, in the light rough, not a great deal of
:26:23. > :26:29.rough, this is rather surprising. He and McIlroy, one up. He's suddenly,
:26:30. > :26:37.live. He got rid of those early nerves, and playing nicely,
:26:38. > :26:42.Sullivan. Zach Johnson with the hybrid at 13. Looking good, trying
:26:43. > :26:48.to find it, trying to find it, beautiful shot. Lots of great shots
:26:49. > :27:00.from this par-3 today. Putting the pressure on Europe. The US already
:27:01. > :27:11.in with four, McIlroy his game right now. That is always going in. This
:27:12. > :27:17.group is really on fire. Great golf, great golf from these two. McIlroy
:27:18. > :27:18.is really warming up. It is nice to see. The atmosphere now is getting
:27:19. > :27:36.really good. Walker to win the hole. That Is big
:27:37. > :27:43.putt there. A lot of momentum for the US right now. One up on the last
:27:44. > :27:48.two holes. Turning the tide. A lot of missed opportunities. A check on
:27:49. > :28:14.the leaderboard: This is where McIlroy's shot from
:28:15. > :28:22.the trees ended up. Sullivan, a little chip. Oh, it's away. He's had
:28:23. > :28:36.a few chip shots and I'm afraid, none of them have been very good.
:28:37. > :28:47.He's done it again - oh, he hasn't! Oh, it looked so, so good. That's a
:28:48. > :28:49.five, a sloppy five. If that's conceded, the United States have a
:28:50. > :29:07.four-footer or so to win the hole. Yes, well done. You should win holes
:29:08. > :29:21.of this length of pars. That's what's happened. Back to one.
:29:22. > :29:31.Right in the middle. Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar are playing really
:29:32. > :29:36.great golf right now. Captain Clarke. Lee Westwood, this to halve
:29:37. > :29:40.the hole. That's missed. So his morning of
:29:41. > :30:06.misery continues. Five down. Looking a little long. Solid shot.
:30:07. > :30:25.30 feet for birdie. Came in low, trying to get it to
:30:26. > :30:51.come back. Solid shot. It needs to turn and it will. Yes!
:30:52. > :30:55.The United States are putting quite beautifully. In the last hour,
:30:56. > :31:07.they've holed a ton of putts, beautifully struck.
:31:08. > :31:38.Rose needs something to happen. That's not it. Good try, but not
:31:39. > :32:02.enough. It's in! US gets the first point of
:32:03. > :32:11.the Ryder Cup. Huge crowds, huge roars. First blood to the United
:32:12. > :32:17.States and it must be said, Europe, so far, have not holed many putts.
:32:18. > :32:21.Play has been a little bit untidy. It's been tense and exciting. We're
:32:22. > :32:25.three quarters of the way through the opening foursomes. So far, the
:32:26. > :32:45.mood swings towards the United States.
:32:46. > :33:06.Beautiful shot. Putting a lot of pressure on Europe right now.
:33:07. > :33:16.Big crowds on this hole. Beautiful shot from Phil. Wow! US trying to
:33:17. > :33:23.get a clean sweep this morning, if they can.
:33:24. > :33:38.It's right in the middle. Beautiful putt by Matt Kuchar. Playing so
:33:39. > :33:43.solid. Solid win for the US. The United States already safely in with
:33:44. > :33:47.two points on the board. Two matches still out on the course, Garcia and
:33:48. > :33:54.Kaymer two down to Walker and Johnson.
:33:55. > :34:01.The American team play very solid. They got off to a good start. To
:34:02. > :34:03.come back from two down early you have to make a few, that pretty much
:34:04. > :34:20.sums it up. Looking real good... Oh, my word!
:34:21. > :34:30.That was cruel. That was absolutely cruel. That putt had no choice but
:34:31. > :34:37.to go in. This is brutal. Great try by Andy Sullivan.
:34:38. > :34:43.Oh, he dubbed it. That's not his favourite shot. I must say Europe
:34:44. > :34:48.are creeking and groaning on this opening morning. They're doing their
:34:49. > :34:59.very best to help the United States into a healthy morning lead.
:35:00. > :35:05.Pours it in the middle. The US ties it up with two to go. Big roars, a
:35:06. > :35:24.lot of people here on the 16th hole. Trying to break. Stays just high.
:35:25. > :35:31.Great putt. Good touch. Easy par for the US.
:35:32. > :35:44.Sergio, can we have a touch of magic? No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
:35:45. > :35:44.Pick it up, let's move on. Zblt United States overwhelming
:35:45. > :36:15.Europe at the moment. The crowd likes it. Oh, wow! The US
:36:16. > :36:21.has a lot of momentum on their side right now.
:36:22. > :36:28.The crowd are playing a huge part in this morning. They've really come
:36:29. > :36:34.alive. It was dull and misty this morning, chilly.
:36:35. > :36:42.This has to be a good one. And it isn't. This is a very sad collapse.
:36:43. > :37:02.Doing nothing for the confidence of the Europeans at this moment.
:37:03. > :37:21.Lovely line. Solid shot. Put the pressure on Europe.
:37:22. > :37:26.It looks a bit of a lost cause unless this goes in. He's holed
:37:27. > :37:34.longer ones than this. A good effort but a lost cause. Pick
:37:35. > :37:51.them up, move on. The United States two putts to win
:37:52. > :38:17.the match. Needs a ripper. Not bad. A chance
:38:18. > :38:24.for McIlroy maybe to hole one. What a morning.
:38:25. > :38:29.Zach Johnson, a very sound putter. Two putts to win. Should be no
:38:30. > :38:36.trouble. Particularly when you only take one! Another point for the
:38:37. > :38:40.United States. It will take all Darren Clarke's charm and whimsy to
:38:41. > :39:03.get his team ready for this afternoon's four balls.
:39:04. > :39:10.Just short. That's a four for the US. They will have to wait and see
:39:11. > :39:21.if they get the full point or the half point.
:39:22. > :39:29.No. 4-0 to America. A tremendous start by them. The crowd have given
:39:30. > :39:37.them a huge boost. At this moment, Europe's chins are on their chests.
:39:38. > :39:43.Confirmation, 4-0 to the United States. At moments, it looked as if
:39:44. > :39:48.it was going to be very different from that. But it must be said,
:39:49. > :39:55.Europe's players were very untidy, at times. The United States holed
:39:56. > :40:00.more putts and that's the result. What a turn around in your match
:40:01. > :40:05.first of all. Well, you look at the birdies that those two made on the
:40:06. > :40:08.toughest par three, that 13th hole, 250-yard par three, amazing birdie.
:40:09. > :40:12.They came back birdied the next hole. Had a lot of momentum. But I
:40:13. > :40:17.thought we showed a lot of heart to hang in there. We won the next three
:40:18. > :40:21.holes and the match. The European guys weren't quite at the top of
:40:22. > :40:25.their game this morning. The American guys played better. They
:40:26. > :40:29.played very well. Hopefully this afternoon the roles will be reversed
:40:30. > :40:34.and the Europeans will go out and make some putts and get some
:40:35. > :40:37.momentum. What a start for the United States. The first time in 40
:40:38. > :40:43.years a whitewash from the first session. How much can you take from
:40:44. > :40:48.this morning? A lot. We can take a lot from this morning. It feels good
:40:49. > :40:51.for people to play well. We came into this Ryder Cup with an
:40:52. > :40:57.amazingly relaxed and focussed attitude. We've had Great Leadership
:40:58. > :41:04.from Davis. Great Leadership from Stricker and Furyk and Tigerer. The
:41:05. > :41:11.guys are extremely talented and they're sick of losing. Am I
:41:12. > :41:17.surprised at 4-0, of course, I am. The thoughts of the vice captain and
:41:18. > :41:20.a smiling Hunter Mahan is with me. The US has struggled with the
:41:21. > :41:25.foursome, just one point from two sessions at Gleneagles. How have you
:41:26. > :41:29.turned it round this time? All the groups that I saw were very
:41:30. > :41:32.familiar. They're guys that have played a lot together, especially
:41:33. > :41:35.the last couple of days, but even in president's cups and previous Ryder
:41:36. > :41:38.Cups. Everyone is super familiar with one another, comfortable with
:41:39. > :41:46.one another. They can just go out and play. I'm sure Davis Love can
:41:47. > :41:49.build the momentum, but how will it spark changes in the thinking of
:41:50. > :41:52.Darren Clarke. Not much he can do this afternoon. He needs to get the
:41:53. > :41:55.new guys out there to play. After this afternoon, there could be a lot
:41:56. > :42:01.of big changes for tomorrow. He has to look at the scoreboard, I mean
:42:02. > :42:06.the US only needs 10-and-a-half points to win. They can smell it. He
:42:07. > :42:12.may have a lot of changes to make. He needs to go with his best guys.
:42:13. > :42:18.You seem very happy about it, so far, not surprising. A fantastic
:42:19. > :42:21.start for America. One hour's turn around between the morning foursome
:42:22. > :42:27.and afternoon four balls. This is how they line up. Deja vu about the
:42:28. > :42:34.top match. Spieth and Reed will hope. So -- hope so. The American
:42:35. > :42:52.duo unbeaten now in four matches together.
:42:53. > :42:58.Brandt Snedeker was at Medinah. First taste of the drama for Brooks
:42:59. > :43:02.Koepka. They take on Martin Kaymer and green jacket winner and
:43:03. > :43:20.debutante Danny Willett. That red hot all Texan pairing of
:43:21. > :43:26.Reed and Spieth hadn't cooled off by even one degree. Reed ramming this
:43:27. > :43:29.home for birdie at the first. One up and Rosetta and Stenson immediate --
:43:30. > :43:35.Rose and Stenson immediately under pressure again. A confident start
:43:36. > :43:41.from Rafa. He set up birdie. Europe and Spain one up on Holmes and
:43:42. > :43:47.Moore. Danny Willett's build up to the match has been chael enging, but
:43:48. > :43:52.this was a settler. First hole halved in birdie. At the next,
:43:53. > :43:56.Koepka's partner, Brandt Snedeker, who's yet to win even a half point
:43:57. > :44:02.for his team, knocked this into birdie range and took it. US go one
:44:03. > :44:05.up in this match. This morning everything was going in on the
:44:06. > :44:11.greens for Jordan Spieth, but not that one. Missed for par. Rose and
:44:12. > :44:16.Stenson all square now. To the bottom of the order, last match,
:44:17. > :44:19.Europe one up, but the new US Open champion, Dustin Johnson, drains a
:44:20. > :44:24.15 footer to go all square with McIlroy and Pieters. Talk about
:44:25. > :44:29.muscling in on the action, Brooks Koepka reduced the long par five
:44:30. > :44:36.630-yard third to two blows and two putts for birdie. Now two up on
:44:37. > :44:41.Kaymer and Willett. So all square in two matches. Honours evenly spread
:44:42. > :44:42.in the others. Europe desperately need to find some momentum in this
:44:43. > :45:01.session. It's going high. Oh, beautiful shot.
:45:02. > :45:02.Just like he planned. The US will have to make birdie just to tie this
:45:03. > :45:17.hole. Liking it. Very solid shot. 12 feet
:45:18. > :45:33.for birdie on the sixth. This for a half. Garcia-Cabrera
:45:34. > :46:03.Bello go two up. This morning's drubbing by the
:46:04. > :46:10.United States, this afternoon it's pretty even Stephens. Lovely
:46:11. > :46:11.conditions for playing golf. Elegant looking, simple swing of
:46:12. > :46:22.Thomas Pieters. If you pitch it by the flag, you
:46:23. > :46:44.land on a down slope. Yes. At last, the Europeans have
:46:45. > :46:45.holed very few putts today on this opening day's play here at the Ryder
:46:46. > :47:03.Cup. There was a good one. He's rolling them nicely. He's done
:47:04. > :47:20.it again. He really is a little fire ball.
:47:21. > :47:37.Needs a little hop, skip and a roll. It does. Beautiful shot.
:47:38. > :47:46.He doesn't want any extra work to do. That will do very nicely! A win
:47:47. > :48:00.for Europe. That eases a little of the present pain.
:48:01. > :48:08.There's a calmness that's come over Team Europe this afternoon. They've
:48:09. > :48:10.got a bit of confidence. Great shot down the fairway, sounds like. Yeah,
:48:11. > :48:28.beautiful. Perfect. Rafael Cabrera Bello off to a good
:48:29. > :48:37.start this afternoon. Perfect distance. Beautiful shot.
:48:38. > :48:51.Willett surveyed this putt from every angle. This to win the hole.
:48:52. > :49:05.Another one lips out. The Europeans have not been putting well.
:49:06. > :49:09.Beautiful shot out of the rough. Not much of an angle. Very aggressive,
:49:10. > :49:55.right at the hole. Oh, what happened there? That was
:49:56. > :50:04.not in the programme. I have no idea what happened there. Just a little
:50:05. > :50:08.accident in the hitting area. They love it.
:50:09. > :50:20.But his partner thinking, "What on earth are you doing to me? "
:50:21. > :50:36.Simple little pitch, or is it? Yes, delightful.
:50:37. > :50:44.Looks good. Oh, yes! One of Europe's rookies playing at this moment very
:50:45. > :51:35.nicely. A lot of lip-out this afternoon.
:51:36. > :51:40.Guys hitting the putt a little too hard. No Stenson here at the
:51:41. > :51:51.seventh. This is the top match in the
:51:52. > :52:06.afternoon four balls. Can he do it? He can. Europe one up.
:52:07. > :52:13.Kuchar has putted and missed from more or less the same line.
:52:14. > :52:45.He's done it. He knew it was in. He and his new partner go two up.
:52:46. > :52:53.Justin Rose safely on the green. Gave his partner information on the
:52:54. > :52:58.wind on this shot. I think he will be dialled in.
:52:59. > :53:04.Solid strike. Very high ball hitter. Watching it. Beautiful shot and Oh!
:53:05. > :53:35.Hello! Gorgeous. For a second it looked as if it was
:53:36. > :53:36.going in for a one. But a cast iron two. Don't bodger to bring your
:53:37. > :53:45.putter. -- bother. He's done that
:53:46. > :54:13.beautifully. Well, both the players from the US
:54:14. > :54:14.left the long putts right on the edge of the hole. They're now two
:54:15. > :54:33.down. Pouring it in the middle. One of the
:54:34. > :55:01.best putters on the Tour. He's showing why.
:55:02. > :55:13.Very casually just nudged in. Now three up.
:55:14. > :55:19.Situation looking much better for the Europeans after this morning's
:55:20. > :55:22.debacle. As we keep saying, lots of holes to be played. At this moment
:55:23. > :55:48.it's 3-1. Hit it crisply. Likes it, I fancy.
:55:49. > :56:03.That's why. That is why! Beautifully struck.
:56:04. > :56:09.Oh, yes, beautifully played too. A real chance for McIlroy and Pieters
:56:10. > :57:08.to go four up. Daddy's home. Daddy's home
:57:09. > :57:13.apparently. He's probably watching the golf. Great shot from Koepka.
:57:14. > :57:20.He's taking to this like a duck to water.
:57:21. > :57:33.This to win the hole and go four up. All the way. Well done, the rookies,
:57:34. > :57:44.the new boys, doing very well. At this moment. Going nicely. Gaining
:57:45. > :57:49.more confidence. Sergio Garcia with a tricky third shot at the 9th. This
:57:50. > :58:00.can be awkward. That is nicely played, beautifully played! And the
:58:01. > :58:11.Americans have had a bit of bad luck and missed a few putts. That was
:58:12. > :58:23.beautiful, wasn't it? Played absolutely perfect.
:58:24. > :58:37.Good, long iron into this ninth for Holmes, Leicester match Garcia's
:58:38. > :58:51.chip in birdie. And they turn, four down. -- this to match.
:58:52. > :59:08.Uphill at the 9th, Brooks Koepka. That long iron, high into the air.
:59:09. > :59:26.The flight on that, majestic stroke from Koepka. Garcia put a few free
:59:27. > :59:37.problems, trying to hoik this up in the air. Lovely shot from surgery.
:59:38. > :59:46.-- from Sergio Garcia. Keeping the pressure on. Danny Willett at long
:59:47. > :59:53.range from nine for a birdie. Koepka is unfairly close. He is giving that
:59:54. > :59:56.a fair hit, dead straight, great putt from Danny Willett. Really,
:59:57. > :00:19.from nowhere. Up a little slope here on the green
:00:20. > :00:35.for Ryan Moore. Decent length putt, and Ryan Moore is the man who brings
:00:36. > :00:42.the cheers back. In the 43. -- in for three after a magnificent iron
:00:43. > :00:48.shot. Right to live, get the pace up, but it dived, so Europe get a
:00:49. > :00:55.hole bag. Three up with nine holes to play.
:00:56. > :01:02.Garcia, to halve the hole. The Americans finally getting a birdie
:01:03. > :01:11.but Garcia follows them in for a birdie. Doesn't want to go to him
:01:12. > :01:21.too much. A couple of great birdies in a row for Sergio Garcia. Darren
:01:22. > :01:26.is discussing something, a much better afternoon for Europe. This
:01:27. > :01:32.morning must have been rather difficult to watch. Brandt Snedeker,
:01:33. > :01:40.this to win the hole, and he's done it, so they are back to four up, he
:01:41. > :02:03.and Koepka against Willett and Kaymer. Next to play is Stenson.
:02:04. > :02:23.-- what a shot. Massive tee shot from McIlroy around the corner of
:02:24. > :02:33.the dogleg at the tent. And pitching on to the green. You can feel the
:02:34. > :02:45.Europeans' confidence rising. Not quite stone dead, but what a shot.
:02:46. > :02:52.Koepka at the 11th. Still learning his trade on the European Tour. In
:02:53. > :03:08.the far east and through Europe, and learning it well. Nice shot, there.
:03:09. > :03:14.Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy close, and this, for a birdie, and by Jove,
:03:15. > :03:25.he's done it. APPLAUSE
:03:26. > :03:39.McIlroy for a half. At the end of it all, he has half in three. Four up.
:03:40. > :03:54.Sixth on this par-44-speed. His playing partner's got a 15-18 footer
:03:55. > :04:05.for par, but Stenson has this for the win and may do it.
:04:06. > :04:28.Europe have their four. This is to halve the hole.
:04:29. > :04:39.Three up, Rose and Stenson. Only six to play. What does the leaderboard
:04:40. > :04:45.pillars? Europe still up in three matches but considerably up in those
:04:46. > :04:53.three matches. The United States up in one, well up, four up. Martin
:04:54. > :04:58.Kaymer and Danny Willett can't do much about it. They are up against
:04:59. > :05:14.it. Justin Rose at the 13th, a par-3. Him and Stenson are three up.
:05:15. > :05:17.Nice bounce, nice kick, nice bounce, fortunes are favouring Europe a bit
:05:18. > :05:27.this afternoon. Exactly the opposite of this morning. 215 yards, the pin
:05:28. > :05:32.tucked to the left of the green, and water to the left of that. Nice
:05:33. > :05:42.bounce for Rose. His playing partner can freely go at the pin now.
:05:43. > :05:52.Henrik Stenson, what the shot. Remember all those wonderful shots
:05:53. > :06:04.he played? Just had another one there. Koepka sailing along nicely
:06:05. > :06:13.with Snedeker. Running sweetly. It just goes by three or four feet,
:06:14. > :06:18.further than you think. This is a dangerous flag to flirt with, they
:06:19. > :06:31.are three down, the Europeans in quite tight on this par-3, so not
:06:32. > :06:39.much margin for error. He kind of liked it. He kind of likes it, what
:06:40. > :06:52.a shot, 215 yards, and he almost cans it. What a bounce on that.
:06:53. > :07:02.Martin Kaymer, and this, to halve the 11th. Koepka already in for his
:07:03. > :07:14.birdie. The Americans are 7-under par for the opening 11, and five up,
:07:15. > :07:20.impressive stuff. Snake get going and is five up, Martin Kaymer must
:07:21. > :07:24.be wondering what is going on and must be suffering a bit from shell
:07:25. > :07:29.shock at the moment. The other three European matches going well. Stenson
:07:30. > :07:39.after that beautiful, beautiful tee shot at the 13th, this for a birdie,
:07:40. > :07:48.this foray two. Yes, firm and straight, lovely putt.
:07:49. > :07:57.DJ playing his third on the 11th from the right rough, needs to get
:07:58. > :08:03.something going quickly here. Beautiful shot, right to the hole,
:08:04. > :08:12.stopping in about five feet. The US, hoping to get one back here. Jordan
:08:13. > :08:22.Spieth to halve the hole. Stenson on for a delightful two. I thought that
:08:23. > :08:32.was almost a foregone conclusion, but no. Stenson and Rose when the
:08:33. > :08:36.hole, to go four up. I think that the call of nature may have
:08:37. > :08:48.interrupted the caddy, there. Taking the poster with him. -- the putter.
:08:49. > :08:56.Patrick in the third bunker on the other side, really getting onto this
:08:57. > :09:03.hole, not sure how his life is but he can be aggressive with this shot.
:09:04. > :09:16.-- how his lie is. There it is, good shot, good shot. McIlroy with that
:09:17. > :09:23.first putt running seven feet by. He is up to it. Good putting when you
:09:24. > :09:33.do things like that. It annoys your opponents. Justin Rose, monster
:09:34. > :09:37.drive, beautiful angle to this hole, a little bit downwind, trying to
:09:38. > :09:44.come in, nice and high, slowing it down. Beautiful shot. Trying to
:09:45. > :09:52.close the door on Team USA and get the point for Team Europe. Johnson,
:09:53. > :10:12.to win the hole, and does. Gets one back. Back to three. Europe up in
:10:13. > :10:18.three, still. Snedeker and Koepka well up on Kaymer and Danny Willett,
:10:19. > :10:22.the closing holes coming up. The crowd have been taken completely out
:10:23. > :10:32.of this Ryder Cup. Patrick needs this. Good try. Europe in full
:10:33. > :10:36.control and needing a couple of putts to close this matchup. Europe
:10:37. > :10:45.has absolutely manhandled the US this afternoon. He's doing great
:10:46. > :10:52.with his putter. He has really put it on the US, Stenson. The crowd
:10:53. > :10:57.have suddenly gone very quiet indeed. Just rolling this up to the
:10:58. > :11:05.hole side. Don't do anything foolish. That looks pretty tidy.
:11:06. > :11:10.Just you watch this. If you want to see poetry mood in motion, the
:11:11. > :11:13.feathers turning into the ring, drifting around, and here comes
:11:14. > :11:27.somebody after my dinner. I'll see them. Justin Rose, to win the match.
:11:28. > :11:33.Rattled it right in the back of the hole. Thank you very much. Stenson
:11:34. > :11:37.and Rose, back to form. Not brilliant this morning but this
:11:38. > :11:47.afternoon, much better. Five and four victory. The first points of
:11:48. > :11:51.the afternoon for Europe, a five and four victory for Rose and Stenson.
:11:52. > :11:56.Let's hear from them. We played well in the morning, we just didn't make
:11:57. > :12:03.the putts, and in the afternoon the continued, and we got on a good run.
:12:04. > :12:08.From the sixth, almost three birdies in a row, putting you two up. Can
:12:09. > :12:13.you describe the level he was playing at early on particularly? I
:12:14. > :12:17.was scratching around for birdies, and Henrik was doing it in his
:12:18. > :12:21.flashy fashion but when he gets going with the iron, is a joy to
:12:22. > :12:27.watch. A couple of drastic shots and a couple of cute putts upon mine,
:12:28. > :12:31.and that is where we began to get some momentum and we never looked
:12:32. > :12:39.back. It was a good performance. Looking pretty strong today, we kept
:12:40. > :12:44.hitting good shots. So far, we have not seen any balls playing from
:12:45. > :12:50.bunkers run the green putting up very quickly. Will this one do, I
:12:51. > :13:05.wonder? It is running beautifully. That is a delightful shot. Ryan
:13:06. > :13:13.Moore with a birdie putt here. Good putt, he likes it, he likes it, he
:13:14. > :13:25.likes it, boom! The US gives the crowd something to yell about. He
:13:26. > :13:29.has a putt here, Garcia, some length, to halve the hole. Maybe
:13:30. > :13:47.coming back to life. McIlroy with a tee shot at 13, the
:13:48. > :13:54.others all on the green, and he looks to have gone left. He
:13:55. > :14:01.couldn't, he wouldn't, he has. What a time to leave your partner. In a
:14:02. > :14:12.bit of bother, but he can swim, clearly.
:14:13. > :14:22.Seve would have been proud of that one. He is making his eighth
:14:23. > :14:33.appearance to recall Seve's appearances in the Ryder Cup. Danny
:14:34. > :14:48.Willett with his second at the 14th. Sadly, five down. No stop at all,
:14:49. > :14:54.good shot, but just... Where did that go wrong? Thomas Pieters has
:14:55. > :14:59.this to win the hole. It is very speedy. Just thick of it down,
:15:00. > :15:05.you're are well ahead at the moment. Don't do anything silly. That is
:15:06. > :15:19.running... In. The rookie came good, he done good. Well, well, well. Well
:15:20. > :15:30.done. Four. I say! This has got to go in from Willett. Playing one of
:15:31. > :15:36.those fancy shots. No. Good night Vienna, thanks for the game. Best of
:15:37. > :15:42.luck in the next round, and all that stuff. Five and four victory for the
:15:43. > :15:52.United States. There you have it, Rose and Stenson win the five and
:15:53. > :15:57.four,... If they'll play like that, then that is what is going to
:15:58. > :16:02.happen. It is unfortunate, but the guys have had a great afternoon by
:16:03. > :16:06.the looks of the board. Martin, tough day at the office given the
:16:07. > :16:11.events of this morning as well. Definitely, it was a tough day. When
:16:12. > :16:15.you have been here you have got to try your very best to try to
:16:16. > :16:21.contribute something for the team, but it didn't really happen today.
:16:22. > :16:25.It is not only about me, it's about the hole team. Unfortunately, I was
:16:26. > :16:31.trying really hard but the putts didn't go in for me today. It was
:16:32. > :16:38.nice playing with Danny. I wish that I could of done a little better to
:16:39. > :16:47.give him his first match. But tomorrow, you will get your point.
:16:48. > :16:58.Ryan Moore, with about 30 feet. He needs this putt. He needs this right
:16:59. > :17:15.now. Gave it a good read. Rolling. Looks good, it has got a great line,
:17:16. > :17:26.and boom! Wow! Crowd is erupting, great stuff from him. Great stuff
:17:27. > :17:36.from the rookie. Cabrera-Bello, to halve the hole. Tickling it down the
:17:37. > :17:42.hill. It slinks by, so the US win the hole. Wonderful effort therefrom
:17:43. > :18:02.Ryan Moore. Matt Kuchar can still birdie this. Good putt, good try,
:18:03. > :18:14.still looking for that first birdie. He is posing. Just needed one more.
:18:15. > :18:28.A touch of good fortune there, Sergio, my boy. Thomas Pieters now
:18:29. > :18:41.for par. This will be some far. -- par. Rather sloppy, losing that hold
:18:42. > :18:52.to a four. Dustin Johnson, nice, it could be very nice. Four outstanding
:18:53. > :18:58.birdie chances. The United States need them more than the European
:18:59. > :19:12.side do. Thomas Pieters, up the hill, with the bit of movement. --
:19:13. > :19:20.little bit of. Charles for the US. -- Chance for. This is of huge
:19:21. > :19:26.importance. Just a little movement from the right. It is about marrying
:19:27. > :19:34.that pace up with the line. CHEERING
:19:35. > :19:38.He had just enough pace to hold the line, so the United States win the
:19:39. > :19:45.15th, just two down with three to play. Back to the relative
:19:46. > :19:51.tranquillity of Garcia. This putt to win the match. Big swing, right to
:19:52. > :20:06.left, it is creeping closer. That is tidy. Make the others do the work.
:20:07. > :20:11.He has had two wonderful putts in the last two three holes. One of
:20:12. > :20:16.them was this sort of length. They will raise the roof if this goes in.
:20:17. > :20:30.This, to keep the match alive. Oh, no, sir. Thanks for the game.
:20:31. > :20:34.Another point for Europe. A brilliant day for Rafa
:20:35. > :20:42.Cabrera-Bello. A rookie playing along with Sergio, and they win
:20:43. > :20:47.three and two. Rory with a long iron, him and Pieters, two up, one
:20:48. > :20:53.of his opponents is on the green, not too close to the hole, but has
:20:54. > :21:02.Rory played one of his super fans, plummeting down from a blue sky? And
:21:03. > :21:09.yes, he has. -- super irons. That was absolutely superb. DJ with a
:21:10. > :21:23.medium to short iron into this par-5. Mod ball.
:21:24. > :21:36.Well, if it had any mud on it, it is washed off now. He's a great friend
:21:37. > :21:41.of mine and an unbelievable player. I think you saw that today. Every
:21:42. > :21:50.time I was a little bit off, he stepped up and he did great. I think
:21:51. > :21:58.we felt extremely comfortable. We have played a lot of golf together.
:21:59. > :22:06.And it was great to be able to do that. Kuchar coming down the hill,
:22:07. > :22:18.this is quick. If he overdoes it by a whisker, he will be eight, nine
:22:19. > :22:35.feet by. What a lovely putt. It didn't go in, but it was damn near.
:22:36. > :22:42.Some worried looking places. Kuchar has missed his putt, and what can
:22:43. > :22:52.Rory do? To quit down, if it falls in, is a bonus, and it does. He has
:22:53. > :22:58.redeemed himself, that is fantastic. Don't blow a gasket, don't break a
:22:59. > :23:09.read, don't do anything! Closes out with an eagle three Faure three and
:23:10. > :23:16.victory. Well done. My goodness. It is worth seeing again. A tricky run
:23:17. > :23:20.down the slope. And it just tickles in, wobbling left and right and then
:23:21. > :23:29.write the left, but what a way to finish. What a comeback by Europe
:23:30. > :23:34.after a dreadful morning's performance. This afternoon, some
:23:35. > :23:38.sparkling play, to get back within just two points of a difference.
:23:39. > :23:44.Let's hear what captain Darren Clarke thinks of it all. An emphatic
:23:45. > :23:48.reply to a trying morning. How did you deal with the whitewash at
:23:49. > :23:56.lunchtime? We were all disappointed. I am not going to go fly. But the
:23:57. > :24:05.guys just had a tough morning and then we played really well. But that
:24:06. > :24:08.happens. Historically, the Europeans are supposed to be better for some
:24:09. > :24:12.players and they are better for ballplayers, but that was turned on
:24:13. > :24:16.it's head, but that is the Ryder Cup. The consensus was we had to
:24:17. > :24:23.just try and chip away. It was really just chipping away at the
:24:24. > :24:27.lead. Even if we were 2.5 and 1.5, or even 2-2, just to get some points
:24:28. > :24:32.on the board and some momentum, but I don't think we could have done any
:24:33. > :24:36.better this afternoon, than to win 3-1, and we will be going into our
:24:37. > :24:43.locker room happier than they will tonight. Davis, how do you assess
:24:44. > :24:47.what has been a topsy-turvy day? We knew that the Europeans would play
:24:48. > :24:51.well this week. We played better this morning, they played better
:24:52. > :24:57.this afternoon. Lots of close matches. Lots of birdies by the
:24:58. > :25:00.Europeans this afternoon. And said the comeback out hot again tomorrow
:25:01. > :25:05.morning. It has been a sobering afternoon for the US team and
:25:06. > :25:11.galleries, and some big statements made by Europeans. What is your
:25:12. > :25:14.reading of it all? Europe got grounded a little bit in the
:25:15. > :25:19.morning, then they went out and got a couple of Leeds early. You could
:25:20. > :25:24.see on the scoreboard, the blue, and to see that going, then it just kind
:25:25. > :25:31.of filter down. Henrik was unbelievable today. Can you second
:25:32. > :25:35.guess the reaction to this in the respective team rooms? What will be
:25:36. > :25:39.happening, do you fancy, and those? B1 will take a deep breath. It's
:25:40. > :25:45.such an emotional day for both teams. There's a lot of golf left.
:25:46. > :25:50.You have got this focus on the next shot and the next match. It is going
:25:51. > :25:54.to take a long time and we have got to pace ourselves. We thoroughly
:25:55. > :26:00.enjoyed it, I am sure that everyone at home has. And we get it at all
:26:01. > :26:01.over again tomorrow, on day two. This is how they will be lining
:26:02. > :26:24.up... The last two remaining European
:26:25. > :26:32.beauties are being blooded tomorrow morning. And from what you saw
:26:33. > :26:41.today, how is that going to play out tomorrow morning? Four rookies
:26:42. > :26:47.coming out for Europe. They played, Rafa and Thomas Muller also for Team
:26:48. > :26:54.Europe. I love these pairings. I think it is going to be tough for
:26:55. > :26:58.both teams. It is going to give down to the 17, 18. The big success story
:26:59. > :27:02.for the US today from your perspective was what? Just getting
:27:03. > :27:07.off to a good start. It is pretty rare for the US to do that. They got
:27:08. > :27:12.back confidence, going into tomorrow, and it is just about
:27:13. > :27:16.hitting their next shot and not getting too far ahead of themselves.
:27:17. > :27:20.We will be cherry picking the best parts of day two for you at
:27:21. > :27:25.half-past midnight and it will be repeated at a more gentle hour on
:27:26. > :27:32.Sunday morning. Live coverage on Radio 5Live throughout the day. What
:27:33. > :27:36.a start to the 41st Ryder Cup here in Minnesota, played hard, but
:27:37. > :27:42.played in great spirits, as befitting the memory of the King,
:27:43. > :27:48.Arnold Palmer, with both teams the to honour his memory after he passed
:27:49. > :27:51.away the weekend. Add all these golfing superstars owe so much to
:27:52. > :27:56.the original game change. Good night. There have been golfers with
:27:57. > :28:00.a more elegant swing. Golfers who have won more than his seven Majors,
:28:01. > :28:08.but there is only one Arnold Palmer. He took golf to places and people as
:28:09. > :28:14.never before. He had a presence, especially at Augusta. He won the
:28:15. > :28:24.Masters four times. He came and played in the open at a time when
:28:25. > :28:29.not agree American did. These were pioneering days in the televising of
:28:30. > :28:35.tournaments. Arnold Palmer was simply box office. A fighter, he
:28:36. > :28:45.loved the drama and tension of the moment. He was one of the big three.
:28:46. > :28:50.They push the bounds of golf way back. He was a team player. He never
:28:51. > :28:58.played on a losing Ryder Cup team. He remained to his dying day
:28:59. > :29:02.respected by the players of today. A dear, dear friend.