It proved to be an opening three sessions to forget for Team USA at the Ryder Cup, but the away side were quick to fight back on Saturday afternoon, and Sam Burns was right in the middle of it
Sam Burns has taken on the role of the Ryder Cup’s pantomime villain after taunting the European fans in Saturday afternoon’s fourball session.
Team USA had endured an opening day to forget on Friday, after being whitewashed 4-0 in the foursomes, before failing to win a full point in the afternoon fourballs. They began day two 6.5-1.5 behind, but things were about to get a whole lot worse as their misery continued in the Saturday foursomes.
Despite winning their first point of the event via Max Homa and Brian Harman, Europe won the three remaining games to extend their lead heading into the afternoon.
It was now or never for the United States, and the men tasked with lighting the spark were Burns and his partner Collin Morikawa, as they took on Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland in the opening match of the afternoon. As was required the U.S. got things off to the perfect start, moving to three-up across their opening six holes.