![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/luke-donald-issues-perfect-response-to-fractures-within-team-usa-at-ryder-cup/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_GettyImages-1709612093.jpg&description=A disastrous Ryder Cup for the United States is threatening to spiral out of control with Zach Johnson and his players scrambling, but Luke Donald remains focused on the task at hand Team USA's woes at the Ryder Cup worsened on Saturday amid a dreadful morning showing from their star players and claims of a rift in the team room, but Europe captain Luke Donald issued a perfect response that encapsulated his team's dominance so far. After going winless on a stunning opening day at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Zach Johnson's Americans desperately needed a response in the Saturday foursomes. But they only claimed a single point, losing three of the four matches including a record-breaking 9&7 thrashing for world number one Scottie Scheffler and reigning PGA champion Brooks Koepka. While the American players were on the course, Sky Sports reported their team room was "fractured" due to a split led by Patrick Cantlay. It has been claimed that Cantlay is unhappy that players are not paid to play in the Ryder Cup, and he is not wearing a team hat in protest, creating an awkward atmosphere in the locker room. A spokesman for Team USA has told the Mirror the claims are "not true" in a blunt statement, and Johnson said before the afternoon session on Saturday that his team was the "closest" he had ever been a part of. The Europeans, on the other hand, have gelled impressively from the off, showing no shortage of camaraderie and team spirit. And Donald says he and his team are blocking out the noise from the other side as they close in on the magic number of 14.5, leading 9.5-2.5. "What the US do is out of our control," he told Sky Sports. "It is all about controlling those things you can control. So again for us it is all about building team unity and playing as a team, and 7-1 in foursomes is a pretty strong response because of that." While Donald has got the vast majority of his decisions right this week, nailing the majority of his combinations for the varied challeng){kind=link}
A disastrous Ryder Cup for the United States is threatening to spiral out of control with Zach Johnson and his players scrambling, but Luke Donald remains focused on the task at hand
Team USA’s woes at the Ryder Cup worsened on Saturday amid a dreadful morning showing from their star players and claims of a rift in the team room, but Europe captain Luke Donald issued a perfect response that encapsulated his team’s dominance so far.
After going winless on a stunning opening day at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Zach Johnson’s Americans desperately needed a response in the Saturday foursomes. But they only claimed a single point, losing three of the four matches including a record-breaking 9&7 thrashing for world number one Scottie Scheffler and reigning PGA champion Brooks Koepka.
While the American players were on the course, Sky Sports reported their team room was “fractured” due to a split led by Patrick Cantlay. It has been claimed that Cantlay is unhappy that players are not paid to play in the Ryder Cup, and he is not wearing a team hat in protest, creating an awkward atmosphere in the locker room.
A spokesman for Team USA has told the Mirror the claims are “not true” in a blunt statement, and Johnson said before the afternoon session on Saturday that his team was the “closest” he had ever been a part of.