{"id":294464,"date":"2023-09-29T18:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294464"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:33:56","slug":"justin-rose-hails-europes-day-one-ryder-cup-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/justin-rose-hails-europes-day-one-ryder-cup-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Rose hails Europe's day one Ryder Cup dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Justin Rose got his moment on the 18th hole during the opening day of the Ryder Cup to cap off a dominant performance for Team Europe against an underwhelming Team USA.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old is the only player in that age bracket competing in Rome and his experience was telling when he stepped up to salvage half a point in the afternoon’s final fourball.<\/p>\n
American duo Max Homa and Wyndham Clark should have handed the visitors their first whole digit of the day but miss-putted on the 17th before further misery on the final hole.<\/p>\n
Rose capitalised to sink his effort on the green and the veteran expressed his ‘delight’ at not letting USA get their first red mark on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n
‘I am delighted we got something out of that game. We fought really, really hard,’ Rose told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
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Justin Rose rescued a tie for Europe in the day’s final session at the Ryder Cup to prevent USA from getting their first whole point win<\/p>\n
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Max Homa (left) and Wyndham Clark (right) spurned a golden opportunity to salvage a win for USA on the final hole<\/p>\n
‘I didn’t want to let us be the ones that got red on the board all day long.’<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, European team-mate\u00a0Matt Fitzpatrick hailed Luke Donald’s side for their dominance and praised Rory McIlroy for helping him get his first Ryder Cup point in the last three editions of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old has endured difficult Ryder Cup outings in the past but was on the winning side on day one as Team Europe built on their 4-0 opening session to add two-and-a-half further points in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Team Europe are on top after establishing the joint-highest opening day score in Ryder Cup history and Fitzpatrick insisted he ‘could not be happier’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘For me personally it is one of the greatest days I’ve ever had on a golf course. It was very special from the moment I knew I was partnered with this man (McIlroy),’ he said.<\/p>\n
‘To get off to the start we did, I could not be happier,’ he added.<\/p>\n
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Rory McIlroy (middle) and Matt Fitzpatrick (right) starred in the afternoon session<\/p>\n
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Fitzpatrick was helped to his first Ryder Cup win after three previous missed attempts<\/p>\n
McIlroy was almost in tears when Europe were thrashed by Team USA in the last Ryder Cup at Whistling Straights two-years ago, and showed he was here to seek revenge against Team USA.<\/p>\n
The Northern Irishman won both of his fourballs on day one and couldn’t hide his excitement at the end of play.<\/p>\n
‘Absolutely amazing. For nine holes I was just trying to hang onto this man’s coat-tails,’ he said.<\/p>\n
‘We had to hang on and hit some solid shots down the stretch but a great day in front of some amazing home fans,’ he added.<\/p>\n