{"id":294478,"date":"2023-09-29T21:34:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294478"},"modified":"2023-09-29T21:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:34:10","slug":"surprise-party-ends-with-sore-heads-aplenty-at-the-ryder-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/surprise-party-ends-with-sore-heads-aplenty-at-the-ryder-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise party ends with sore heads aplenty at the Ryder Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Surprise party ends with sore heads aplenty as Europe&#8217;s crazy Ryder Cup performance leaves supporters drinking in the sun and the beers in an &#8216;I was there&#8217; moment\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Ryder Cup is underway as Team Europe starred on the opening day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luke Donald&#8217;s side had supporters jumping for joy after a dominant showing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is Rome and you would imagine, when some of the first-day spectators wake up on Saturday morning after Europe turned it into a giant party, there may be a few ruins among those who can say, \u2018I was there\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The sun was out and the hosts shone. Peroni beer was on tap. Jon Rahm, and the rhapsody in blue polo shirts, were on top. Those who flocked here drank it in and rubbed it in.<\/p>\n<p>When Rahm sank a 25ft putt to snatch a tie after his and Nicolai Hojgaard\u2019s tight tussle with Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka on the 18th, they roared: \u2018Stand up, if you\u2019re 6-1 up!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>At times, the well-backed visitors from the USA brought the noise. But by the end, those in stars and stripes were left looking as dazed and confused as their captain, Zach Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018America get battered, everywhere they go,\u2019 a gleeful grandstand added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993837-0-image-a-37_1696017159511.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tommy Fleetwood dazzles with a smile after Europe&#8217;s day one dominance was confirmed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993823-0-image-a-34_1696017099574.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hopeful Team Europe supporters arrived kitted out but wouldn&#8217;t have expected to have enjoyed such a brilliant start to the Ryder Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993833-0-image-a-38_1696017165596.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Out on course Jon Rahm (left) and Viktor Hovland (right) were two of Europe&#8217;s opening day stars<\/p>\n<p>Much of the talk before battle commenced was of behaviour and \u2018the line\u2019. It was crossed early when one punter saw fit to bawl, \u2018Scottie, you stink\u2019, during the American\u2019s practice swing at the first tee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A softly-softly approach was taken, presumably with the idiot made aware he was not in his bedroom typing on a keyboard but was at a real-life sporting event with real-life people and real-life consequences.<\/p>\n<p>That line was approached on a few occasions. The old favourite \u2018Get in the water\u2019 came out more as the day wore on. The course may have little shade but plenty was provided by those on the other side of the ropes, who had paid \u00a3150 for the privilege.<\/p>\n<p>Most of it, however, was good-natured. \u2018Brooks \u2014 are you getting paid enough?\u2019 shouted one can-holder, in one of the few LIV references of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, those sat around the 10th green could have been forgiven for thinking they were at the breakaway tournament as music blared while Europe and America\u2019s finest were lining up putts. This is not a big course and there are areas where the hospitality facilities are a little too close to the action.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993819-0-image-a-39_1696017172153.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>European supporters who were soaking in the Peroni and the Italian sun may wake up on Saturday with slightly sore heads<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993825-0-image-a-40_1696017177598.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While for Team USA supporters it was a day of amazement as their team crumbled<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/20\/75993817-0-image-a-41_1696017182794.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish supporters were backing Rahm as they kitted out in traditional matadore outfits<\/p>\n<p>\u2018UP THE TOFFEES\u2019, read a banner hung over the bar\u2019s balustrade, while Luther Vandross\u2019s Never Too Much belted out. You had to wonder about that.<\/p>\n<p>When Justin Thomas was over his ball, one reveller turned the speaker to face the play with the aim of increasing the volume. The American missed.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s players lapped it up, in particular Viktor Hovland, who urged the stands to raise the noise level almost every time he approached a green.<\/p>\n<p>They answered his call and, when the hangovers clear, their memories of a mesmeric day in Rome will last an eternity.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12576879\/Surprise-party-ryder-cup-europe-usa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprise party ends with sore heads aplenty as Europe&#8217;s crazy Ryder Cup performance leaves supporters drinking in the sun and <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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