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Bradley Sticks to Plan as U.S. Trails 5.5–2.5 After Ryder Cup Day 1

He keeps three foursomes teams intact, including Morikawa–English, despite a data model rating the pairing last.

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Overview

  • Europe leads 5.5–2.5 after a dominant opening day that included a 3–1 win in morning foursomes at Bethpage Black.
  • U.S. captain Keegan Bradley reaffirmed he will not overhaul his approach, calling Friday only the first quarter of the contest.
  • He retained three of the four Saturday morning foursomes pairings and made one change to rest Justin Thomas in favor of Cameron Young.
  • Collin Morikawa and Harris English remain paired for a rematch with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood after a decisive defeat on Friday.
  • Independent analytics from Data Golf ranked Morikawa–English 132nd of 132 possible U.S. foursomes combinations, while Bradley said his choices reflect both internal data and gut feel.