Overview

• Europe led 3–1 after the morning foursomes, with Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton winning 4&3, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood winning 5&4, and Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick winning 5&3.
• Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay secured the lone U.S. point in the opening session, beating Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland 2 up on the 18th.
• In the afternoon fourballs, Europe pushed the margin to 5.5–2.5, as Sepp Straka with Rahm and the English duo Justin Rose and Fleetwood won, Justin Thomas and Cameron Young claimed a U.S. victory, and one match was halved.
• President Donald Trump attended the opening day following a reported flyover, and organizers imposed heightened screening with gates opened early for large crowds.
• Attendance approached 50,000 per day with record day-ticket prices of $749, and course tweaks included added length and reduced rough at U.S. captain Keegan Bradley’s request.