Overview

• U.S. captain Keegan Bradley’s sealed envelope named Harris English, so the scheduled Hovland–English anchor match is recorded as a tie.
• The official score moved to 12-5 before singles began, leaving Europe needing two points from 11 matches to retain the Cup and 2.5 for an outright win.
• Hovland experienced neck pain during Saturday morning foursomes, received on-course physiotherapy and anti-inflammatories, aggravated the injury on the range, and skipped the afternoon four-balls.
• After an MRI at a local hospital confirmed a disc bulge, Ryder Cup Europe’s chief medical officer said Hovland could not rotate or flex his neck sufficiently to compete.
• Hovland called the decision heartbreaking and vowed to support his teammates, as the envelope rule—introduced in 1979 and used only a handful of times, notably in 1991 and 1993—was invoked at Bethpage Black in New York.