- Hosts lead 6-2 after opening day’s play at Whistling Straits
- Struggling McIlroy dropped as USA open historic one-day lead
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Casey can’t make the birdie putt on 1. It costs Europe, because Johnson had in fact wedged to 18 inches or so, and Morikawa’s not missing that. Meanwhile up on 2, Koepka lags his monster eagle putt to four feet, enough to eventually secure the birdie. Garcia can’t find the cup from 15 feet, and the fast start Europe desperately needed is USA’s!
2UP Koepka/Berger v Rahm/Garcia (2)
1UP Johnson/Morikawa v Casey/Hatton (1)
Thomas/Spieth v Hovland/Wiesberger
USA 6-2 Europe
Advantage to the USA on 2. The hosts are on the par-five green in two, while Europe are not particularly close in three. And back on 1, Hatton is slightly unfortunate that his wedge in doesn’t release towards the hole, stopping 12 feet short. Johnson shows him how it’s done by rolling America’s approach to three feet.
