Final Day Ryder Cup Picks, Predictions and Best Bets
That Euro team sure know how to make an early wake up call worthwhile. When the alarm (aka my 11-month old son) sounded at 3am, I checked the TV and the adrenaline hit me like a shot of espresso. Another morning session at the Ryder Cup proved to be fruitful for Luke Donald’s squad as they secured a 3 – 1 victory to take the overall score to 9.5 to 2.5. Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg turned it on and never gave their opponents a chance, gifting us with a record-breaking 9 & 7 beat down of Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. I really thought Koepka would play a huge role on Saturday, and it just didn’t happen. The result reduced Scottie to tears. Team USA did turn things around – as best they could – in the afternoon, taking three points in three wins with Patrick Cantlay proving to be the hero they so desperately needed. A little bit of drama between Rory McIlroy and Joe LaCava, Cantlay’s caddy, gave us some fireworks on the 18th green, that even ran over to t...