2 spectacular European putts may have doomed the United States in the Ryder Cup

Oh boy. The United States team is down bad on Day 1 of the Ryder Cup … and it might be too big of a hole to climb out of if this keeps up.

After the morning in which Europe went 4-0 over the United States, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton had to keep the super duo of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth from winning. And Hovland sank a tough putt on No. 18 at Marco Simone that made sure the match was tied.

Then? Jon Rahm — who is positively on fire so far — stepped up on No. 18 while facing Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka … and sank a similar putt to tie the match:

VIKTOR HOVLAND!!! 🇳🇴🇪🇺#TeamEurope | #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/KCe0pWZn5Y

— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 29, 2023

JON RAHM 😲#TeamEurope | #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/zSbR5vMbSE

— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 29, 2023

What can you do there when those two are playing at this high of a level? Nothing. That’s what. We’ll see if the U.S. can dig out of this.

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