Lessons from Day One at the Ryder Cup

Friday equals the biggest day one lead in Ryder Cup history.

DAY ONE COMPLETE: Team Europe's Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka celebrate winning their foursomes match with Team Europe Captain Luke Donald. 

The Ryder Cup is the most special tournament in golf. At least the participants persistently told us that. Then they provided proof. It was perfectly demonstrated by a golden hour on the enchanting 18th as the final three fourballs on Friday all came down to the wire.

Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose successively wrote themselves into this tournament’s storied history. After a one-sided start, the day took off after lunch. Hovland lit the match with a birdie, Rahm poured gasoline with an eagle and Rose dug out a draw with a par.