{"id":15527121,"date":"2023-09-30T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15527121"},"modified":"2023-09-30T08:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:44:24","slug":"team-europes-stunning-start-inside-ryder-cup-day-5","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/team-europes-stunning-start-inside-ryder-cup-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Ryder Cup Day 5: Team Europe’s stunning start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to GOLF.com\u2019s \u201cSeen & Heard<\/a>\u201d video series, in which we give you an inside look at golf\u2019s biggest events through the eyes and ears of our onsite crew. On deck this week: the 2023 Ryder Cup<\/a> at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club<\/a> in Rome. Let\u2019s go!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Inside Ryder Cup Day 4: Predictions, reactions and local Italian vibes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Inside Ryder Cup Day 3: Can Team Europe reclaim the Ryder Cup this week?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Inside Ryder Cup Day 2: Team USA\u2019s practice, Marco Simone\u2019s perilous rough<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Inside Ryder Cup Day 1: the Colosseum, pasta, early Marco Simone findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Need a pulse check? Take 45 seconds to watch the beginning of the video above \u2014 proof that there is nothing quite like the 1st tee at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After days \u2014 and actually, years \u2014 of anticipation, the opening shots were struck at last on Friday, and GOLF’s Sean Zak and James Colgan were there to take it all in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rickie Fowler mysteriously benched for third-straight Ryder Cup session<\/a><\/blockquote>\n By:<\/span>\n \n \n Alan Bastable <\/a>\n \n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

“The coolest seat in golf,” Zak remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re in the best place in the world right now,” Colgan concurred. “The best place in the physical universe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe’s fireworks began right away, with Viktor Hovland chipping in on the 1st green for birdie, eliciting a huge reaction from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If his uppercut is any indication, it’s gonna be a long week for the people playing Viktor Hovland,” Colgan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colgan the sage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we all know by now, Friday morning was a European beatdown of epic proportions \u2014 a full sweep of the foursomes session in which the American contingent seemed hopelessly outmatched.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Another day, another European beatdown at the Ryder Cup<\/a><\/blockquote>\n By:<\/span>\n \n \n Sean Zak <\/a>\n \n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

“I’ve never seen so many shots that just \u2014 the best players in the world are just disgusted with immediately,” Zak commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The afternoon session seemed like it would be a much-needed improvement for the Americans at first, but late-match heroics from the likes of Hovland<\/a>, Jon Rahm<\/a> and Justin Rose<\/a> meant the Europeans held a commanding 6.5-1.5 lead at the end of the first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team USA has a tough task ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action continues this weekend. Want a sneak preview? You can watch the crew\u2019s highlights from Friday at Marco Simone in the video above, or click below to see all of the GOLF’s crew behind-the-scenes coverage on our Youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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