Ryder Cup 2014: Twitter Reacts to Day 1 Standings, Results for USA vs. Europe

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Published: September 26, 2014

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Golf is traditionally an individual sport, but for one weekend a year, the Ryder Cup allows fans to watch the top names go head-to-head in a team competition.

The top 12 players for Team USA and the top 12 players from Europe went to battle on the course at Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland, and it was clear that the Europeans had the home-field advantage.

After Day 1 Europe leads Team USA, 5-3.

With the morning featuring four four-ball matchups and four more foursome matches in the afternoon, golf fans were treated to a unique match play experience that only happens every two years.



Here are the Day 1 standings, results and Twitter reaction to a wild start to the 2014 Ryder Cup.

 



 



 



Breaking Down Day 1 of the Ryder Cup

Day 1 of the 2014 Ryder Cup started with four separate four-ball matchups. Team USA took two separate victories in the morning, with Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson beating Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy (one up) and Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed winning over Stephen Gallacher and Ian Poulter (5&4).

Garcia and McIlroy took an early lead over Bradley and Mickelson, but the Americans took it back. After the Europeans once again climbed back on No. 15, Bradley hit an eagle on No. 16 and swung the advantage in favor of Team USA. Bradley and Mickelson held on for the win.



As close as the aforementioned match was, Spieth and Reed utterly dominated Gallacher and Poulter, winning the first hole and never relinquishing the lead.

Despite taking the loss on Friday, Poulter told Randall Mell of GolfChannel.com about his excitement for the Ryder Cup events, saying, “There are players on the team that get very pumped up. I'm obviously one of those guys, and I'm happy to help. I loved my football as a kid, and I'm kind of rel...
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