Ryder Cup: U.S. rookies dominate Europe again

U.S. Ryder Cup rookies Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth dominated their opposing European pairing once again in the fourball morning session when they defeated Martin Kaymer and Thomas Bjorn 5 and 3 to take their second straight win and guarantee themselves in a spot in the afternoon session.

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The rookies found themselves two down early just through three holes, but stayed composed and turned on the engine. Jordan Spieth won holes 5, 6, 9 and 10 on a par and three birdies to give the Americans a two-up advantage. Then, Patrick Reed joined the party getting birdies on 13 and 14 to extend the Americans lead to four up and then Spieth closed it out by winning the 15th hole on a birdie.

21-year-old Jordan Spieth and 24-year-old Patrick Reed have proved to be the most dominant group for the Americans so far in the 2014 Ryder Cup. After defeating Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher 5 and 4 through 14 holes in Friday’s morning match, U.S. captain overlooked them when deciding afternoon pairs. The two were able to get back out Saturday morning and prove why they deserve a spot in Saturday afternoon’s session. With the win, the Americans closed the gap a little making it 4-6 Europe after Stenson and Rose had already won the first match of the day for Team Europe.

Spieth has been impressive the last two years on tour. He only has one PGA Tour win, the 2013 John Deere Classic, but his impressive play has landed him the 13th overall slot in the world golf ranking making him one of the youngest, best golfers in the world. Watson clearly has a lot of trust in Spieth to get the job done in Europe, because that’s what he did Friday morning along with Reed.

Reed, also a young gun for the Americans, had two wins in the 2014 PGA Tour season winning the Humana Challenge and the WGC-Cadillac Invitational. Reed now has three all-time PGA Tour wins after he won the Wyndham Championship in 2013, ironically beating Jordan Spieth in a playoff.

For the European side, the pair of Martin Kaymer and Thomas Bjorn struggled after the third hole, not being able to nab any birdies. Kaymer has played very well this year with two PGA Tour victories including the Players Championship and the U.S. Open as well as a European Tour win. You probably won’t see this pair in the afternoon, but you may see Martin Kaymer paired with someone else, potentially Sergio Garcia.

U.S. Ryder Cup rookies are the story for the American side so far and we’ll see if they can keep it going Saturday afternoon.

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