European team loaded with hope in Liverpool
(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Just a few months ago there was concern about the fitness of several European golfers who are supposed to be in this year’s Ryder Cup (from September 29 to October 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy).
A good handful of players called to be leaders of the Old Continent chained discreet results, and the new generation did not quite settle among the best on the planet. However, as the Italian event approaches, the continental delegation is gaining hope through good results.
The British Open at Royal Liverpool was the latest proof of this.
Hoylake, results
Of the top 32 finishers at Hoylake, 15 of them were representatives of European countries. It is true that in the British Open there are more places for representatives of the DP World Tour, but the continentals took advantage of the opportunity.
Jon Rahm (Spain), Sepp Straka (Austria), Rory McIlroy, Matthew Jordan and Tommy Fleetwod (England) finished in the final top-10, and others such as Viktor Hovland (Norway) or Thomas Detry (Belgium) were on the verge of achieving it.
The victory, yes, went to the American Brian Harman, although the country of stars and stripes ‘only’ had three representatives in the noble positions (Cameron Young, 8th, and Max Homa, 10th). Not a trace of several North American stars who suffered in the English links.The number of five Europeans in the top-10 is the best this year in the majors: in Augusta there were three, the same record as in the US Open, while in the PGA there were four.
In the face of Marco Simone, Europe has safe values such as Jon Rahm (win in the Masters, second in the British and 10th in the US Open), Rory McIlroy (three top-7s in the big ones) and Viktor Hovland (always in the top-20), although the great unknown was the appearance of second swords capable of giving the C in Italy.
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Source : tennisworldusa
