WEBVTT 00:06.005 --> 00:08.007 [distant traffic whooshing] 00:13.221 --> 00:15.473 [phone line ringing] 00:15.557 --> 00:17.392 [suspenseful music playing] 00:19.227 --> 00:21.354 [phone line continues ringing] 00:27.986 --> 00:30.613 -[woman] Your call has been forwarded to-- -[Zach] Come on, Jordan. 00:30.697 --> 00:33.241 -[Kim chuckles] -All right, let me try some others. 00:34.200 --> 00:36.077 -BK. -[Brooks Koepka] What's going on? 00:36.661 --> 00:41.416 I would love to invite you to be a part of the 2023 Ryder Cup team. 00:42.000 --> 00:44.377 [Brooks] Perfect. I'm super pumped and honored, man. 00:45.128 --> 00:46.838 -[line ringing] -Oh… [sighs] 00:48.798 --> 00:51.050 How dare you not pick up the phone. 00:51.134 --> 00:53.636 I wish you could see what I'm looking at right now. 00:53.720 --> 00:56.181 I'm changing a dirty diaper currently. 00:56.264 --> 00:57.557 [laughter] 00:57.640 --> 00:59.768 -[Zach] Well… -[Jordan] I didn't even see you'd called. 00:59.851 --> 01:01.519 [Zach] You wanna go get some points in Rome? 01:02.103 --> 01:03.813 [Jordan] Yeah, man. Love to. 01:03.897 --> 01:04.898 All right, buddy. 01:05.440 --> 01:07.609 -I need you. -[Jordan] Sounds great. 01:09.944 --> 01:10.945 Hi, Zach. 01:12.405 --> 01:13.364 [Zach] Hello, Rick. 01:13.865 --> 01:19.329 Buddy, would you honor me in being a part of the 2023 USA Ryder Cup team? 01:20.288 --> 01:24.709 Uh, yeah, I think that's a pretty easy decision. 01:25.585 --> 01:28.421 Obviously, this was kind of my ultimate goal. 01:28.505 --> 01:31.925 I knew it was going to be a bit of a far reach, 01:32.008 --> 01:35.887 but, um, glad I was able to put my name in the hat. 01:35.970 --> 01:38.515 [Zach] Honored to have you. Really am, Rick. You deserve it. 01:38.598 --> 01:39.474 Thanks, Zach. 01:41.893 --> 01:43.478 [sighs deeply] 01:45.104 --> 01:46.940 [Kim] You've done great so far. It'll be fine. 01:47.023 --> 01:48.566 [phone line ringing] 01:48.650 --> 01:51.236 I do not envy… I do not envy this part of this job. 01:52.862 --> 01:53.696 [man] Hello? 02:05.625 --> 02:06.459 Hey, Zach. 02:07.460 --> 02:08.586 Hey, buddy, um… 02:09.087 --> 02:10.004 [clicks tongue] 02:10.088 --> 02:12.340 Thanks for being patient with me. Uh… 02:12.423 --> 02:13.550 [clicks tongue] 02:13.633 --> 02:15.927 [sighs] There's no easy way to say this, my friend. 02:16.010 --> 02:16.845 Um… 02:18.763 --> 02:21.766 I find it just best to go in a different direction this year. 02:22.433 --> 02:23.852 I just… It's… it's not… 02:24.519 --> 02:26.104 It's nothing you did or didn't do, 02:26.187 --> 02:29.524 because you're amazing, um, on and off the course. 02:29.607 --> 02:33.027 I just feel like it's best this year to go in a different direction. 02:33.111 --> 02:37.740 I would… would love to take 30 guys, and I cannot. 02:37.824 --> 02:41.619 And just know that I am so grateful for you. 02:41.703 --> 02:43.663 Okay, Zach. I… I understand. 02:43.746 --> 02:46.541 I, uh… wishing you, obviously, good luck, 02:46.624 --> 02:48.835 and hope you guys go over there and win it. 02:48.918 --> 02:50.879 [Zach] Thank you, Keegs. I appreciate you, buddy. 02:51.379 --> 02:54.424 -[Keegan] Okay. All right, thanks, Zach. -Thank you, bud. Take care. 02:55.341 --> 02:56.509 -[Keegan] Bye. -Bye-bye. 02:59.345 --> 03:00.346 [sighs deeply] 03:02.182 --> 03:05.143 -[Kim] That was a hard one. -My heart is beating so fast. 03:06.185 --> 03:07.061 [Keegan] Thanks. 03:07.979 --> 03:09.564 -[boy] What are you guys doing? -Nothing. 03:09.647 --> 03:11.649 Nothing, honey. Give Dad a squeeze. 03:12.442 --> 03:14.068 -Why? -He needs it. 03:15.987 --> 03:17.739 -[ball bounces on floor] -[indistinct comment] 03:22.785 --> 03:23.786 That stinks. 03:25.580 --> 03:26.873 [phone line ringing] 03:28.249 --> 03:29.167 [man] Speak. 03:29.250 --> 03:31.628 So, I'm just going to cut straight to it, buddy. 03:31.711 --> 03:32.587 Um… 03:32.670 --> 03:33.880 I would like 03:35.340 --> 03:37.258 to ask you to be a part 03:37.800 --> 03:40.303 of the 2023 Ryder Cup team. 03:42.096 --> 03:44.265 Yeah, I… I think I can make that work, Zach. 03:45.308 --> 03:46.768 [chuckles] 03:46.851 --> 03:48.019 [Zach] That's amazing. 03:48.937 --> 03:52.023 Fucking A, man. God, that's stressful! 03:52.607 --> 03:53.983 You did it to yourself. 03:54.067 --> 03:55.151 -[chuckles] -You know? 03:55.234 --> 03:57.362 [Justin] I know I did, I know I did. 03:57.445 --> 04:01.741 But I say all that, JT, we need you there and we need you ready. 04:01.824 --> 04:05.328 So, I'm not concerned about that. I'm just… I'm just stating facts. 04:05.411 --> 04:07.455 Um, it's time to get to work, 04:08.331 --> 04:10.875 and we're gonna bring that cup home, buddy. 04:10.959 --> 04:12.210 [Justin] Absolutely, man. 04:12.710 --> 04:16.547 [Amanda Balionis] So, on paper, Team USA is absolutely stacked. 04:16.631 --> 04:19.634 We're talking world number one, seven major champions. 04:19.717 --> 04:24.097 Every single guy on Zach Johnson's team is in the top 30 in the world, 04:24.180 --> 04:27.934 and that is a pretty daunting task if you are Team Europe. 04:29.560 --> 04:30.937 -[Zach groans] -Good job, Captain. 04:31.020 --> 04:32.272 Thanks, Captainess. 04:40.405 --> 04:41.406 [horn toots] 04:43.116 --> 04:45.535 You go through… and I'll follow you. 04:46.536 --> 04:47.870 There you go. We made it. 04:47.954 --> 04:49.455 Gents. Keith. 04:50.999 --> 04:53.584 -[man 1] How are you, buddy? -[man 2] You're looking good, Captain. 04:53.668 --> 04:55.128 Looking, uh, looking forward. 04:55.211 --> 04:56.713 -[man 2] You look great. -Thank you. 04:56.796 --> 04:59.299 I'm Luke Donald, professional golfer. 04:59.382 --> 05:02.218 I've been a professional for 21 years. 05:02.301 --> 05:05.263 And I'm this year's European Ryder Cup captain. 05:05.346 --> 05:07.348 My first Ryder Cup was '04. 05:07.432 --> 05:09.559 Um, my last was 2012. 05:10.518 --> 05:13.229 Initially, Henrik Stenson was supposed to be the captain 05:13.313 --> 05:15.023 of this European Ryder Cup team. 05:15.106 --> 05:17.567 A major champion. But then he went to LIV Golf. 05:17.650 --> 05:19.861 That was a line in the sand 05:19.944 --> 05:22.113 that the European Tour could not get past. 05:22.196 --> 05:25.283 He's banished from the Ryder Cup picture, and now it falls on Luke Donald. 05:26.576 --> 05:31.080 [Luke] I got the nod. I got the call-up, and a wave of emotions came over me. 05:31.164 --> 05:34.751 You know, it's like, "Am I ready for this? Can I do it?" 05:34.834 --> 05:37.003 "Can I be a leader for these 12 guys?" 05:38.212 --> 05:40.298 When you have opportunities like these arise, 05:40.381 --> 05:43.301 there's always those doubts, but I think you have to walk towards them, 05:43.384 --> 05:47.388 because your potential always exists on the other side of that kind of fear. 05:47.472 --> 05:48.973 So you have to walk towards it. 05:49.474 --> 05:51.434 Yeah, there's no way I was gonna say no. 05:52.018 --> 05:54.145 So, you've got the US trying to win 05:54.228 --> 05:57.190 for the first time in 30 years on European soil, 05:57.273 --> 05:58.816 and Luke leading a team that will be, 05:58.900 --> 06:01.277 whatever they try and say, perceived as underdogs, 06:01.361 --> 06:03.154 so it's gonna be exciting, one way or another. 06:03.237 --> 06:04.947 We are usually underdogs on paper, 06:05.031 --> 06:07.158 in terms of world rankings and all that stuff. 06:07.241 --> 06:11.120 The US won quite easily two years ago, so we need… we need to get our revenge. 06:12.747 --> 06:14.415 [cheering] 06:15.500 --> 06:17.418 [announcer 1] And the inevitable has happened. 06:17.502 --> 06:20.129 The cup is back in the United States' hands. 06:20.797 --> 06:23.091 [announcer 2] Full and total domination. 06:23.925 --> 06:27.512 [Dylan Dethier] The last Ryder Cup was humiliating for Team Europe. 06:27.595 --> 06:31.808 The US team dominated them in historic fashion. 06:32.809 --> 06:36.187 So now, Luke Donald comes into the Ryder Cup captaincy 06:36.270 --> 06:37.313 in a tricky spot. 06:37.397 --> 06:41.359 A lot of the guys that have been the heart and soul of this European team 06:41.442 --> 06:42.402 left for LIV. 06:43.194 --> 06:44.529 The US team has decided 06:44.612 --> 06:47.782 that Brooks Koepka is eligible for this team. 06:47.865 --> 06:52.328 But on Team Europe, Ian Poulter, Sergio García, and Lee Westwood 06:52.412 --> 06:54.831 aren't eligible, because to join LIV, 06:54.914 --> 06:58.209 they ended up resigning their European Tour memberships, 06:58.292 --> 07:00.503 so Luke is going to have to get creative 07:00.586 --> 07:03.381 and look at some new names to fill out his team. 07:04.006 --> 07:05.758 The world will not know 07:05.842 --> 07:08.928 who half of the European Ryder Cup team till Luke reveals it. 07:09.804 --> 07:11.639 Drama guaranteed. 07:17.103 --> 07:20.523 -[man] Who's up for a coffee? Charlie? -[Charlie] Yes, please. 07:21.899 --> 07:23.484 [coffee machine whirring] 07:23.568 --> 07:26.070 Charlie makes this easy for me, to be fair. I mean… 07:27.155 --> 07:29.657 I'm going to look like I know what I'm doing, which I kind of do. 07:29.740 --> 07:32.994 I'm more of a, uh… a coffee critiquer 07:33.536 --> 07:35.329 than actually a barista myself. 07:35.413 --> 07:38.374 -The, uh… the little distributor. -[Justin Rose] Is this it? 07:38.457 --> 07:39.709 -That's it, yeah. -[Justin] Okay. 07:40.293 --> 07:42.128 -[taps distributor] -[Charlie] That's it. 07:42.962 --> 07:45.840 I turned pro at the tender age of 17. 07:45.923 --> 07:49.719 So, I've been a pro longer than I haven't, is the way I like to tell people now. 07:49.802 --> 07:51.095 [machine hissing] 07:53.389 --> 07:56.017 [Justin] We drive my wife crazy with this, because we're like, 07:56.100 --> 07:58.352 "Let's just grab a quick coffee before we go." 07:58.853 --> 08:01.731 Fifteen minutes later, we're still freakin' messing about. 08:02.607 --> 08:05.234 I think my team have me as a 17-minute spread, don't they? 08:05.318 --> 08:09.489 Yeah, we've got… we have, like, a margin of time, basically, 08:09.572 --> 08:11.782 so let's say we're meeting at 10:00. 08:11.866 --> 08:15.369 If he gets there at 17 minutes past, he's on time, basically. 08:15.453 --> 08:17.121 -[Justin] On Rosey time. -[Charlie] Yeah. 08:18.414 --> 08:19.415 Can you make a swan? 08:21.334 --> 08:24.170 [Justin] Don't know what I'm making. I'm gonna go for the swirly bird. 08:24.962 --> 08:25.796 All right. 08:26.506 --> 08:28.549 Let's go and have, uh, have a great day. 08:28.633 --> 08:30.551 [optimistic music playing] 08:32.011 --> 08:34.931 The Ryder Cup, it'd definitely be an inspirational tournament for me, 08:35.014 --> 08:37.016 but unfortunately, I didn't qualify outright. 08:37.099 --> 08:40.895 The two opportunities that I've had to play in the Ryder Cup 08:40.978 --> 08:43.940 where I haven't made the team automatically have never gone my way. 08:44.023 --> 08:45.191 I've never been picked. 08:46.067 --> 08:48.653 But both those times being left off the team 08:48.736 --> 08:51.322 have given me the motivation to kick on the next season. 08:51.405 --> 08:53.533 I just knew that I needed to show the captain 08:53.616 --> 08:56.118 that I was playing well enough to deserve one of those picks. 08:56.202 --> 08:57.828 [Dan] Justin Rose is an interesting player. 08:57.912 --> 09:01.415 He is closer in age to Luke Donald than to Rory McIlroy. 09:01.499 --> 09:03.918 He's definitely staring towards the end of his career, 09:04.001 --> 09:08.339 but as a five-time Ryder Cup veteran, this competition is what he lives for. 09:08.422 --> 09:10.508 [shouts of encouragement] 09:10.591 --> 09:13.135 -[cheering] -[announcer] That is a beauty. 09:14.220 --> 09:15.221 [loud cheering] 09:20.059 --> 09:22.270 But this year, Justin's been inconsistent. 09:22.353 --> 09:25.147 And in golf, consistency always matters. 09:25.231 --> 09:27.942 [Justin] I felt like I'd put myself in a position to make the team, 09:28.025 --> 09:29.360 and then maybe wobbled a bit. 09:29.443 --> 09:30.945 I missed the cut at the Scottish Open. 09:31.028 --> 09:32.738 Didn't have a good Open Championship either, 09:32.822 --> 09:36.409 and that was right when Luke was beginning to really formulate his team, 09:36.492 --> 09:38.869 so, yeah, sweating it out a little bit. 09:40.204 --> 09:44.584 With six picks, I'm going to have to consider lots of different options. 09:44.667 --> 09:47.545 You know, there's gonna be some rookies in there for sure, 09:47.628 --> 09:51.299 so I'm going to need some experience too, people who have been there before. 09:51.382 --> 09:53.467 [Justin] I'm not ready to fade away here. 09:53.551 --> 09:56.387 This is what I'm made for, and I still believe I've got it. 10:02.977 --> 10:03.936 [girl] Come here, Bubs. 10:05.396 --> 10:06.772 [girl makes kissing sounds] 10:06.856 --> 10:08.065 [Luke] Go get it, buddy. 10:09.108 --> 10:12.403 Come on, let's see all your moves. Let's see your backflip. 10:13.112 --> 10:14.613 Whoa-oa-oa-oa! 10:15.281 --> 10:16.282 [girl] Oh! 10:18.075 --> 10:19.160 [Luke] Got a gymnast. 10:22.038 --> 10:23.497 Got a lot better at that one. 10:24.290 --> 10:25.124 Good job. 10:27.752 --> 10:29.837 All right, Daddy's gonna watch some golf. 10:30.921 --> 10:33.758 [TV host] We're joined now by US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson 10:33.841 --> 10:36.636 at the Chicago Ralph Lauren Polo store… 10:36.719 --> 10:40.431 [Luke] Zach certainly could have gone a few different ways on the picks. 10:40.514 --> 10:44.143 I don't think he picked potentially the strongest statistically, 10:44.226 --> 10:46.020 but there's a lot of talk out there 10:46.103 --> 10:51.025 that this US team is gonna be around for 10, 12, 14 years, 10:51.108 --> 10:53.527 whatever it might be, and gonna be dominating the Ryder Cup. 10:53.611 --> 10:56.280 So there's a lot of pressure on me to try and win back the cup. 10:56.364 --> 10:57.865 It's a… it's a tall order. 10:58.824 --> 11:01.452 [woman] So, like, I have a theory about golf that… 11:01.535 --> 11:02.370 Yeah? 11:02.453 --> 11:05.665 …it's easier to play when you're, like, younger 11:05.748 --> 11:09.001 because you don't have all these, like, horrible memories 11:09.085 --> 11:11.087 and all the holes throughout the year. 11:11.170 --> 11:12.963 -[Rafael] Yeah, 100%. -Scar tissue. 11:13.047 --> 11:15.758 The more you play, the more bogeys and mistakes. 11:15.841 --> 11:17.218 [laughs] 11:19.178 --> 11:24.266 [Diane] Luke is in sort of like an in-between stage of his career. 11:24.350 --> 11:27.687 He's finding it, I think, harder and harder to compete. 11:27.770 --> 11:31.065 So, the captaincy, I think, came at such a wonderful time, 11:31.148 --> 11:33.526 because it gave him something to focus on 11:33.609 --> 11:36.654 outside of his body that's hurting him… 11:36.737 --> 11:38.406 [chuckles] …sometimes. 11:40.783 --> 11:44.954 And Luke does really well with, like, a… a project. 11:48.290 --> 11:49.125 [Luke] Go in. 11:49.750 --> 11:52.461 Tyrrell dunked one in the water this morning 11:52.545 --> 11:54.672 and started laughing on 17. 11:55.339 --> 11:58.759 This is a process that I've been going through for 14 months. 11:58.843 --> 12:01.595 And certainly this is as big a challenge, I think, 12:01.679 --> 12:03.973 as I've ever had in my golf career. 12:04.056 --> 12:06.642 [dramatic music playing] 12:09.353 --> 12:11.605 [distant cheering] 12:16.026 --> 12:18.946 [Luke] Zach definitely has a better individual career than me. 12:19.029 --> 12:21.615 He's won more on the PGA TOUR. He's won two majors. 12:22.116 --> 12:23.951 [woman] If you're Booster Club, go that way. 12:24.034 --> 12:25.494 -[Kim] Yes, ma'am. -[Zach] Yes, ma'am. 12:25.578 --> 12:27.455 [woman] Booster Club. [laughs] 12:28.205 --> 12:30.541 I think it's a Hall of Fame career. 12:30.624 --> 12:32.209 [man] Good luck in Italy. 12:32.293 --> 12:33.669 [Zach] Thank you. Thanks. 12:33.752 --> 12:35.087 [brass band playing] 12:35.171 --> 12:37.757 [cheerleaders] Go, Knights! Go, Knights! 12:37.840 --> 12:41.427 [Zach] As a player, when I played in the Ryder Cup, it was excitement. 12:41.510 --> 12:43.762 You just can't wait to get out there and compete. 12:43.846 --> 12:46.098 -[shouts of encouragement] -[announcer] Touchdown! 12:46.182 --> 12:48.684 -[cheering, applause] -Whoo! 12:48.767 --> 12:50.853 [Zach] As a captain, when you're not hitting a shot, 12:50.936 --> 12:52.271 it's a little bit of all that, 12:52.354 --> 12:55.608 but then also the anxiety of the responsibility. 12:55.691 --> 12:57.860 Even though I… I welcome it and I relish it, 12:57.943 --> 13:00.029 it's… it's still a lot of weight. 13:01.197 --> 13:05.493 [Dylan] Both Luke and Zach have been parts of Ryder Cup teams before. 13:05.576 --> 13:08.162 They've been players. They've been vice-captains. 13:08.245 --> 13:11.665 But they've never been in a position like this, 13:11.749 --> 13:13.959 and it's a massive deal to both of them. 13:14.543 --> 13:17.838 For Zach, it would mean the crowning achievement 13:17.922 --> 13:21.467 for a guy that's already won massive major championships. 13:22.384 --> 13:25.262 For Luke, this would be the moment. 13:25.346 --> 13:27.139 He's a guy that's reached world number one, 13:27.223 --> 13:29.433 but he doesn't have that major on his résumé, 13:29.517 --> 13:33.187 so winning this Ryder Cup would be a massive deal. 13:34.188 --> 13:36.649 [announcer] We are proud to announce that, effective tonight, 13:36.732 --> 13:39.819 the Pavilion will be named the Captain's Pavilion. 13:39.902 --> 13:41.695 It is dedicated to Zach Johnson 13:41.779 --> 13:43.906 in recognition of his distinguished service 13:43.989 --> 13:46.951 as the captain of this year's United States Ryder Cup team, 13:47.034 --> 13:49.787 and the inspiring work of the Zach Johnson Foundation. 13:50.371 --> 13:52.790 Ladies and gentlemen, please give a big round of applause 13:52.873 --> 13:54.124 for Zach and his family. 13:54.208 --> 13:55.876 [cheering, applause] 13:57.294 --> 13:59.046 [announcer] Thank you for your support. 14:00.422 --> 14:02.091 [dogs barking] 14:04.176 --> 14:05.511 [vehicle drives past] 14:05.594 --> 14:07.221 [birds singing] 14:10.849 --> 14:13.769 [Luke] Whatever happens, we're gonna have a very strong team 14:13.853 --> 14:15.229 and a team I think can win. 14:15.813 --> 14:18.941 It can be gut-wrenching, a little bit, to leave someone out that's… 14:19.817 --> 14:21.110 who thinks he's done enough. 14:21.193 --> 14:25.239 -Yeah, I mean, that's why it's your job. -[Luke laughs] 14:25.322 --> 14:27.700 That's why being a vice-captain is the easy job. 14:28.492 --> 14:32.371 For Team Europe, Luke Donald has a pretty impressive group 14:32.454 --> 14:34.123 who have automatically qualified. 14:34.206 --> 14:37.543 We're talking Rahm, Rory, Viktor Hovland, 14:37.626 --> 14:40.296 all three of the top four players in the world, 14:40.379 --> 14:44.049 and then, of course, Matthew Fitzpatrick, who is top ten in the world as well. 14:44.133 --> 14:47.511 Where things get complicated for Captain Luke Donald 14:47.595 --> 14:50.347 is a lot of the old guard is now gone, 14:50.431 --> 14:55.352 so now he has this pool of really untested players to choose from. 14:55.436 --> 14:58.522 A lot of rookies, but also realizing you have to balance it out 14:58.606 --> 15:00.107 with enough experience, 15:00.190 --> 15:03.569 so that you have players who can hold that locker room together. 15:03.652 --> 15:05.654 [somber music playing] 15:09.700 --> 15:11.285 [Justin] Why have I got no signal? 15:14.872 --> 15:19.209 Luke's obviously got, uh, many calls to make, I think. Good calls, bad calls. 15:19.293 --> 15:20.252 [woman] Oh God. 15:20.336 --> 15:23.964 So, there's a few more minutes to… sweat it out. 15:24.048 --> 15:25.591 [laughter] 15:26.925 --> 15:28.260 Hopefully, it's good news. 15:28.761 --> 15:32.264 Justin's played his way into all of the Ryder Cups he's played in, 15:32.348 --> 15:34.016 and he didn't get a pick a couple of times 15:34.099 --> 15:36.644 where, really, honestly, we probably thought he would have. 15:37.311 --> 15:39.772 That was very frustrating, very difficult. 15:39.855 --> 15:42.608 [Justin] Give me a little daisy cutter across the grass. 15:44.526 --> 15:45.361 Ooh! Nice. 15:45.444 --> 15:47.363 [Kate] On loud ring? Are we gonna hear it? 15:47.446 --> 15:48.656 [Justin] I think it's on loud. 15:50.658 --> 15:53.786 Until you get the call, you just… You don't know till you know. 15:54.328 --> 15:56.330 [phone line ringing] 15:58.874 --> 15:59.833 Tommy! 15:59.917 --> 16:01.877 I want you in Rome as part of the 12, 16:02.002 --> 16:03.879 so hopefully, you'll accept. 16:03.963 --> 16:06.423 [Tommy] Amazing. Uh, yes, please. 16:07.174 --> 16:08.092 [man] Hey, Luke. 16:08.175 --> 16:10.719 -[Luke] Sepp, how are you? -[Sepp] Doing good. How about you? 16:10.803 --> 16:14.890 Oh, you know. I'm calling to say, uh, I'd love for you to be a part of the team. 16:14.973 --> 16:17.601 -[Sepp] That is awesome. Yes, absolutely. -[chuckles] 16:18.602 --> 16:19.520 [phone chimes] 16:19.603 --> 16:21.522 -There he is. -[man] How are you? 16:22.106 --> 16:24.066 [Luke] Shane, we want you in Rome. 16:24.149 --> 16:27.861 You know, I saw that passion you had two years ago at Whistling, 16:27.945 --> 16:29.863 even though we got our arses kicked, 16:29.947 --> 16:32.199 but we're going to turn it around this year. 16:32.825 --> 16:36.912 Thanks, Luke. Uh, obviously, I'm very, very happy and excited. 16:36.996 --> 16:38.122 [applause] 16:38.205 --> 16:43.377 [tour official] The winner of the Omega European Masters, Ludvig Åberg! 16:43.460 --> 16:46.088 [cheering, applause] 16:50.884 --> 16:54.221 [Luke] Ludvig, I know you're a busy boy right now, but, uh, 16:55.472 --> 16:58.142 just calling, really, to say you earned it. 16:58.225 --> 16:59.977 You're… you're on the team, Ludvig. 17:00.477 --> 17:02.604 Thank you. Wow. That's unbelievable. 17:03.105 --> 17:04.231 I can't… I can't wait. 17:04.815 --> 17:06.400 -Nicolai. -[Nicolai] Hello. 17:06.942 --> 17:08.235 I want you in Rome. 17:09.403 --> 17:10.571 Oh my fucking God. 17:11.405 --> 17:13.240 I think you're… you're ready for it. 17:13.323 --> 17:16.535 Man, I can't describe how… how this conversation feels. 17:16.618 --> 17:17.578 [Luke chuckles] 17:21.290 --> 17:22.291 [cell phone ringing] 17:22.374 --> 17:23.667 Oh, right. 17:27.254 --> 17:29.089 It is Luke. FaceTime too. 17:29.923 --> 17:31.508 -Uh-oh. -[phone still ringing] 17:31.592 --> 17:33.218 -[Kate] Go on. -[chuckles softly] 17:33.886 --> 17:34.720 Hi, Luke. 17:34.803 --> 17:36.180 Rosey, how are you? 17:36.680 --> 17:38.849 [Justin] Just doing everything I can to distract myself. 17:38.932 --> 17:41.894 Playing football in the garden, having a glass of Pimm's. 17:41.977 --> 17:43.270 I've got some good news, mate. 17:43.854 --> 17:45.063 You're in the team. 17:45.147 --> 17:47.149 -Yes! -[Luke] Of course I want you there. 17:47.232 --> 17:50.903 Thanks, mate. Listen, I've been, obviously, hoping I'd showed you enough. 17:51.487 --> 17:54.239 You bring a lot to the team room. You've got experience. 17:54.323 --> 17:55.783 What is this, number six for you? 17:55.866 --> 17:59.286 Number six, yeah. So, I'll bring… I'll bring the gray hair with me. 17:59.369 --> 18:02.247 You might be the oldest one in the… in the team room, 18:02.331 --> 18:03.832 but, uh, that's a good thing. 18:03.916 --> 18:05.793 You can… you can share the knowledge. 18:05.876 --> 18:09.004 This is actually the first pick I've ever had in the Ryder Cup. 18:09.088 --> 18:12.341 The two other picks, times I've sort of been close to a pick, 18:12.424 --> 18:13.383 it's not gone my way, 18:13.467 --> 18:15.886 so, obviously, I've never taken this for granted at all. 18:15.969 --> 18:20.641 We've got a good plan in place. Um, I'm excited, uh, to get that cup back. 18:20.724 --> 18:23.560 -[Justin] Thanks for all the faith in me. -I'll see you in Rome. 18:24.269 --> 18:25.938 -[Justin] All right. -Cheers. Bye. 18:27.314 --> 18:29.316 -Guys! -You're going to Rome! 18:29.399 --> 18:32.361 -[Kate chuckles] -Ryder Cup, baby! 18:34.029 --> 18:35.697 -Ryder Cup, baby! -That's amazing! 18:35.781 --> 18:37.866 -Your first pick. -My first pick. 18:37.950 --> 18:39.034 -Ever. -Yeah. 18:39.118 --> 18:40.327 That's so fun. 18:41.787 --> 18:43.455 Ooh, what a day. [sighs] 18:45.457 --> 18:48.585 [Dan] So, Luke makes his picks, and they're a bit of a dirty dozen. 18:48.669 --> 18:50.504 It's kind of a ragtag group of guys. 18:50.587 --> 18:52.881 There's five guys outside the top 30, 18:52.965 --> 18:55.634 three guys outside the top 50, four rookies. 18:55.717 --> 18:59.513 They're going against an American team that is stacked, one through twelve, 18:59.596 --> 19:01.557 blue-chip major winners everywhere. 19:01.640 --> 19:03.976 Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth. 19:04.476 --> 19:06.228 This Ryder Cup could get interesting. 19:06.895 --> 19:09.857 [Justin] I was on the sidelines looking in at Whistling Straits, 19:09.940 --> 19:12.109 and the American team seemed very dominant. 19:12.192 --> 19:16.113 They seemed very… confident. 19:17.114 --> 19:21.368 I feared a little bit for the next decade or so for Team Europe. 19:22.786 --> 19:26.456 I wasn't sure where… where we were going, to be quite honest. 19:27.916 --> 19:31.169 [Rory McIlroy] A lot of the narrative around the European Ryder Cup team is, 19:31.253 --> 19:35.674 "Will they struggle? They don't have those experienced veterans on the team." 19:35.757 --> 19:39.720 But to me, this is a new era for Europe, and this is a young team. 19:39.803 --> 19:42.097 This is what we're gonna go for. We're gonna go forward. 19:44.892 --> 19:49.479 To me, there's nothing more fun than being on a team going to win an away game. 19:49.563 --> 19:52.232 If we can go win a Ryder Cup on European soil, 19:52.316 --> 19:55.944 that would feel as meaningful as just about anything in our sport. 19:56.820 --> 20:01.033 [Rory] My appreciation of the Ryder Cup has grown every time I've played in one, 20:01.116 --> 20:03.202 because it brings something out of you 20:03.285 --> 20:06.163 that you just don't get in individual tournaments. 20:06.246 --> 20:07.831 You're playing for your teammates, 20:07.915 --> 20:09.917 your captain, your country, your continent. 20:10.500 --> 20:13.879 [Justin] We're facing an unbelievable American team, 20:13.962 --> 20:17.257 and I'm just not sure that that matters to Team Europe. 20:25.641 --> 20:27.226 [distant church bell tolls] 20:29.686 --> 20:31.146 [indistinct conversation] 20:31.230 --> 20:32.814 -[applause] -Welcome, everyone! 20:32.898 --> 20:34.024 What an amazing view. 20:34.107 --> 20:36.985 What an amazing setting for this, uh, Ryder Cup. 20:38.195 --> 20:42.032 [Amanda] The process is so long and drawn out leading up to Rome, 20:42.115 --> 20:44.076 but that is all now behind us. 20:44.159 --> 20:48.622 The single goal now for Luke Donald is to get his 12 players to play as one 20:48.705 --> 20:51.875 if they're going to have any hope in defeating Team USA. 20:52.876 --> 20:55.337 [Luke] This, ladies and gentlemen, is our 12, 20:55.420 --> 20:59.049 our 12 strong that is gonna attempt to regain the Ryder Cup. 20:59.132 --> 21:02.511 I couldn't be more happy and proud of these guys. 21:02.594 --> 21:06.765 It's gonna be a special week, and we plan on making our own history this week, 21:06.848 --> 21:10.018 so we're gonna enjoy our times on the golf course, 21:10.102 --> 21:13.355 and we're gonna win back that cup, so… thank you very much. 21:13.855 --> 21:14.856 [applause] 21:19.987 --> 21:21.697 [indistinct chatter] 21:23.573 --> 21:26.994 [player] Splitting the right edge means the middle of my ball's in the right edge. 21:27.077 --> 21:28.996 [Collin] It's where you're aiming your putter. 21:29.079 --> 21:31.331 If you were to hit a right-edge putt, where is it? 21:31.915 --> 21:33.041 -Same thing? -Same thing. 21:33.125 --> 21:34.835 Yeah! All right. Yeah! 21:35.335 --> 21:38.338 [Justin Thomas] Hey, Zach. If you have a putt right edge, where are you aiming? 21:38.422 --> 21:40.215 [Max] Where do you aim the middle of the ball? 21:40.299 --> 21:42.634 The middle of the ball sets right up at… 21:42.718 --> 21:44.594 Half in, half out. That's right edge. 21:44.678 --> 21:47.055 If you're a caddie, it feels like you're just adding words. 21:47.139 --> 21:48.515 [Collin] C'mon, team putting. 21:48.598 --> 21:52.311 [Jordan] To have a group of guys collectively after the same goal, 21:52.394 --> 21:54.563 and to be able to piggyback off the momentum 21:54.646 --> 21:56.314 we've been having the last couple years, 21:56.398 --> 22:01.236 and to hopefully start what could be a new dynasty in that tournament, 22:01.737 --> 22:03.196 I think that's really our goal. 22:03.280 --> 22:05.073 [dramatic music playing] 22:05.157 --> 22:06.950 [fans chanting] 22:13.248 --> 22:14.082 [strikes ball] 22:17.544 --> 22:18.545 [woman] In the hole! 22:20.464 --> 22:23.383 [Dan] Historically, the Americans excel as individuals, 22:23.467 --> 22:25.719 and they are like, "This is not that complicated." 22:25.802 --> 22:27.971 "We're just gonna show up and beat you at golf." 22:28.055 --> 22:29.890 And it worked at the last Ryder Cup. 22:29.973 --> 22:31.600 I got to make that hole in one. 22:31.683 --> 22:34.436 [player] That's what he said. He's going to win a match on this hole. 22:34.519 --> 22:36.897 [Dan] The European team may be top-heavy, 22:36.980 --> 22:41.860 but on paper, has some guys that you say, "They may not be ready for this stage." 22:43.028 --> 22:46.448 Going into your rookie Ryder Cup, you know, these rounds here. 22:46.531 --> 22:48.658 -Yeah. -Have you ever found these rounds tough? 22:48.742 --> 22:50.744 -I mean, like, intimidating. -Yeah, yeah. 22:50.827 --> 22:52.954 Because it's like you really wanna perform well. 22:53.455 --> 22:56.583 [Rory] Luke and the guys, they already have a plan for all of us, 22:56.666 --> 22:59.378 so, like, this is just to know the courses. 22:59.461 --> 23:02.756 I think we all want to play well just so we feel confident going in. 23:02.839 --> 23:03.757 -But-- -[Nicolai] True. 23:03.840 --> 23:06.301 You're not trying to prove anything to anyone. 23:06.385 --> 23:08.553 You've already proved it. You're on the team. Right? 23:08.637 --> 23:10.764 -You're here because you're a good player. -Hmm. 23:10.847 --> 23:13.767 So, you don't need to feel like you need to prove anything. 23:14.559 --> 23:18.605 [Dylan] The Europeans have been historically great at teamwork. 23:19.314 --> 23:21.942 -[Diane] What do you think? -[woman 1] Incredible. Amazing. 23:22.025 --> 23:24.444 -[woman 2] It's so cool. -[Diane] It's so amazing, right? 23:24.528 --> 23:26.405 -[indistinct chatter] -[laughter] 23:26.488 --> 23:28.281 -Everyone. -[indistinct comment] 23:28.365 --> 23:30.283 -Yes. Here we go. -Yeah. 23:30.367 --> 23:34.287 [Diane] Luke and I, when we looked back on our previous experiences, 23:34.371 --> 23:38.625 the Ryder Cups where we'd done really well, we were like a family, 23:38.708 --> 23:43.797 you know, and so we spend so much time just trying to figure out, 23:43.880 --> 23:49.428 like, how do we get these people to be a family, like, really fast? 23:49.511 --> 23:51.513 -Have you been to a Ryder Cup before? -Yeah. 23:51.596 --> 23:53.682 Joan's been… You know Joan, Keith's wife? 23:53.765 --> 23:54.599 -No! -Sorry. 23:54.683 --> 23:58.437 [Diane] To start in a home one is the best. The sun is shining on you. 23:58.520 --> 23:59.938 -Yeah. -The sun is shining. 24:00.021 --> 24:01.231 [laughter] 24:01.314 --> 24:04.067 [Diane] We should all be wishing for the same thing on this one. 24:04.151 --> 24:06.069 [all] One, two, three! 24:06.820 --> 24:08.321 [cheering] 24:08.405 --> 24:09.447 [laughter] 24:09.531 --> 24:12.117 -You do it that way-- -I was scared it'd hit his head. 24:12.784 --> 24:14.411 [distant horn blares] 24:17.831 --> 24:19.833 [indistinct background conversation] 24:20.458 --> 24:21.376 Turn round… 24:21.460 --> 24:22.752 [spectator whooping] 24:23.837 --> 24:25.630 [cheering, applause] 24:26.131 --> 24:27.632 [whistling] 24:29.301 --> 24:30.302 [indistinct chatter] 24:30.385 --> 24:32.179 -[woman 1] Thank you. -[woman 2] Wow. 24:32.262 --> 24:33.972 [indistinct chatter] 24:34.055 --> 24:35.056 [woman 2] Wow. 24:35.849 --> 24:37.476 Third tie I've had to tie today. 24:40.645 --> 24:43.482 [Katherine] Oh my gosh, Rachel! So beautiful. 24:44.065 --> 24:45.734 [Diane] Wednesday night of Ryder Cup, 24:45.817 --> 24:51.156 the American team and the European team always have a joint team photo. 24:51.948 --> 24:53.450 Oh, thanks. Come on! 24:55.368 --> 24:58.288 [Diane] It's, like, the one time where we get together. 24:58.872 --> 25:00.332 The rest of the week, we are… 25:01.249 --> 25:03.043 [whispering] …on opposite sides. 25:03.126 --> 25:05.128 [classical string music playing] 25:05.212 --> 25:06.254 [woman] Thank you. 25:06.338 --> 25:09.382 -Look turned out amazing. So happy. -[Jena] Thank you. 25:09.883 --> 25:10.800 [groans] 25:11.885 --> 25:13.845 [classical music continues] 25:15.555 --> 25:17.724 -[fan 1] Rickie! -[fan 2] Rickie, kick ass! 25:17.807 --> 25:19.893 -[fan 3] Let's go, Rickie! -[indistinct shouting] 25:19.976 --> 25:22.062 The steps are really slippery, so mind your feet. 25:22.145 --> 25:24.272 [Wyndham] They asked, "Who's the gladiator of the team?" 25:24.356 --> 25:27.734 I said, "If we had to send one, it's Brooks, 'cause he's the biggest guy." 25:28.401 --> 25:29.569 [woman] Dripping sweat. 25:30.362 --> 25:32.197 My feet are starting to sweat. 25:32.280 --> 25:33.782 -Mine are too. -Going down those steps… 25:33.865 --> 25:35.784 I felt like I was gonna slide out of these things. 25:35.867 --> 25:38.161 -[Brooks] My feet were like this. -[woman] This is so hard. 25:38.662 --> 25:42.707 Don't do leg day before this. Oh my God, I'm shaking. 25:42.791 --> 25:46.836 [Zach] Oh, it's very much tradition to be together for at least one evening. 25:46.920 --> 25:50.090 You embrace that and acknowledge that it's the right thing to do 25:50.173 --> 25:51.258 and it has to happen. 25:51.883 --> 25:55.387 -[spectators chanting] USA! USA! -[man] This is our year, baby! 25:55.971 --> 25:58.306 -[Kim] Everybody look at Rickie. -[indistinct chatter] 25:58.390 --> 26:00.976 -[spectators chanting] Europe! -[man] Who's gonna be the best? 26:01.059 --> 26:03.436 Europe! Europe! Europe! 26:03.520 --> 26:06.231 Europe! Europe! Europe! 26:06.314 --> 26:11.319 [Rory] I've always felt like the Ryder Cup meant just a little bit more to Europeans 26:11.403 --> 26:14.489 because this is our time to do our bit for Europe, 26:14.572 --> 26:18.326 and we're playing for history, and we're a part of history. 26:18.410 --> 26:21.413 We're allowed to slag off the Americans, aren't we? It's okay. 26:21.496 --> 26:24.916 -[laughs] Netflix is right there, though. -Are they? Oh, fuck! 26:25.000 --> 26:26.293 -[laughs loudly] -Aagh! 26:26.376 --> 26:27.544 [both laugh] 26:28.461 --> 26:30.213 [photographer] Okay, one, two, three! 26:30.922 --> 26:32.465 [indistinct chatter] 26:35.135 --> 26:36.344 [birds singing] 26:40.557 --> 26:43.893 [Dylan] The Opening Ceremony is where the competition is beginning. 26:43.977 --> 26:46.980 "We're putting our teams out against your teams." 26:47.063 --> 26:48.690 The stakes are really high. 26:49.316 --> 26:51.276 The result of this competition, 26:51.359 --> 26:53.528 people are gonna talk about it for the next two years 26:53.611 --> 26:55.322 and for years to come after that. 26:56.239 --> 26:57.115 [Zach groans] 26:57.616 --> 26:59.701 -Pardon my elbow there. -[Rory laughs] 26:59.784 --> 27:01.036 [indistinct chatter] 27:01.119 --> 27:03.747 [man] Gentlemen! You probably can hear the noise out there. 27:03.830 --> 27:06.833 It's absolutely packed out there, and it's obviously for all of you guys. 27:06.916 --> 27:07.917 So thank you very much. 27:08.001 --> 27:09.961 USA, you'll be walked out first, 27:10.045 --> 27:12.172 and then we'll bring out the European team. 27:12.255 --> 27:14.132 -Cheers, guys. Thank you! -[applause] 27:14.215 --> 27:16.134 [cheering] 27:17.927 --> 27:24.059 Signore e signori, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Italy for the 2023 Ryder Cup. 27:24.142 --> 27:25.435 [cheering] 27:25.518 --> 27:29.689 [man] Okay, gentlemen, could you please line up in your order for me, please? 27:29.773 --> 27:33.193 [Dan] You bring these two teams out, face-to-face, and it's finally like, 27:33.276 --> 27:35.654 "This is it. USA versus Europe." 27:35.737 --> 27:39.157 Decades of history, of rivalries, bubbling to the surface. 27:39.658 --> 27:42.702 Who is the better team right now? Let's find out. 27:42.786 --> 27:44.079 [host] Ladies and gentlemen, 27:44.162 --> 27:46.498 please welcome the holders of the Ryder Cup. 27:46.581 --> 27:49.042 Led by their captain, Zach Johnson, 27:49.125 --> 27:50.794 it's the US Team! 27:50.877 --> 27:54.506 [spectators chanting] USA! USA! USA! 27:54.589 --> 27:55.590 USA! 27:55.674 --> 27:57.300 [chuckling excitedly] 27:59.052 --> 28:02.722 [host] Please welcome the men who are hoping to win the Ryder Cup back. 28:02.806 --> 28:05.016 Led by their captain, Luke Donald, 28:05.100 --> 28:06.184 Team Europe! 28:06.267 --> 28:08.103 [cheering] 28:08.186 --> 28:09.813 [engines roaring] 28:14.484 --> 28:16.861 [speaking Italian] 28:16.945 --> 28:18.822 [chanting] 28:18.905 --> 28:20.657 [speaking Italian] 28:21.324 --> 28:22.242 [cheering] 28:22.325 --> 28:24.077 [Luke continues speaking Italian] 28:24.160 --> 28:25.328 [applause] 28:26.329 --> 28:28.623 [JT] There's nothing cooler than that opening ceremony. 28:28.706 --> 28:30.583 Let's go! 28:30.667 --> 28:34.879 It's like the closest we get to kind of a face-to-face boxing-type situation, 28:34.963 --> 28:36.256 you know, for us golfers, 28:36.339 --> 28:38.258 but you're ready to get out there and play. 28:38.341 --> 28:39.801 [Zach] Tomorrow, the games begin. 28:40.510 --> 28:44.848 You will soon see why there's nothing else like the Ryder Cup. 28:44.931 --> 28:46.850 Forza Europa! 28:46.933 --> 28:49.310 [cheering] 28:50.145 --> 28:52.564 [cheering, applause] 28:59.404 --> 29:00.655 [indistinct chatter] 29:00.739 --> 29:04.325 [official] Good morning, and welcome to Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, 29:04.409 --> 29:06.870 and to the 2023 Ryder Cup. 29:06.953 --> 29:08.580 Whoo! 29:08.663 --> 29:11.416 [official] The course is not open until at least 6:30, 29:11.499 --> 29:13.209 depending on daylight. 29:13.918 --> 29:15.170 [indistinct chatter] 29:17.088 --> 29:21.009 [announcer 1] All roads lead to the opening tee of the 44th Ryder Cup. 29:21.801 --> 29:25.054 [announcer 2] Golf's great gladiatorial contest comes to Italy 29:25.138 --> 29:26.681 for the very first time. 29:26.764 --> 29:30.226 [spectators chanting] Luke! Luke! Luke! 29:30.310 --> 29:33.021 [Luke] Every Friday morning of a Ryder Cup is pressure. 29:33.104 --> 29:37.275 I mean, I think Bob MacIntyre said he almost felt like throwing up. 29:37.358 --> 29:38.735 [whistling and applause] 29:38.818 --> 29:42.280 [Zach] Friday morning, and it's real now. This is actually happening. 29:43.323 --> 29:46.659 [Collin] Everyone's rooting everyone on, but we know it's time to work. 29:46.743 --> 29:48.995 Everyone's got what they need to do. 29:49.078 --> 29:51.539 Physio, training. Everything's dialed in. 29:52.540 --> 29:54.501 [Max] You could feel the gravity of the situation. 29:54.584 --> 29:56.794 I know it's just golf, but you could just feel it. 29:56.878 --> 30:00.173 I think so much of it is I've dreamt of being on that team since I was little, 30:00.256 --> 30:03.343 and it almost feels weird that you have that opportunity. 30:03.927 --> 30:06.012 [Justin] You get out there. There's so much adrenaline. 30:06.095 --> 30:08.473 You can hear the chants from the first tee. 30:08.556 --> 30:11.226 There's like a vibration buzz in the atmosphere. 30:11.309 --> 30:13.186 It's, uh, it's really, really cool. 30:13.269 --> 30:14.229 [cheering] 30:14.312 --> 30:18.608 [announcer 2] There is nothing quite like Friday morning at the Ryder Cup. 30:18.691 --> 30:19.818 [cheering] 30:21.319 --> 30:23.112 [chanting] Luke! Luke! 30:23.738 --> 30:25.323 Daddy! 30:25.823 --> 30:26.908 Yes! 30:27.700 --> 30:29.285 [cheering] 30:29.369 --> 30:31.538 [applause] 30:32.539 --> 30:33.831 How amazing! 30:34.749 --> 30:36.042 [cheering] 30:36.125 --> 30:40.171 [Diane] It's mandatory that each of you needs to cry at least once this week. 30:41.548 --> 30:44.259 [chanting] Luke! Luke! Luke! Luke! 30:44.342 --> 30:47.011 Luke! Luke! Luke! Luke! Luke! Luke! 30:47.512 --> 30:50.223 [Luke] The energy just builds and builds and builds, 30:50.306 --> 30:52.141 and you get these knots in your stomach. 30:52.225 --> 30:55.061 Everyone looks quite calm on the outside, but trust me, they're not. 30:55.770 --> 30:58.439 [announcer 1] Two sides, 24 players. 30:59.190 --> 31:01.067 [starter] This is match number one. 31:01.568 --> 31:04.904 Representing the United States of America, 31:04.988 --> 31:07.615 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. 31:07.699 --> 31:09.158 [jeering] 31:11.786 --> 31:15.415 [starter] Representing Europe, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. 31:15.498 --> 31:17.041 [loud cheering] 31:22.171 --> 31:25.592 [Scottie] Knowing there's like a coliseum of people surrounding you, 31:26.593 --> 31:29.721 going from extremely loud, almost deafening, 31:31.139 --> 31:34.142 to just dead silent when your club gets behind the golf ball, 31:34.851 --> 31:37.312 it's almost eerie, but it's fantastic. 31:39.856 --> 31:41.524 -[strikes ball] -[cheering] 31:41.608 --> 31:43.610 [suspenseful music playing] 31:44.402 --> 31:45.820 [applause] 31:46.738 --> 31:49.699 [announcer 1] So, that opening match underway here in foursomes. 31:50.199 --> 31:53.036 [Dan] The Ryder Cup is a unique beast in our game. 31:53.119 --> 31:57.123 Most PGA TOUR events are stroke play, but the Ryder Cup is a match-play format, 31:57.206 --> 31:58.666 so guys go head-to-head. 31:58.750 --> 32:02.086 So you win a hole, you go one-up. You lose a hole, you go one-down. 32:02.170 --> 32:04.547 And whoever wins the most holes wins the match. 32:04.631 --> 32:06.174 Matches are typically two-on-two, 32:06.257 --> 32:08.551 then on Sunday, everyone plays by themselves. 32:08.635 --> 32:11.846 The team matches and individual matches are both worth one point, 32:11.929 --> 32:15.099 so there's 28 matches, there's 28 points up for grabs. 32:15.934 --> 32:19.020 You win the match, you get the full point. If you tie, you get half a point. 32:19.103 --> 32:21.356 Whoever wins 14 and a half wins the Ryder Cup. 32:25.944 --> 32:27.195 [shouts of encouragement] 32:28.905 --> 32:31.574 [announcer 1] Oh! Really? We're gonna start like that? 32:31.658 --> 32:33.159 [applause] 32:35.203 --> 32:38.414 [announcer 1] And a chance for Europe to birdie and win the hole. 32:38.915 --> 32:40.375 [shouts of encouragement] 32:40.458 --> 32:44.045 [announcer 1] They play the opening hole in that first match all tied. 32:44.128 --> 32:45.838 [applause and shouting] 32:45.922 --> 32:48.132 [Luke] We knew they were going to be very difficult. 32:48.216 --> 32:49.425 [announcer 3] Match number two. 32:49.509 --> 32:52.178 Max Homa with Brian Harman, the Open champ… 32:52.261 --> 32:53.096 [strikes ball] 32:53.179 --> 32:56.683 …taking on Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg. 32:56.766 --> 33:00.728 [Luke] I think we had a good plan in place. We knew we wanted to start fast. 33:00.812 --> 33:03.815 We were very confident, myself, the vice-captains, 33:03.898 --> 33:06.275 about the pairings that we'd created. 33:06.943 --> 33:10.405 [announcer 3] Hovland with the wedge. Surprised he doesn't have the putter out. 33:12.073 --> 33:13.324 [shouts of encouragement] 33:14.367 --> 33:17.203 [announcer 3] Look at that! That's why he used the wedge! 33:17.286 --> 33:18.204 [cheering] 33:18.788 --> 33:22.250 [announcer 1] Statement at the first hole from the European side. 33:22.750 --> 33:24.460 By the way, it's just 8:00 a.m. 33:25.461 --> 33:27.463 [Luke] Winning the first hole and getting up early, 33:27.547 --> 33:28.923 it's so important in match play. 33:29.006 --> 33:32.343 It's only 18 holes. It's a sprint more than a marathon. 33:32.427 --> 33:35.096 [announcer 1] Hovland with a putt here at the second to win the hole. 33:35.179 --> 33:36.014 [fan shouts] 33:37.515 --> 33:39.517 -[cheering] -[announcer 1] They've played two holes. 33:39.600 --> 33:42.520 We got two fist pumps from Viktor Hovland already. 33:43.104 --> 33:47.483 A lead for Europe in the second match, and we await match number three. 33:47.567 --> 33:52.238 Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa against Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka. 33:53.531 --> 33:57.368 [Dylan] On Friday morning, the four matches go off 15 minutes apart. 33:57.452 --> 33:59.203 So, for most of the morning, 33:59.287 --> 34:02.790 there are four matches going on side by side by side, 34:03.374 --> 34:06.335 which means there's a lot for the captains to keep track of. 34:07.170 --> 34:10.631 [Zach] There's a lot of process into my role once all the tandems are out. 34:11.132 --> 34:13.051 180 to 190 range. 34:13.134 --> 34:17.889 If this player here really wants to know what the group in front of them did, 34:17.972 --> 34:19.140 I can help there. 34:19.724 --> 34:21.934 [announcer 1] As we take you to Rahm, this for birdie. 34:22.018 --> 34:23.728 The Americans have a putt for par. 34:24.479 --> 34:26.647 -[shouts of encouragement] -[cheering] 34:26.731 --> 34:29.275 [announcer 1] So, birdie for Jon Rahm and Hatton. 34:29.358 --> 34:30.943 [announcer 3] And they'll go one-up. 34:33.196 --> 34:34.906 [man] Get in the hole! 34:37.366 --> 34:38.951 [cheering] 34:39.035 --> 34:40.870 [announcer 2] Oh my word! 34:40.953 --> 34:42.121 [applause] 34:42.205 --> 34:45.625 [announcer 2] So close to a hole-in-one. 34:46.667 --> 34:48.377 [announcer 1] At the fourth, the final match 34:48.461 --> 34:50.129 to end the morning foursomes, 34:50.213 --> 34:51.422 Rory and Fleetwood 34:51.506 --> 34:54.509 against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. 34:56.344 --> 34:59.514 [Rory] On paper, the Americans are the stronger side, 35:00.056 --> 35:02.683 and we relish being put in that position… 35:03.184 --> 35:05.394 -[cheering] -[announcer 2] In the middle for McIlroy. 35:05.478 --> 35:08.231 A first lead in that last match out. 35:08.773 --> 35:11.192 …because it just gives us a chip on our shoulder. 35:11.859 --> 35:13.611 [Dylan] Halfway through the morning session, 35:13.694 --> 35:15.655 it's already becoming apparent. 35:15.738 --> 35:19.325 Team Europe is winning a lot more holes than the Americans. 35:19.951 --> 35:21.327 [cheering] 35:21.410 --> 35:23.663 -[announcer 3] Oh, look at that! -[announcer 1] Hello! 35:23.746 --> 35:25.915 [cheering, applause] 35:25.998 --> 35:28.125 [announcer 3] Americans have not led in any matches. 35:28.209 --> 35:30.086 They've been down the entire morning. 35:30.169 --> 35:32.004 [caddie] Go, go, go! 35:32.088 --> 35:35.007 -It's hot, but I just need it to cover. -[caddie] Go! Go! 35:35.091 --> 35:36.259 [spectators groan] 35:36.342 --> 35:37.343 [announcer 3] Oh! 35:38.177 --> 35:40.930 [announcer 2] Yeah, tried to be aggressive with Europe in the fairway 35:41.013 --> 35:42.306 and pays the price. 35:42.390 --> 35:43.224 Five? 35:43.891 --> 35:46.477 We get to nine, so we're three-down. I look at the leaderboard. 35:46.561 --> 35:49.105 I think it's all blue, so we're all down in every match. 35:49.188 --> 35:52.024 I'm like, "Holy shit. Like, this is real." 35:52.859 --> 35:54.652 [Luke] Everything Friday is going our way. 35:54.735 --> 35:57.363 Our pairings are working just how I thought they would, 35:57.446 --> 36:01.159 and we're using the crowd to our advantage as well. 36:01.242 --> 36:02.994 We're feeding off their energy, 36:03.077 --> 36:05.872 so every time we win a hole, we're hearing those cheers, 36:05.955 --> 36:09.375 and it goes a long way to keep that confidence, that mojo going. 36:10.251 --> 36:12.837 [announcer 4] Over at 11. And Rickie for par to win. 36:13.838 --> 36:15.548 -[man] Rickie! -[spectators groan] 36:15.631 --> 36:17.091 [Collin] I'm like, "Holy fuck, Rick." 36:18.176 --> 36:20.887 We probably had four or five birdie or par putts 36:20.970 --> 36:22.847 to, like, win a hole, tie a hole. 36:22.930 --> 36:24.390 But we were playing terrible. 36:24.473 --> 36:26.726 [Zach] We didn't get off to the start we wanted. 36:26.809 --> 36:30.104 [announcer 2] And things are just not going the US's way. 36:30.188 --> 36:32.440 [Zach] We lipped out some putts and they made some. 36:32.523 --> 36:34.108 In golf, in general, momentum's big. 36:34.192 --> 36:37.403 Specifically in the Ryder Cup, when you see your color on the board, 36:37.486 --> 36:39.030 it just kind of breeds momentum. 36:40.323 --> 36:42.617 [announcer 3] Two putts to win the match for Jon Rahm. 36:43.201 --> 36:44.285 [shouts of encouragement] 36:44.869 --> 36:47.163 [announcer 1] They've been in total control of this match. 36:49.665 --> 36:51.834 And that'll probably do it, and it does. 36:51.918 --> 36:53.085 [cheering, applause] 36:54.045 --> 36:57.298 [announcer 1] The first point on the board for the side of Europe. 36:57.381 --> 36:58.382 [applause] 36:59.383 --> 37:02.261 I couldn't be more happy with the… the leaderboard 37:02.345 --> 37:04.055 and how it looks and all the blue. 37:04.555 --> 37:07.725 [announcer 1] Third for Hovland. He's been magical with the short game today. 37:07.808 --> 37:08.809 Can he do it again? 37:10.519 --> 37:11.520 Yes, he can. 37:11.604 --> 37:13.022 [cheering, applause] 37:14.023 --> 37:15.775 [announcer 1] That'll be a four-and-three win. 37:15.858 --> 37:17.610 Two points on the board for Europe. 37:17.693 --> 37:18.694 [applause continues] 37:24.367 --> 37:28.204 [announcer 1] Meanwhile, at 17, Fowler trying to keep these two alive. 37:28.287 --> 37:30.790 [announcer 3] Yeah, pretty much needs to make this. 37:31.791 --> 37:34.502 -Oh! -[announcer 1] Oh, how close! 37:34.585 --> 37:36.003 [applause] 37:38.339 --> 37:40.341 [announcer 3] And this to close out the match. 37:41.259 --> 37:42.259 [cheering] 37:42.343 --> 37:47.640 [announcer 1] So, that's Straka, Shane Lowry… with the win 37:49.225 --> 37:51.310 over Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa. 37:51.394 --> 37:52.395 [cheering] 37:54.563 --> 37:57.483 [announcer 1] Three points already on the board for Europe. 37:57.566 --> 37:58.693 [woman] Whoo-whoo! 38:00.152 --> 38:02.029 [shouts of encouragement] 38:04.115 --> 38:07.076 [announcer 3] This one working back as well, just right at the hole. 38:07.159 --> 38:07.994 [cheering] 38:13.290 --> 38:14.292 [announcer 3] Wow! 38:15.501 --> 38:16.502 What a shot! 38:16.585 --> 38:20.131 [announcer 1] Every single time the US has a reason to believe, 38:20.214 --> 38:21.215 the door shuts. 38:23.759 --> 38:27.138 Will the Americans be able to put anything on the board? 38:29.140 --> 38:32.727 [announcer 3] With Schauffele, I've never seen him hit a putt that bad before. 38:32.810 --> 38:34.228 [man] Go on, Tommy! 38:34.312 --> 38:38.357 [Dylan] Friday morning was an unmitigated disaster for the Americans. 38:38.441 --> 38:40.026 [cheering] 38:40.860 --> 38:44.113 [announcer 1] And a sweep it is here in the opening session 38:44.196 --> 38:45.823 of the 44th Ryder Cup. 38:46.324 --> 38:47.783 [cheering] 38:47.867 --> 38:51.287 [announcer 1] What a statement by the best from Europe here. 38:53.456 --> 38:56.083 [fans singing] ♪ Stand up if you're four-nil up ♪ 38:56.167 --> 38:59.003 ♪ Stand up if you're four-nil up ♪ 38:59.086 --> 38:59.920 ♪ Stand up… ♪ 39:00.004 --> 39:02.381 [announcer 3] Boy, what a lopsided beatdown. 39:03.007 --> 39:06.510 [Justin Thomas] Looking at the scoreboard, I think, was like, "Holy shit." 39:06.594 --> 39:08.804 I'm like, "This is… this is real." 39:08.888 --> 39:10.723 ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé… ♪ 39:11.307 --> 39:14.769 [announcer 3] Every match, the US could never get any momentum. 39:14.852 --> 39:15.686 Just domination. 39:16.896 --> 39:18.814 [Dan] A Mike Tyson quote comes to mind of, 39:18.898 --> 39:21.067 "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." 39:21.150 --> 39:25.488 The Americans got punched squarely in the jaw with an uppercut on Friday. 39:26.447 --> 39:28.240 [Diane] What is going on? 39:28.324 --> 39:30.910 [shouting and applause] 39:30.993 --> 39:32.453 [Dan] When you get punched like that, 39:32.536 --> 39:34.455 you take your plans and throw them out the window. 39:35.039 --> 39:37.291 [dramatic music playing] 39:41.962 --> 39:43.547 [laughs] Well, welcome. 39:44.090 --> 39:45.508 Welcome to the Ryder Cup. 39:47.343 --> 39:49.303 [dramatic music playing]