INKREDIBLE Captain Bjorn planning scoreline on his, erm, backside after Europe humble dire Americans
EUROPEAN captain Thomas Bjorn will celebrate Europe’s Ryder Cup win by getting the score cheekily tattooed on his bottom.
Francesco Molinari secured the winning point with his fifth victory in five matches to spark a huge party in Paris. And Ian Poulter revealed the team had extra motivation to win back the trophy after a pre-match pledge by Bjorn to have the winning outcome inked on his body. Bjorn, who has an English girlfriend, laughed: “Let me put it this way, it’s going to go on a part that only Grace will see. I might have to send them a picture – then you’ll all see it as well. It was the worst decision I made all week.” Ryder Cup legend Poulter insisted: “I don’t know when it’s
FRIDAY FOURBALLS Finau & Koepka bt Rose & Rahm 1up Johnson & Fowler bt McIlroy & Olesen 4&2 Thomas & Spieth bt Casey & Hatton 1up Molinari & Fleetwood bt Woods & Reed 3&1 USA 3 Europe 1 FOURSOMES Stenson & Rose bt Johnson & Fowler 3&2 Poulter & McIlroy bt Watson & Simpson 4&2 Garcia & Noren bt Mickelson & DeChambeau 5&4 Molinari & Fleetwood bt Thomas & Spieth 5&4 Europe 4 USA 0 Overall Europe 5 USA 3 SATURDAY FOURBALLS Garcia & McIlroy bt Finau & Koepka 2&1 Casey & Hatton bt Johnson & Fowler 3&2 Molinari & Fleetwood bt Woods & Reed 4&3 Thomas & Spieth bt Poulter & Rahm 2&1 Europe 3 USA 1 Overall Europe 8 USA 4 FOURSOMES Stenson & Rose bt Johnson & Koepka 2&1 Watson & Simpson bt Garcia & Noren 3&2 Molinari & Fleetwood bt Woods & DeChambeau 5&4 Thomas & Spieth bt Poulter & McIlroy 4&3 Europe 2 USA 2 Overall Europe 10 USA 6 SUNDAY SINGLES Thomas bt McIlroy 1up Casey halved with Koepka a Simpson bt Rose 3&2 Rahm bt Woods 2&1 Finau bt Fleetwood 6&4 Poulter bt Johnson 2up Olesen bt Spieth 5&4 Garcia bt Fowler 2&1 Molinari bt Mickelson 4&2 2 Reed bt Hatton 3&2 Stenson bt Watson 5&4 Noren bt DeChambeau 1up p Europe 7.5 USA 4.5 Overall Europe 17.5 USA 10.5 5