Foursomes

A typical Muirfield members’ day is a foursomes round, followed by a lengthy stay at the carving board for a buffet lunch and drinks, followed by afternoon foursomes.

Donald felt his side statistically was stronger in foursomes and he wanted a fast start.

Europe swept the opening session for the first time, winning all of the foursomes matches before they even reached the 18th hole.

Foursomes, which also play out of Grimsby, Niagara Falls, Simcoe and St. Catharines as well as the host club, were each guaranteed three games at the three-day competition.

Knives were being sharpened in respect of Pettersen’s captaincy as Europe were trounced, 4-0 in the Friday foursomes.

Lexi Thompson during morning foursomes on Day Two of the 2023 Solheim Cup.

McIlroy delivered the final dagger, a tee shot to 2 feet on the par-3 17th hole as he and Tommy Fleetwood – “Fleetwood Mac” for this Ryder Cup – handed Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele their first loss in foursomes.

Rahm was back in action in the foursomes with Tyrell Hatton on Saturday morning and the pair beat Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele 2&1.

Straka won two points from his four matches in the Hero Cup, including a foursomes victory over Ryder Cup team-mates Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton, but then missed the cut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and Dubai Desert Classic.

The close friends had lost the opening foursomes on Friday and were split up for the afternoon fourballs, but repaid the faith of Europe captain Pettersen on Saturday.

The Hero Cup will take place over three days with one session of four balls on Friday, and two sessions of foursomes on Saturday.

The left-hander further enhanced his reputation, this time partnered by Jordan Smith, with a dogged, close fought victory in the first of Saturday foursomes.

The pair secured a commanding seven and six victory in the second of the morning foursomes before Kris Kim and Tyler Weaver doubled England’s lead thanks to a nerve-shredding 20th-hole win.

Well, Luke Donald evidently disagrees, for now, with the Danish rookie tasked with a watching brief throughout this morning’s foursomes.

The Limerick club will host two days of foursomes and fourballs between male and female juniors from across Europe and the United States.

They should already have put this foursomes in the bag with so many chances on the front nine.

Since they are playing foursomes this week, with two amateurs and two professionals, Mickelson feels more at ease marking his ball on the greens with the big coin.

This would be a no-brainer if the foursomes/fourballs terms were more distinct, but instead they’re highly confusing for a new fan.

When I drive by our local courses I see plenty of foursomes going on as if nothing is happening.

Field will be limited to 18 foursomes.