Europe stretches Ryder Cup lead to 7 points over U.S.

Golfer Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka suffered a historic 9 and 7 defeat in the Ryder Cup.

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The American team was perplexed by their poor performance and tried to understand what went wrong.

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The American team was trailing the Europeans 9½ - 2½ with more matches to be played.

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The deficit of seven points after three sessions is the largest in the five-session format.

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Brian Harman and Max Homa secured the first full point for the American team.

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Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood scored another point for the Europeans.

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Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton won the final match of the morning for Europe.

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