Ryder Cup match play provides a hugely different playing and viewing experience than traditional stroke play. Through three sessions, we know the Europeans have played better team golf on the way to that 8-4 lead. We wondered how a traditional leaderboard would look with team and individual scores relative to par.
Here are the best pairings to par, using each pairing's best score per hole in four-balls and their team scores in foursomes through three sessions:
Team | Pairing | Score | Sessions Played |
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U.S. | Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth | -18 | Four |
Europe | Paul Casey/Tyrrell Hatton | -17 | Two |
Europe | Francesco Molinari/Tommy Fleetwood | -17 | Four |
U.S. | Tony Finau/Brooks Koepka | -11 | Two |
U.S. | Dustin Johnson/Rickie Fowler | -10 | Three |
U.S. | Tiger Woods/Patrick Reed | -7 | Two |
Europe | Sergio Garcia/Rory McIlroy | -7 | One |
Europe | Ian Poulter/Jon Rahm | -7 | One |
Europe | Justin Rose/Jon Rahm | -6 | One |
Europe | Rory McIlroy/Thorbjorn Olesen | -3 | One |
Europe | Henrik Stenson/Justin Rose | -1 | Two |
U.S. | Dustin Johnson/Brooks Koepka | E | One |
Europe | Sergio Garcia/Alex Noren | +1 | Two |
U.S. | Bubba Watson/Webb Simpson | +1 | Two |
U.S. | Tiger Woods/Bryson DeChambeau | +1 | One |
Europe | Ian Poulter/Rory McIlroy | +2 | Two |
U.S. | Phil Mickelson/Bryson DeChambeau | +2 | One |
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Here are the individual players with the best score to par for the 2018 Ryder Cup. For four-ball matches, we counted a player's score if he recorded the low score on a hole for his team and a par for the hole if his teammate recorded the low score. We counted the team foursomes scores for both individuals in a pairing.
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It's worth noting the individual player scores to par favor players who have played in four-ball matches over those who have exclusively played foursomes, a format where shooting a par is often enough to win a hole.
Team | Player | Score | Sessions Played |
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Europe | Francesco Molinari | -13 | Four |
Europe | Paul Casey | -11 | Two |
U.S. | Justin Thomas | -10 | Four |
Europe | Tommy Fleetwood | -9 | Four |
U.S. | Jordan Spieth | -8 | Four |
U.S. | Tony Finau | -8 | Two |
Europe | Tyrrell Hatton | -6 | Two |
Europe | Justin Rose | -5 | Three |
U.S. | Rickie Fowler | -4 | Three |
Europe | Jon Rahm | -4 | Two |
Europe | Rory McIlroy | -3 | Four |
U.S. | Dustin Johnson | -3 | Four |
Europe | Ian Poulter | -3 | Three |
U.S. | Tiger Woods | -3 | Three |
U.S. | Brooks Koepka | -3 | Three |
U.S. | Patrick Reed | -3 | Two |
Europe | Thorbjorn Olesen | -3 | One |
Europe | Sergio Garcia | -1 | Three |
Europe | Henrik Stenson | -1 | Two |
Europe | Alex Noren | +1 | Two |
U.S. | Webb Simpson | +1 | Two |
U.S. | Bubba Watson | +1 | Two |
U.S. | Phil Mickelson | +2 | One |
U.S. | Bryson DeChambeau | +3 | Two |