Zach Johnson, the U.S. captain, declined to offer any justifications for his team’s terrible Ryder Cup debut on Friday but confirmed that sickness has spread around the group and that he is relieved that a doctor is on hand.
Johnson, whose 12-man team lost every game on the first day of the biennial battle versus Europe, was evasive about the nature of the illness but acknowledged that it affected both his judgment and their sluggish start.
Ryder Cup Illness
The United States Ryder Cup team’s 612–112 day one deficit against Europe has been attributed to illness that has “spread” throughout the group, according to captain Zach Johnson. For the first time in history, Europe won the foursomes session on Friday morning with a clean sweep, taking a 4-0 lead.
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And the fourball tournament came to a disappointing conclusion, with the U.S. losing all of its matches in a single day.
“We’re fighting things internally,” Johnson remarked. “Players, caddies, it gets passed around a little bit,”
The U.S. needs 14 points to defend its Ryder Cup title, while Europe needs 1412 points to win it back.
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But Johnson added: “I’m grateful we have a team doctor.”
“The basic truth is that we’ve had to manage some unforeseen circumstances, which is extremely bad in terms of health. We have depth, so it’s not an excuse.”
“We have got some congestion and some signs of things that are unfortunate. It’s one of those where sometimes the energy is probably a little low, but the ability and desire to go out and play is still there.”
“That’s what we are weighing up. Every one of them still wants to play every match, which is encouraging.”
Johnson was hesitant to discuss any of the sick players or caddies in any detail other than to acknowledge that it had an impact on some of his partnering decisions.
“I would say that we’d love to have everything drawn out way ahead of time, but there’s certain things you cannot control and we are trying to control the controllables in our team room, and I’ll leave it at that,” he added.
