Ryder Cup 2014: How to View Live Scores, Points and Standings Updates on Day 3
One of the great, unsung parts of any Ryder Cup is how the final day truly resembles team sports that we love and appreciate. The whole weekend is built around pairings and the United States vs. Europe, but it doesn't become more evident than on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the 2014 Ryder Cup doesn't seem to have much drama left. The United States has tried to keep things close in its two morning sessions, but Europe's dominance in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday has given it a 10-6 cushion entering the singles matches.
Whatever is in store for the final day, it's always exciting to see how the pendulum swings when you have 12 one-on-one matches between 24 of the best golfers in the world. We've got all the information you need to get ready for the action at Gleneagles.
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How To View Scores: Scores can be found above or the Ryder Cup website
When: Matches start at 6:36 a.m. ET
Watch: Coverage begins on NBC at 7 a.m. ET
Scores Through Day 2 (via Sky Sports)
What To Expect
Even though there have been two recent notable comebacks in Ryder Cup history with one side trailing by a score of 10-6 after the second day (1999 and 2012), this doesn't feel like one of those years.
However, for those fans who believe in following the trends and history being an indicator of what's going to happen, Rex Hoggard of the Golf Channel has a great note about the Sunday match involving Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia:
For a variety of reasons, the United States team isn't clicking. You can give a lot of credit for that to Europe just having more talent and showing it, but that's only a part of what's going on. Tom Watson hasn't known what to do with his group since the event started.
Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed had one of the best performances of any pairing in their first match on Thursday, defeating Stephen Gallacher and Ian Poulter 5 and 4, but Watson opted to play the struggling Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in the afternoon session instead. Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell won the alternate shot round 3 and 2, as part of Europe's 3.5-0.5 romp.
Watson said after the matches were complete on Thursday that Spieth and Reed weren't happy with the decision to sit out, via Jason Sobel of the Golf Channel:
“They were very upset with me for not playing them this afternoon," Watson said. “I said, ‘I know you're going to be mad at me, but you'll be playing tomorrow, for sure.’”
Spieth and Reed made Watson look even worse for that decision on Saturday by defeating Thomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer in the morning session and getting America's only points in the afternoon when they halved 18 holes with Kaymer and Justin Rose.
There's only so much Watson can do with this particular group, though. It's not his fault Phil Mickelson was all over the map on Friday, to the point where he needed to be sat down for both of Saturday's sessions.
Hope does come in the form of the United States' best players being on the course early. Spieth and Reed have the first two matches of the day, against Graeme McDowell and Henrik Stenson, respectively.
The good feelings don't figure to last very long after that because Rory McIlroy is matched up against Rickie Fowler, whose record at the Ryder Cup isn't inspiring, via Sobel:
If Fowler can right the ship against McIlroy, assuming Spieth and Reed take care of business, then things get interesting. But we are talking about a lot of things having to go right for one side and a lot of things going wrong for the other.
Expect the Americans to come out with a sense of urgency, but don't go into Sunday waiting for a comeback. Europe will retain the Ryder Cup crown with an outright win.
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