Here’s a look at the largest Day 1 leads since 1979 at the Ryder Cup (and who went on to win)

Dominant starts don’t happen too often.

Both the American and European teams want to get off to a good start at the Ryder Cup, but that doesn’t necessarily guarantee a victory come Sunday night.

Team Europe leads the United States 6½-1½ in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy. It was a stellar Friday for the hosts, coming off a 19-9 drubbing in the United States at Whistling Straits two years ago. Europe swept the fourball session and then halved three of the four foursomes matches, winning the fourth.Only five times since 1979 has a team scored at least 6 points on the opening day of the Ryder Cup, including this year.

Here’s a look at the previous big leads after Friday in the Ryder Cup since 1979 and who went on to win.The winning Great Britain and Europe team in no order of Howard Clark, Sam Torrance, Ken Brown, Bernhard Langer, Severiano Ballesteros, Jose-Maria Olazabal, Jose Rivero, Gordon Brand Jnr, Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle and Eamonn Darcy during the 27th Ryder Cup Matches on 27 September 1987at the Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, USA.

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