Day One Ryder Cup thread ReportBecause I am short of time tomorrow, half the daily report now
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made up of
Fourballs - Europe 1.5 US 2.5
Foursomes - Europe 3.5 US 0.5Losers today £25betvictor 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup day 1 fourball score US 3-1 11/2 10 0 N -10
betvictor 26-Sep golf Ryder Cup match 7 walker/fowler 7/4 15 0 N -15
ongoing positionsbetfred 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup USA 9/4 25
betvictor 28-Sep golf Ryder cup top England Rose 11/8 15
ladbrokes 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup top European Rose 7/1 20 £10 e/w 1/4 1,2,3
ladbrokes 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup top European Garcia 13/2 20 £10 e/w 1/4 1,2,3
betvictor 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup Top Points Kaymer 20/1 10 £5 e/w 1/4 1,2,3
ladbrokes 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup Top Debutant Donaldson 4/1 10
betfair 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup Top US Points Furyk 10 10
betfair 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup Top US Points Z Johnson 16 7
betfair 28-Sep golf Ryder Cup Top US Points Mahan 17 7
2 out of 2 points from Justin Rose, who formed an impregnable partnership with Stenson that is likely to see them out twice tomorrow.

The strategy, proposed by The Gold Trader, of having a European "heavy scorer" who would play five times for top European points outside the McIlroy/Garcia partnership, as well as one of Mcilroy/Garcia to have a foot in both camps, could be put in place by following Betting Emporium's Rose tips, and has started well
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This is especially the case because McIlroy and Garcia, playing a mixture of wild rubbish and occasional moments of brilliance, scored half a point out of two possible
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Donaldson won his first point, and is one of five rookies on one point after day one
on the downside, no points for our Top US bets Johnson, Furyk and Mahan, the foursomes specialists all sunk this afternoon
Also only half a point for Kaymer this morning, from 2 up two to play, and surprisingly not out this afternoon.
This was Garcia's view after McIlroy's tee shot rebounded off the tree wide of the 18th fairway late this afternoon
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He got it pin high, and the pair finished birdie-birdie-birdie for a half to sink our bet
I am informed that it was quite a day in trading rooms
McIlroy and Garcia got chinned as 1/12 in running favourites this morning
Fowler and Walker were 1/20 favourites walking onto the 16th green this afternoon
Neither won
Tomorrow morning's pairings are out shortly