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Of course, Scheffler is far from solely responsible for the foursomes defeats. <\/p>\n
His partner Russell Henley did not cover himself in much glory during Friday’s 4&3 beating by European pair Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n
Henley is fourth in a world ranking system skewed by the omission of LIV golfers, but looked shaky on his Ryder Cup debut.<\/p>\n
Even Scheffler – whose game is based on consistent driving and metronomic irons – could not dig them out of trouble.<\/p>\n
“Scheffler and Henley certainly failed to fire but the European performance was perfect,” said former European Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson, who is analysing the Bethpage action for BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
“They made the Americans earn everything and they really couldn’t come up with the goods.<\/p>\n
“The Americans put on a little spell at the end there, they had a little bit of life coming but it just wasn’t enough and it was far too late.”<\/p>\n
Scheffler was bullish afterwards, saying he felt his pairing did “some good things”. <\/p>\n
“We just didn’t hole enough putts early. We had some chances. I think the putts just didn’t fall,” he added.<\/p>\n
On Friday afternoon, Scheffler was unable to make amends in the fourballs alongside debutant JJ Spaun as they were beaten 3&2 by Rahm and Sepp Straka.<\/p>\n
Again, Scheffler blamed his failings with the putter – the weakest part of his game – even though he did rally with a couple of late birdies.<\/p>\n
Scheffler and his long-time buddy Henley have been given the chance to redeem themselves in the Saturday foursomes, with US captain Keegan Bradley insisting Scheffler remains in “great spirits”.<\/p>\n
Trailing by three points, the hosts are relying on some statement performance. Especially from their standout talent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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