Collin Morikawa and Harris English have had an utter nightmare in the Ryder Cup so far but LIV Golf star Graeme McDowell has suggested the duo were actually unlucky.
Morikawa and Henley were sent back out by Keegan Bradley in one of the more surprising moves of the weekend.
The duo were comfortably beaten by Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood on day one and then when sent back out for the second day, they were once again put up against the same pairing.
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As expected, the outcome was the same, as McIlroy and Fleetwood triumphed 3&2, leaving the American duo with their tails between their legs and Bradley to rue a big and costly decision.
However, according to Graeme McDowell, there is reason to have some sympathy for Morikawa and English.
Collin Morikawa and Harris English branded ‘unlucky’ on day two at the Ryder Cup
Morikawa and English will go down as one of the worst pairings from this year’s Ryder Cup and it will always be the case they were comfortably beaten twice.
However, while the results were not what they wanted, LIV’s Graeme McDowell offered up some sort of reflection and sympathy for the American pair.
Taking to X to post his thoughts on their struggles, McDowell suggested they’d actually been unlucky in one sense.
With Morikawa and English clearly struggling, the last thing they needed to see was Fleetwood and McIlroy.
Nevertheless, they still wilted and simply didn’t produce and while fingers will be pointed at Bradley, it is ultimately the players who didn’t perform.
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood would have beaten anyone
In fairness to Morikawa and English, McDowell does have a point here with his comments.
It was unlucky they drew McIlroy and Fleetwood again but ultimately, it wouldn’t have mattered who the Americans sent out.
Fleetwood and McIlroy’s record is so good that it feels like they’d have taken down any pair this morning.
As for Morikawa and English, they’ll be desperate to perform in the singles and rescue some personal pride at least.
If not, then it’s just going to have to go down as one of those nightmare years.
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