William Hill - USA shorten to 2/5 for the Ryder Cup after Day One

USA shorten to 2/5 for the Ryder Cup after Day One

Following a stunning performance in the afternoon fourballs, the USA are now 2/5 to win the 39^thRyder Cup.

Europe struggling in the better ball format in the face of a home birdie barrage and are now 5/2 to win and 7/4 to retain the trophy.

Today we make the morning foursomes look to be set up for a close tussle, and we just shade the market to Europe (11/8) with the USA (6/4) with the tie at 5/2.

These are the William Hill prices on the individual pairings

6/5         Simpson/Watson            

11/10     Rose/Poulter

5/1         Tie

11/10     Bradley/Mickelson

6/5         Westwood/Donald

5/1         Tie

6/5         Dufner/Z.Johnson

11/10     Colsaerts/Garcia

5/1         Tie

6/4         Furyk/Snedeker

10/11     McIlroy/McDowell

5/1         Tie

William Hill spokesman, Richard Thomas, said: “The opening day of the Ryder Cup match at Medinah showcased all that is great in team matchplay golf. At one point in the scoreboard in the morning was all blue, before the home team levelled the session at 2-2. The afternoon was a different story and without the immense performance from Nicolas Colsaerts, it would have been 4-0 to the USA. Betting in-play yesterday was frenetic and we expect even more action over the weekend.”