For the first time ever, each of the top ten players on the World Golf Ranking are part of the competition: six of them playing for the United States, and four for Europe. But while the incredible depth of talent is impressive, players say the true strength of these teams is about a lot more than their level of play.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the strength of Europe has been we all get behind one another, and even whatever differences we may have, we put them to the side for this week,\u201d Rory McIlroy told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cAnd that\u2019s the way we try to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
McIlroy also said that a similar commitment to team unity has helped the United States improve their Ryder Cup teams in recent years. The United States is the defending champion, winning the 2016 Ryder Cup by a 17-11 score after three consecutive European victories.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe American team has become more cohesive in the last few years, and I think that\u2019s to do with the younger guys coming on board and really embracing the Ryder Cup and making it a very important part of their careers,\u201d said McIlroy.<\/p>\n
The Ryder Cup offers a wide range of betting options for gamblers. Along with the result and the final score, another popular market for bettors is predicting who will earn the most points for each side throughout the competition.<\/p>\n
For the Americans, Dustin Johnson (5\/1) and Justin Thomas (5\/1) are favored to do the most damage, with Brooks Koepka (11\/2), Jordan Spieth (6\/1) and Woods (13\/2) also expected to contribute heavily to their team. Meanwhile, McIlroy (9\/2) and Justin Rose (9\/2) are seen as the most likely leaders for the European squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States will look to win the Ryder Cup on European soil for the first time since 1993, as the biennial competition begins Friday at Le Golf National in the suburbs of Paris, France. Team USA enters the event as a slight favorite, with William Hill giving the Americans 10\/11 odds of winning, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":89175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ryder Cup: United States Rated as Slight Favorite Against Team Europe<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n