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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray at Marco Simone Golf Club

Brooks Koepka accuses Ryder Cup rival Jon Rahm of acting ‘like a child’

Brooks Koepka shakes hands with Jon Rahm on the 18th green
Brooks Koepka shakes hands with Jon Rahm on the 18th green. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Getty Images

Luke Donald defended Jon Rahm after the US PGA champion Brooks Koepka appeared to accuse the Spaniard of behaving like a “child” in the immediate aftermath of a bruising opening day for the United States at the Ryder Cup.

Rahm holed out dramatically on the final green so that he and Nicolai Højgaard could salvage half a point against Koepka and Scottie Scheffler. Europe lead 6½ to 1½ in Rome with the US failing to win a single match in a day for the first time in Ryder Cup history.

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