Scottie Scheffler Broke Down in Tears After Historic Beatdown at Ryder Cup

After losing 9 and 7—the worst defeat in Ryder Cup history—the world No. 1 couldn’t hold back his frustration.

It’s no secret the Americans just haven’t shown up in Rome. But Saturday, Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka made their poor Ryder Cup form abundantly clear in foursomes against Europe’s Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg. 

The U.S. team has often struggled in the alternate-shot format. However Scheffler and Koepka failed to make a par until the fourth hole of the match and ultimately couldn’t make it past No. 11 at Marco Simone. The performance was painful, to say the least. 

The pair of young Scandinavians crushed the two major champions 9 and 7, the largest margin of defeat in Ryder Cup history. 

“I mean, we're meeting two strong guys, No. 1 in the world and a five-time major champ, so we tried to not give them anything, and we played really, really solid,” Hovland said. “Obviously we didn't meet a sharp Scottie and Brooks but we played some really nice golf today.”

The loss was especially punishing for the world No. 1, who was seen breaking down in tears shortly after the historic loss. Scheffler sat in a golf cart next to his wife Meredith as he struggled to grasp what had just occurred on the course. 

"Anybody who thinks the Americans don't care about this, you're seeing it right here..." 🇺🇲😞 pic.twitter.com/AOduU7cLmR

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Scheffler and Koepka were both benched for Saturday’s afternoon fourball matches. The U.S. entered into fourth session with a 7-point deficit to the Europeans.