Britain & Ireland took a 3½-1½ lead over Continental Europe after the opening day’s fourballs at the Team Cup, an event giving European players a taste of match-play golf they might experience at the Ryder Cup in New York later this year. One of the points earned for Britain & Ireland came from Tyrrell Hatton and Tom McKibbin, a pairing comprising a current LIV Golf player and someone who might soon be joining the breakaway Saudi circuit. Hatton and McKibbin beat Antoine Rozner and Julien Guerrier 3&2 while the pairing of Tommy Fleetwood and Aaron Rai was another big winner for Britain & Ireland, defeating Italians Francesco Molinari and Matteo Manassero 4&2.