{"id":99343,"date":"2023-09-27T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99343"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:16:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:16:57","slug":"biggest-hitters-at-ryder-cup-revealed-with-rookie-phenomenon-surprisingly-top-and-europe-seeing-clear-advantage-over-usa-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/biggest-hitters-at-ryder-cup-revealed-with-rookie-phenomenon-surprisingly-top-and-europe-seeing-clear-advantage-over-usa-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest hitters at Ryder Cup revealed with rookie phenomenon surprisingly top and Europe seeing clear advantage over USA | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RYDER CUP rookie Ludvig Aberg boasts the longest average tee shot heading into this weekend&#x27;s showdown between Europe and USA.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 edition of the iconic golf event gets underway on Friday as the finest European stars bid to reclaim the title they lost to the Americans in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11d00436-0a11-4b7c-86a5-db69d90b88c5.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GM_RYDER23_LONGEST-DRIVERS-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>And Luke Donald&#x27;s side come into the competition with a major advantage when it comes to their driving distances.<\/p>\n<p>Swede Aberg, 23, tops the charts with a 327-yard average &#8211; one clear of Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>Then comes Dane Nicolai Hojgaard and Spaniard Jon Rahm with 316 and 314 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>All of Europe&#x27;s top four have a bigger driving distance than the top American, according to stats gathered from the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE ON RYDER CUP<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JF-SPORT-WAGS-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>US Ryder Cup Wags hit town as Jena Sims and Co light up Rome<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RB-THE-RYDER-CUP-CHAMPIONSHIP-COMP-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Ryder Cup golf tips, free bets and latest odds \u2013 Best golf sign up offers<\/h3>\n<p>The best US driver is Wyndham Clark with an average of 313 yards.<\/p>\n<p>US Open champion Clark, 29, sits two yards clear of Sam Burns and three ahead of World No1 Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 10 of Europe&#x27;s 12-man team hold average driving distances of more than 300 yards.<\/p>\n<p>The only ones that fall below that mark are Sepp Straka and Justin Rose. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Golf<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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