Stephen Gallacher's 'awesome' European side in control in Junior Ryder Cup

Martin Dempster
By Martin Dempster
Published 27th Sep 2023, 16:22 BST
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European Junior Ryder Cup captain Stephen Gallacher poses with Renato Paratore after the Italian, who plays on the DP World Tour, turned up to support the home team in the event at Golf Nazionale in Viterbo, Italy. Picture: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images.European Junior Ryder Cup captain Stephen Gallacher poses with Renato Paratore after the Italian, who plays on the DP World Tour, turned up to support the home team in the event at Golf Nazionale in Viterbo, Italy. Picture: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images.
European Junior Ryder Cup captain Stephen Gallacher poses with Renato Paratore after the Italian, who plays on the DP World Tour, turned up to support the home team in the event at Golf Nazionale in Viterbo, Italy. Picture: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images.
Stephen Gallacher’s European side is on the verge of a stunning success in the Junior Ryder Cup after pulling off a 6-0 clean sweep in the penultimate session in Rome.

Bidding to end a run of six straight defeats at the hands of the Americans in the event, Europe hold a 12-6 lead on the back of the sensational fourballs performance at Golf Nazionale.

The deciding 12 singles take place on the Ryder Cup course at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club on Thursday, when Gallacher’s players have teed up a great opportunity to land the first blow of the week for Europe.

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“It was awesome,” said Gallacher. “We came out firing and took control of the session from the word go. We took a hit yesterday afternoon (losing the second session 4-2) and I knew they wanted to bounce back today. The team spirit yesterday evening was terrific and I’m so proud of all of them.