Team Europe is feeling itself.

The visiting squad went up 3-1 on the U.S. entry in a dominant opening of the Ryder Cup, and there were plenty of good feelings going around between the players.

“This man is a joy to be partnered with, we’ve spent a lotto time together and he can be very, very dependable when things get going difficult,” Spaniard Jon Rahm said of his partner, Tyrrell Hatton, after they took down Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau, 4&3. “I have confidence every single time and that’s why we were able to get it done again.”

Ludvig Abert and Matt Fitzpatrick rolled to a 5&3 final against Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley in their opening foursome, while Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood downed Collin Morikawa and Harris English, 5&4.

“When you’ve got a partner like Tommy

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