Twelve years after it was announced that the Ryder Cup would be coming to Bethpage Black, the biennial golf competition between the U.S. and Europe finally arrived Friday.

If the first hole of the day was an omen for Team USA, the wait would be well worth it.

But a dream start — which featured Bryson DeChambeau’s 344-yard first tee shot nearly reaching the green, igniting the raucous American faithful as he and Justin Thomas ultimately birdied and won the first hole of foursomes — quickly flipped upside down.

Team Europe dominated the morning, winning three of the four foursomes (alternate shot) matches, and kept its foot on the gas in the afternoon with victories in two of the four fourball (best ball) matches and a half-point in another.

Europe leads 5 1/2-2 1/2 after the first

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