what does 9&7 mean in ryder cup

In the context of the Ryder Cup, "9&7" refers to the score of a match between two players, Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland, against Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. The score of 9&7 means that Aberg and Hovland won the match by 9 holes with 7 holes remaining to be played. The Ryder Cup is a golf tournament that is competed over three days in a format called match play, where team captains decide which players will compete in each match. The formats include foursomes, four-ball, and singles, and scores on each hole are reported as all square or even when the players tie. Otherwise, the score is 1-up or 1-down with the low scorer being up by the difference in strokes.