Europe win three more points on Saturday morning to take a commanding seven-point lead over USA
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton also had to work hard to secure their second victory together when they lost three holes in a row to Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele to be pegged back to all square.
However, Hatton’s birdie putt on the 16th edged them in front again and Rahm then came agonisingly close to making a hole-in-one on the 17th. Cantlay responded with an excellent tee shot of his own, but Schauffele’s birdie attempt from three feet caught the edge of the hole and span out.Hovland & Aberg beat Scheffler & Koepka 9&7Saturday fourballs tee ties11.55 Rose & MacIntyre vs Thomas & SpiethThat made the overall score 9.5 to 2.5 and meant Europe needed just five points from the remaining 16 for victory.
Europe captain Luke Donald had warned his side to be wary of the US players reacting like “a wounded animal” as they looked to overturn a record-equalling five-point deficit, but the only wounds on show from Scheffler and Koepka were entirely self-inflicted.
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