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He has done it again! No! What a shot!

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STUDIO: This is the closing hole, beautiful views of the Perthshire

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countryside, the opening day of the 40th Ryder Cup, the foreground of

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this majestic scene, very much the focus of anxious attention from both

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the European and American teams. Because fully for eight matches

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yesterday went the distance to this point. -- four of the eight. There

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was one in particular which seemed like it's changed the momentum in

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the home side's favour, it was a 5.54 Graeme McDowell and Rory

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McIlroy which really felt like a victory. They took a record three

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and a half points, turning around the deficit from the morning for

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balls, Europe, 5-3 ahead, when the satisfied captain Paul McGinley

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headed back to the team room last night. As we have seen how important

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momentum has been in Ryder cups over the years, America definitely got a

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big momentum switch, and for these guys to come out so early, in the

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afternoon, and reacts to that, in all four matches, that show strength

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of character. This morning it was deja vu for Rose and Henrik Stenson,

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beating on the opening for balls, this time against Bubba Watson and

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new partner Matt Kuchar. -- on the opening for balls. Jamie Donaldson

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and Lee Westwood have good memories of playing Jim Furyk yesterday, the

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nine time Ryder Cup veteran now teaming up with the feisty Hunter

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Mahan. Danish German partnership of Thomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer,

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facing the red-hot rookies, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, who dumped

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Jordan and Gallagher. And it is Ian Poulter and not Garcia who rekindles

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his partnership with Rory McIlroy. They faced the unbeaten and unbeaten

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pairing of Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler. A ten footer for an opening

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birdie, that put himself and Bubba head against Rose and Henrik

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Stenson, the first time they have been behind in four matches.

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Since the famous denim denoument at Celtic Manor he has waited a long

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time. Double major winner Martin Kaymer

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was all over the flag comedy again alongside Thomas Bjorn, to put some

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blue on the board around Gleneagles for the first time this morning.

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Meanwhile a word in your ear, captain Paul McGinley getting up

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close and personal on the tee with world number one Rory McIlroy,

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last-minute instruction on facing Rickie Fowler and Walker. And his

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partner, Ian Poulter, the so-called postman, really itching to start

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delivering some points. This was his approach to the first. It was an

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opening lead. A beautiful strike. At the 3rd, Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan

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flying as well, this part added up to a third birdie in a row, and took

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that US into a 2 up advantage. -- and took the US. Plenty of birdies,

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two and a row for Thomas Bjorn at the 3rd, two up against Jordan

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Spieth and Patrick Reed, noise levels around the course

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significantly increasing. Back to the top match, World Matchplay

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champion, Matt Kuchar, weaving magic. -- former World Matchplay

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champion Matt Kuchar weaving his magic with that budding grip,

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Stenson, 2-0. As we pick it up, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth Apple

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backed a hole on Thomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer, one to the good for

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Europe, the overall picture is tight.

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COMMENTATOR: Henrik Stenson's second to the seventh. Playing with Rose, a

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couple down. Nicely done. Jordan Spieth, his partner has

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played, just missed the water hazard.

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Soft bounce... Soft bounce... Good shot.

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Bubba Watson at the 7th. His partner has just gone through the green.

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And... Look at that. Rory McIlroy is unplayable in the

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bushes, his partner is on the green. Jimmy Walker will be taking dead

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aim. Like that... Fantastic shot, right

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down the flag. I have not seen him smile yet. Bubba Watson... Looked

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strong... He has missed it. Nervous one for Bubba Watson at the 7th.

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Rory McIlroy is out of the whole, Ian Poulter, the last European left

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on the fifth, this is his third. That is a concession.

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all square. Henrik Stenson downhill, left to

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right. New part this week. Confidently hold. -- holed. Played

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two, won two. This is to win the hole... Found it. Moving right...

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Finds the ball. The match is all square.

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All square with Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, the rookies. All four

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players have found this green, the first to have a go, Justin Rose,

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from the hollow. Turning to his right. Here she comes, near she

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comes. He has taken some lovely ones yesterday. Big cheers around the

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course. This is too half the whole. Thought

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he had done it, thought he had done it, match goes to all square. --

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this is to half the hole. Moving to the par-5 9th.

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Three matches all square, suddenly. Donaldson and westward, two down. --

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Lee Westwood. Rickie Fowler, six hole. -- 6th

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hole. Playing 206 yards today. Another good shot from the young

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man. Half of the green. Play first, find the target. Patrick Reed...

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Jordan Spieth has duffed his second. But Patrick has played a little

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beauty. Europeans just off the bat. Must be warming up, now bearing his

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arms. Tee shot at the 6th. Pretty good result.

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Rory McIlroy parting first, this is for a two. He has got it commonly

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has got it, he has got it all of the way. Beautiful, it is a 2 for Rory

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McIlroy. Rose, second to the par-5, must have a decent life, coming out

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with a wood. Can't be... What a shock, what a

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shot that is! Ripped it past the bunker. One of those ones that comes

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out straight and fast, well done! After that fine two, this part to

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half the whole, keep the match all square. What a boy!

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Donaldson has got to find the green, awkward front pin, not a lot of

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landing area. Henrik Stenson... Henrik Stenson...

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CHEERING Had a reputation years ago of being

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better putters, they are certainly showing wonderful parting form

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today. Tasty touch... Matt Kuchar... Little ledge... That is what you

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call mighty fine touch! Beautifully judged.

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Best part 100 feet laid its stone dead, the US have a birdie and so

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have Europe. Jamie Donaldson, at the 8th, this is too half the whole, and

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yes... Well done. -- hole. After that wonderful second shot

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from the wrath... Justin Rose. This is for an eagle, to win the hole...

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Well, great effort. The match remains all square.

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Martin Kaymer, for par, at the 8th. Looking ragged. Huge, huge, huge

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putt! Just enough. Rose, on the 10th, first of the par threes on the

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homeward nine, 192 yards. Jordan Spieth to half the hole.

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Vital one. Up the hill. Extremely confident.

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Next on the tee, Bubba Watson. Partnership, out in 31 for the front

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nine, part of 35, super golf will four balls. The Americans, the

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Europeans, number ten. Bitter breeze helping. Directly as

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they come in, four, four yards in which to land it. Going high,

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spinning. Pretty good. It's straight uphill

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from there. 10th green, Justin Rose... First

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player to have a chance of a too, just off the front of the green.

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Taking four birdies today. Could be number five who has cut it.

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What a roar! CHEERING That was a crowd-pleaser.

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Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, all square. Bit of a downslope. Jimmy...

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Really nipped that one away, landing on the downslope, spinning back a

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little. Bubba Watson, too half the hole, after that... He has done it!

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Great stuff, this is wonderful play. The match remains all square.

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Lee Westwood's third to the ninth, running shot, set up for a running

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sand shot... He has played one... He has played one. Cannot tell you how

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well that was played. Little rich, had to carry that and get the ball

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to release, stone dead birdie at the 9th.

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Right edge up the hill, Rory for a three. Yes, knee has done it. My

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goodness, make the whole a bit bigger! Miles of putts today,

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between them, wonderful exhibition. Justin Rose, second shot to the

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11th. Match all square. He is on fire. Unlucky not to get it

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a little earlier, did not quite break early enough. Jim Furyk. To

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half the hole. He has done it again, what touch we

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have seen today, the US stays three up. Fabulous.

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After that brilliant part of Rory McIlroy's to half the hole, Jimmy

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Walker, playing partner, giving in the light, left to right. He has not

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hit it. Europe go one up. Birdies everywhere you look! Could

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not be tighter. Justin Rose... Can he half the

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hole, wonderful putt from Matt Kuchar. Can he do it again?

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hole, wonderful putt from Matt course he can, of course he can!

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That Medinah putt, and never looked back. Both partnerships, 7-under,

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the opening holes... Not a bogey insight.

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Ninth green, Europeans only have a par at the par-5 and Jordan Spieth

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trundles another one in. United States go 1-0

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-- United States go one up. 33, good steady golf. For the first time

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today, the United States have edged ahead, they are up in two matches,

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Europe up in one, the final match all square. A real duel, wonderful

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golf. Matt Kuchar, both Americans in the

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sand, this longest par-4. Accessible pin here at number 12 today. He has

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got it. Playing some wonderful golf, Justin Rose.

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Henrik Stenson, they have birdied the last six holes in a row. Tee

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shot here at 12. Eyeing it up... Right down the banner again, this is

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some of the best golf I have ever seen played by Justin Rose!

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Magnificent. Rory McIlroy... This monster, 600

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yard, ninth hole, second shot. I earn in hand. One up. -- iron.

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Jordan Spieth, tee shot at the 10th, his partner in the sand. This looks

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good, if he has got the distance right, and he has. My goodness, knee

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is going well. Jordan Spieth, 29 years old, first Ryder Cup. -- 21

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years of age, first Ryder Cup. Henrik Stenson has seen some golf in

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this partnership. CO-COMMENTATOR: Birdies all over the place,

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unbelievable. Absolutely stunning. Here is another chance. They are in

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on every hole. And that is another one, perfect for Henrik Stenson,

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brilliant! The bad back is easing up with every

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putt that he holes. What a The bad back is easing up with every

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a run! Matt Kuchar, for a half. Surely it cannot come in that

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much... They go 1-0 up. They are creating a

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formidable partnership, these two. Birdie attempt at 11, his partner is

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close. Three down, it has got to start happening mighty quick. That

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is a good start, brilliant, great for the Europeans.

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Rory McIlroy, this is for four. When's the whole. Europe go two up

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after nine holes. -- wins the hole. This is for a half at 11. Three up,

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this would be a bitter blow for the Europeans. Very good from Hunter

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Mahan. Staying 3-0 up. He has been pretty deadly on the

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greens, Jordan Spieth, this is another chance at ten. Birdies at

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nine and ten. You have got to get your breath

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back! One up for Justin Rose. Good birdie and a good break to win

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the ninth. Down the hill, par-3 10th, pin front

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left. Finding his rhythm... Pressure slightly off. He's going to

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like this one if the distance is right, honing in on the flag. Great

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opportunities at number ten, for the Europeans. Turning on the heat.

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American pair of foul and Walker. Far left, had to be aggressive, paid

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the price. -- American pair of Fowler and

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Walker. Another perfect tee shot from Justin Rose. Another pin

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seeker. Not bad at all. Rickie Fowler out of the left

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bunker, they need one of these to go in... It has done! Brilliant! That

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is one way to make a two. They really needed that, these two.

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Perfect response to two good European tee shots.

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Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson, one up, this is to go two up. He has

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been holding them for fun, this morning, but this is a tricky one.

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He has done it again, you know! Six birdies in a row for Justin Rose.

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The crowds up here at Gleneagles have been so respectful... Quiet,

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when they need to be quiet, and cheering when there is cheering to

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be done. That was a big turnaround. Wonderful

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sand shot from Rickie Fowler, now there is only one in it.

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Counting up the birdies... One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

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eight, nine birdies so far. They are in a commanding position as holes

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begin to run out. Brilliant bunker shot has kept them right in the game

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in the bottom match. Evenly poised. Rickie Fowler... Fizzing one and

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then putting on the brakes. A little too early. Down the flag.

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Could not have placed his tee shot in a better place, this is the ideal

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approach to the flag. APPLAUSE

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OK... Stenson flipping this 1-over the

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bunker. A big drop behind the hole, he can't be too aggressive. Oh... It

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just stayed up. APPLAUSE Walker. Partner inside about four

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feet already. So, he'll be taking dead aim. And that was dead aim. My

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goodness, how did it stay out? CHUCKLES

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Jimmy! What is the recipe today, Jim? ! Bubba Watson has this to win

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the hole, beautiful tee shot, and a did not bounce up, this for eagle.

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-- are lucky it didn't bounce up. It was a good strike, perfect distance.

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Europe, that will be conceded I rather fancy. And the Europeans will

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have putts for a half. Come on Ian, this is to halve the 11th, where is

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that old magic, Edina macro magic... ? GASPING

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Just not happening for him on the greens. -- Medinah magic. All

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square. Stenson, Rose partnership have made

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birdie on the eighth, 13. This is too half the hole. Incredible run.

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Never anywhere else. CHEERING It is read everywhere you look on

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the scoreboard, they remain two up. -- it is red. The leaderboard does

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not tell you the whole story. Rose and Stenson two up. In the final

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match, it is nip and tuck, all square. Henrik Stenson, second shot.

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He and Justin Rose, they are two up. Punch down the hill with a 7 iron.

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Come on. He likes it, does he? He loves it. And why not? Indeed, why

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not. Thank you very much! We will give you that and that will be nine

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birdies in a row, pretty good play. Stenson has played a beauty, he's

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gazing down on it, can I get inside him? Could.

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But he hasn't. APPLAUSE Hunter Mahan at the 14th.

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Three up, and that is a beautiful... Is it going to go through the green,

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no, it's not. Majestic. APPLAUSE CHEERING

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Stenson, his putt is conceded after the sparkling second shot. Captain

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Tom keeping him thoughts -- his thoughts to himself, he must be

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delighted with his team 's performance today. Kuchar. This is

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to half the hole. Look at this, look out! I don't believe this is

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happening. This is the most magnificent of golf I have seen

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certainly in Ryder Cup, it goes on, and on, and on. Stunning. 14 of the

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15 holes, have been birdied. AWAY FANS: USA! USA! Patrick Reed,

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seemingly impervious to these temperatures. A good contact swing.

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Down! It was a fine shot. APPLAUSE The only ball on this green. They

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are supposed to be somebody, but I'm not sure who. Couldn't be the

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Sherlock Holmes appreciation society... ? CHUCKLES

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. It's an awkward one for Thomas Bjorn. Not too bad. GASPING

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CHUCKLES Everywhere you look, magical shots,

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long ones, chips, bunkers, a wonderful array of golfing shots.

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After that beautiful tee shot on the 14th, this is for eagle, for Monday

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and -- Hunter Mahan, currently three up, brilliant. Boy, we've seen some

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scoring today but that's the first eagle we've seen! They will be four

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up. CHEERING Reed has this to win, the par-4

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13th, currently two up. And... Wonderful putt, three up! Well, Reed

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and Speith are absolutely flying again. They'll definitely be playing

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this afternoon. Rickie Fowler, 13th hole, match square. Poulter has

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already played, he's in the greenside bunker. Pin, front, right

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and that's a nap salute corker from Fowler. -- absolute corker.

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Both Europeans played rather risky shots. This has ended up all right,

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Justin Rose has a lie, he should get closer than his opponents and he

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has. I should say he has! CHEERING CHUCKLES

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Looks like another birdie, and all will be forgiven for the hot-headed

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second. McIlroy, for his birdie on 13, the opposition are close. This

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would be a great putt, to put on the pressure, it is not going to come

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in, no. APPLAUSE Wonderful applause for Rose,

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pitching out of the trouble on the right. Nine birdies on the trot he

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has had. Eight of them abetted by Stenson.

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Here's Bubba Watson. Now, one of these two shots has got to go into

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half the hole. CHUCKLES APPLAUSE

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He shaved it. Here's Jimmy Walker, his palm is

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close but he has this for a birdie and it is tracking right in,

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beautiful from Walker. -- his partner. The Americans go one up in

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the last match, the first time they have nosed ahead and if things stay

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like this, everything will be even going into the afternoon foursomes.

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Back to Kuchar, got to go in. Running too hard. What a windfall

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Rose and Stenson. -- what a win for them. What a win indeed, fantastic,

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three and two. Well worth the effort and a sore throat. Know and the two

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that, 12-under after 16 holes -- there is no answer to that.

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Fabulous. Still holes to play, in fact all of them, I think the second

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match, Donaldson and Westwood, Furyk, Mahan, has gone, and the next

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one doesn't look good for the Europeans but the last match is very

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important if you happen to be a European supporter or an American

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supporter. Let's here from the winners, Rose and Stenson. One of

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the greatest Ryder Cup matches in history, what did you feel and how

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did you get in the zone today? Poulter always says, you wish you

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could bottle it and take it with you, the Ryder Cup, you are forced

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to focus, otherwise you will struggle if you look at the

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distractions. We got onto a great rhythm today, I felt like I was

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reading the greens so well. We macro you both played brilliantly. -- you

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played really well together. How did you turn it around? It was tough in

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the beginning. We played really well. From seven onwards, we made

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wordy on every hole. We tried to square the match by the 16th,

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because we knew that, we need a 6 or seven birdies, the way they were

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playing. It took two holes, we made birdie and that was the start of it.

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Will you be sticking together, how about your ailing back? It is OK. I

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think his back could be sore. I am taking the afternoon off and getting

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ready for the singles tomorrow and I will be out supporting them in the

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afternoon. Wonderful tee shot. 35 feet for his eagle. To win the hole.

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Don't think he has hit hit, has he come he has, it's a good putt,

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certain birdie. Keeping the pressure form on -- firmly on Bjorn and

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Kaymer. Hunter Mahan, downhill on the 15th, second shot, he and Furyk

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are four up. Westwood is in relatively close. In the hole, just

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missed! Kaymer with his attempt. Birdied the first three, they've

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only had one since. This has got to go in and it doesn't. Four down,

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with four to play. Jimmy Walker, this measures 285 yards. For this

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morning 's play. Just short, it's OK, nice shots, when you are in

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command of the match. Not doing anything silly.

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I think he might have too much club, if he has a driver, if he catches

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it. I think he will have the aim down the left, cut it in, certainly

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plenty of club for him. APPLAUSE

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It's OK. It will be very awkward if it had tipped into that little

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hollow. Lee Westwood with this to win the

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hole. And for the European point of view, definitely needed. GASPING

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No. APPLAUSE Hunter Mahan to win the match. Four

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and three, if this goes in. And it does. It is a win for the United

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States. The match at the moment, 6-4, in Europe's favour but this has

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been another good match. That we have seen on this second morning.

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McIlroy just off the green. The short par-4. Long putt. Leaving the

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flag is a bit of a cushion, he will be delighted if it goes stone dead,

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drifting away a bit. Getting closer and closer, how close is that? I

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don't think it's stone dead. APPLAUSE

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Looking down on the narrow 15th green, Jordan Speith, second shot.

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Nice hop forward. Didn't quite clamber onto the back level but a

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lovely shot nonetheless, they are in command of this match.

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Everyone looking a little nervous around the 14th green. Rory has got

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this for a birdie three, Henrik Stenson is inside him, they are one

:44:59.:45:07.

down, he makes it, confidently. Well done, Rory. APPLAUSE

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Jimmy Walker for a birdie, to half the hole, to stay one up, just left

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of centre. He is fearless, this fellow, very good. APPLAUSE

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Martin Kaymer with the flag out, he really needs to whole -- he needs to

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hole this, a good effort, but shaking of hands. Patrick Reed and

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Jordan Speith, five and three victors over Thomas Bjorn and Martin

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Kaymer, they were just too good this morning, a couple of early mistakes

:46:21.:46:22.

from the Europeans and never clambered their way back. There it

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is, five and three victory. The match score, 6-5. Now Walker, a

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newcomer to Ryder Cup golf. For the United States. How well he has

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played. Hasn't shown any nerves at all, has been absolutely tremendous.

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It's all right no danger there. Martin, you made a great start, two

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up after the first three, what went wrong? Well, we didn't play

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consistently enough, there was always one man who missed the green

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and the other one could not be aggressive with the birdie putt. The

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first five holes we played fine, but then, we found it tough to get out

:47:17.:47:20.

again. They didn't make many mistakes so it was tough to get

:47:21.:47:25.

anything going. Especially around the turn, you know, we should have

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made a couple of birdies coming in, but we couldn't. It is tough to win

:47:29.:47:36.

holes, without birdies. Europe need something to happen, it looks like

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they could go three up on the 10th, they are one down. Poulter driving,

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no magic so far from him in a day and half. So, so. Patrick, another

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success with another red-hot rookie. You two have certainly formed quite

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a partnership, how did you turn it around today? I came out on a slow

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start, he was carrying me through the six holes, I started hitting

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some quality shots and my confidence got up. Jordan made it pretty easy

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on me, by keeping his ball in play, doing that I was able to get going.

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Once we smelt the blood we were able to take it. Jimmy Walker. The middle

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of the green, Rickie Fowler, next to play. Really sick lie. Gouged it

:48:32.:48:44.

out? He has. It is a dandy, it really is one of the best. Coming

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out of the thick stuff. Hitting the downslope. APPLAUSE

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Appreciative clapping. The lonely Viking. Poulter with his third shot

:48:59.:49:09.

on the 15th. He and McIlroy are one down. The opposition are in close.

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It looks good. It looks good. CHUCKLES

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Poulter comes alive! CHEERING CHEERING

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They are back, the Poulter fans. If you cannot hole on the green, why

:49:44.:49:49.

not offer them -- why not from off them? The real Poulter has suddenly

:49:50.:49:57.

arrived, look at that, beautiful shot, it looks good here, look at

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it, look at it, boom. What a noise ringing across the golf course.

:50:04.:50:08.

CHEERING First time we have seen that look

:50:09.:50:15.

this week. If they were to win this it would be 6-6, and if they were to

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lose it, it would be 7-5 and there's an enormous difference in the

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matches. This is to half the 15th and to retain their ten bleed and

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have done it. -- retained their lead. What a vital point this is

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going to be. AWAY FANS: USA! USA! lead. What a vital point this is

:50:36.:50:48.

Here we come, Jamie Donaldson will be playing with Lee, that's a

:50:49.:50:52.

surprise. Zach Johnson, and Jim Furyk. Matt Kuchar. McIlroy, with a

:50:53.:51:03.

long iron, what do you fancy, Ken? What club? A 4 iron, 3-iron into the

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breeze, it has to be Sunday best, don't miss to the right. That was a

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good connection, it sounded sweet. It is all right. He thought it was

:51:20.:51:25.

enough but it weren't by at least one club. Tasty. Very, very tasty.

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Fowler now pitching up, third shot with a tight lie and he has fluffed

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Fowler now pitching up, third shot it, nerves are jangling. They say

:51:51.:51:53.

golf is a fuddy-duddy game played by old men and ageing ladies. You

:51:54.:51:57.

wouldn't think so if you were here today.

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Putting, for safety 's sake, or is he, he's not, he's chipping up,

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played it well. But that's four. His partner is in the bunker for three.

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Jimmy, this is from a birdie. Nice lie, flipping underneath it hard. He

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has flipped well. The United States look like they have a stone cold

:52:35.:52:41.

five but the Europeans will have two putts, to win the hole.

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A great moment for Ian Poulter to do it again. He might swallow

:52:52.:53:04.

himself... CHEERING And he has, would you believe it's

:53:05.:53:11.

humanly possible? ! He's been playing to a steady five handicap

:53:12.:53:15.

for a day and a half and suddenly, wham, bang, thank you and I am on my

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way. Match all square. CHUCKLES He's back, he's back, by popular

:53:28.:53:35.

demand. Now from European point of view, they want to macro balls on

:53:36.:53:39.

the green, the long par-3. On the green...

:53:40.:53:44.

-- looking for two balls on the green. Not bad I suppose, but not

:53:45.:54:07.

great. Match all square, it will be one of Rory's hi cutters. He can

:54:08.:54:15.

never resist a flag, it is the 5-iron. APPLAUSE

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Pretty good. Walker, newcomer to Ryder Cup golf, he's been

:54:34.:54:38.

magnificent so far. His partner is in trouble, half plugged in the

:54:39.:54:42.

sand. Match all square. What happened there? That sounded like a

:54:43.:54:49.

missed cue altogether. Would you believe it? What nerves do. That's

:54:50.:54:56.

the situation:... Fowler, out of the sand, half

:54:57.:55:14.

plugged. Might help him, in a way, he might get some run on the ball.

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Not bad, but not close. APPLAUSE He's had a couple of miracles on the

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last two holes, this is for a two, and he has fluffed it. That was an

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anti-climax if ever I saw one. Anxious looking Tom Watson. Rory now

:55:49.:56:00.

within putt to win the hole. Two, might win it. It's good speed. Very

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good speed, nice and tidy. Very slippery putt, but that's a 3.

:56:09.:56:19.

Fowler has made some to reflect putts in this match so far. -- made

:56:20.:56:28.

some terrific putts. And he does it, brilliant! He's without nerves,

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marvellous player, all to play for, with one hole left.

:56:36.:56:47.

You have just got to make sure, that your feet don't slip, lucky with

:56:48.:56:57.

this lie, just looking to lay up to leave 100 yards for his third.

:56:58.:57:01.

That's OK. A little hollow there, you can see where the flag is. Not a

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bad spot. He has hurt his hand digging it out. Rickie Fowler, not a

:57:11.:57:20.

bad lie, risking the fairway wood, he can chase it up. If he really

:57:21.:57:22.

catches it... Sounded a little heavy and maybe to

:57:23.:57:36.

the right... ? Oh, brilliant. Brilliant result. What a fabulous

:57:37.:57:44.

stroke. Just tiptoed over the bunker. Majestic! Now, Rory.

:57:45.:57:54.

Opposition has played a beauty. Open green, 31 yards from the front, but

:57:55.:58:01.

the left-hand side. Watch how he is looking, he's worried it is going to

:58:02.:58:05.

the right. He does not like it. He is not going to escape. No, he's

:58:06.:58:17.

not. Poulter, just watch what happens to the club when he hits

:58:18.:58:21.

it, it gets tangled up. Snagging it, and that can be painful. Poulter

:58:22.:58:29.

about 100 yards from the flag, third shot.

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How about that! This is a magic day. It is a magic day.

:58:41.:59:27.

Anxious team-mates looking on, Rickie Fowler with a putt for an

:59:28.:00:04.

eagle three on this final hole, to win the match. It would be poetic

:00:05.:00:09.

justice if it finishes all square. What a fabulous day, both sides

:00:10.:00:22.

could say, we could have, we might have... In the end, it is 8.5,

:00:23.:00:27.

could say, we could have, we might it is a very honourable .5 indeed!

:00:28.:00:38.

-- it is a .5. Europe just one point ahead, and a fantastic morning to

:00:39.:00:42.

play. STUDIO: Coming to the 16th, Mr Ryder Cup turns up! Felt like a

:00:43.:00:49.

victory. We were lucky on 15, Ricky has hit a fantastic shot. Looking

:00:50.:00:53.

like going to down, that would have been tough to come back from. --

:00:54.:01:01.

Rickie. Cheeky little chip, keeps the door open, nice birdie at 16. We

:01:02.:01:07.

played great, Rory played very solid, I had a sleep through the

:01:08.:01:10.

middle of the match. Rory said, the mail was late! Better late than

:01:11.:01:16.

never! Rory, Beardsley, another situation. This has been the story

:01:17.:01:22.

of your Ryder Cup so far. How important in the overall scheme of

:01:23.:01:29.

things could this half the? They be not as important as the half that

:01:30.:01:33.

Sergio and I got last night, but it is important. America could have

:01:34.:01:42.

drawn that but they did not. We are still a point ahead going into the

:01:43.:01:45.

foursomes and we are in a good position. It was important. But we

:01:46.:01:50.

still have four points to try to get this afternoon. All of the boys will

:01:51.:01:55.

go out and play strongly. COMMENTATOR: Confirmation of the

:01:56.:02:00.

situation, last match, halved, up and down. At the end of it all, a

:02:01.:02:07.

halved game, brilliant morning, brilliant, brilliant morning.

:02:08.:02:10.

STUDIO: It was very much in America's favour, how was that at

:02:11.:02:18.

the end? It was huge, we looks like we were in control, they hole bunker

:02:19.:02:23.

shot, they birdie the next one. We looked like we were in trouble, they

:02:24.:02:27.

got a head again and I thought, this is it, it is over. Rickie hit it

:02:28.:02:33.

close, we were not in great shape but Ian Poulter comes out of the

:02:34.:02:36.

blue, holes that chip, match saving chip. Half a point. Makes all the

:02:37.:02:43.

difference. I'm going to let you get your lunch, we will quickly assess

:02:44.:02:44.

the afternoon foursomes. Donaldson and westward, appearing

:02:45.:02:51.

together for the third time at Gleneagles, up against a team who

:02:52.:02:56.

have not had any return from three matches so far. Dustin Rose destined

:02:57.:02:59.

to play in every session, but with Henrik Stenson resting his back,

:03:00.:03:04.

Martin Kaymer comes in, the last two U.S. Open champion the freewheeling

:03:05.:03:09.

Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, whose confidence is surging. Sergio

:03:10.:03:12.

Garcia returns from his morning off to accompany Rory McIlroy, he's into

:03:13.:03:17.

the long haul with five matches. Both Jim Furyk and Hunter were

:03:18.:03:20.

brilliant this morning. Europe have the rock-solid Victor Dubuisson and

:03:21.:03:26.

Graeme McDowell in the anchor roles, facing the unbeaten Jimmy Walker and

:03:27.:03:29.

Rickie Fowler, both of whom have produced some fantastic stuff. Zach

:03:30.:03:33.

Johnson renown for his deadly short game, apparent to all, when this

:03:34.:03:38.

went in at the 1st. No need for Matt Kuchar to get the party out.

:03:39.:03:41.

Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth birdied the third. -- bogeyed the

:03:42.:03:45.

third. The Texan Reid, with birdied the third. -- bogeyed the

:03:46.:03:52.

surefire birdie chance, taken, to go back to all square. -- the Texan

:03:53.:03:57.

Patrick Reed. Westward and Donaldson chasing their game from the start

:03:58.:03:59.

after losing the first but Donaldson's second shot to the fifth

:04:00.:04:03.

would pick them back on level terms, with 38-year-old rookie so

:04:04.:04:06.

self-assured at Gleneagles. Hunter Mahan and Jim Furyk lost

:04:07.:04:14.

their opening hole, here at the 2nd lost even further ground, two down

:04:15.:04:18.

after two, against Garcia and Rory McIlroy. In the final match, the man

:04:19.:04:28.

from Cannes. Youngest member of the European side, Victor Dubuisson,

:04:29.:04:31.

second to the 3rd hole, such magic yesterday and does it again.

:04:32.:04:36.

Consecutive birdies with Graeme McDowell, two up, Walker and Fowler.

:04:37.:04:42.

Here is the situation in the second match out there.

:04:43.:05:00.

Third shot of Lee Westwood. Simple pitch. Plenty of green to work with.

:05:01.:05:38.

Nicely played. A beauty from Lee Westwood. The chance to get his nose

:05:39.:05:43.

in front. COMMENTATOR: Past the flag at number

:05:44.:05:53.

six, reliable Jim Furyk, up the green.

:05:54.:05:59.

That will be enough. That puts Garcia and Rory McIlroy one up.

:06:00.:06:09.

Birdie to win the whole, is it hanging? Just held the line.

:06:10.:06:25.

United States, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, two up, after seven

:06:26.:06:28.

holes. CO-COMMENTATOR: This is for the

:06:29.:06:40.

half, at six, after a beautiful tee shot from Rory McIlroy, Garcia

:06:41.:06:42.

looking so solid these days. Donaldson, ninth green, birdie

:06:43.:07:07.

chance to win the hole. Well done! Well done.

:07:08.:07:13.

-- one cup lead. -- one up lead. Europe up in three, down in one.

:07:14.:07:32.

Comfortable position. Magical 6.5 plays 5.5.

:07:33.:07:45.

Third for the European pairing, long-range part. Beautifully judged

:07:46.:07:48.

from Graeme McDowell. Lee Westwood trying to conjure up a

:07:49.:08:04.

bit of magic. Not the easiest shot, face wide open like a frying pan.

:08:05.:08:07.

Slice and lobbed way up in the air. After an outstanding little pitch

:08:08.:08:32.

from Rickie Fowler, Jimmy Walker has this to save par at the 5th.

:08:33.:08:41.

Matt Kuchar for park usually a pretty reliable partner. Pulled it.

:08:42.:09:13.

Nudges that one in for a par. After five holes, Victor Dubuisson, three

:09:14.:09:21.

up. Doesn't waste much time over the

:09:22.:09:32.

ball, Donaldson, once he has made his mind up. That will put Europe

:09:33.:09:37.

two up. CHEERING Cheering rings around the golf

:09:38.:09:49.

course, bringing warmth to the heart of the European supporters and his

:09:50.:09:55.

team-mates. Super up and down at number ten.

:09:56.:10:04.

Very simple action of Victor Dubuisson. That is a honey of a

:10:05.:10:18.

line. Will he get the right bounce? He does, released down... Down the

:10:19.:10:31.

slope, down the slope you come... 11. Just a wage. Beautiful, these

:10:32.:10:43.

two picking up the pace. Pressure bang on the Americans.

:10:44.:10:52.

Up the hill to the top of the hill, down the other side for Rickie

:10:53.:11:02.

Fowler at six. It is low all of the way.

:11:03.:11:10.

Forced to have a shout at this very tight front pin. Anything coming out

:11:11.:11:18.

short is going to spin back. Pretty well judged.

:11:19.:11:27.

This is for two, to win the hole for Graeme McDowell and Victor

:11:28.:11:35.

Dubuisson, and go for up. The latter has hit some fantastic shots today,

:11:36.:11:39.

he has only played six holes, and he is there! Four up. These two are on

:11:40.:11:43.

fire. Americans to down, this is for

:11:44.:12:04.

birdie, the Europeans inside them, you can see the marker. This is a

:12:05.:12:09.

crucial part for Zach Johnson, he is good under pressure. Absolutely

:12:10.:12:14.

essential for the Americans. APPLAUSE

:12:15.:12:22.

This is too half the hole. For Patrick Reed. -- this is to half the

:12:23.:12:33.

whole. Back to one down in the match Europe. -- hole.

:12:34.:12:43.

Lee Westwood, for I half at 11, staying two up. Well done. Brilliant

:12:44.:12:51.

play under pressure by these four players.

:12:52.:13:04.

Things looking a little bit blue for the United States. Jordan Spieth

:13:05.:13:15.

giving away the ninth, making par. One up, three matches. Europe in a

:13:16.:13:17.

good position. Setting up quite nicely for Martin

:13:18.:13:30.

Kaymer, where the wind is blowing, that is covering the flag.

:13:31.:13:33.

CHEERING That is the best we have seen today

:13:34.:13:49.

in the afternoon foursomes. Americans have played two shots, at

:13:50.:13:53.

the corner of the dogleg. This is the second shot of Rory McIlroy and

:13:54.:13:59.

Garcia, he can certainly reach the green. See is one of his cutting

:14:00.:14:06.

shots, aiming way left, sliding left to right. What a shock, what a shot.

:14:07.:14:18.

-- shot. He really does hit someone before long lions.

:14:19.:14:23.

Bash macro he really does hit some wonderful long irons. He has got to

:14:24.:14:33.

reply to the superb shot from Martin Kaymer. Absolute beauty. Well

:14:34.:14:41.

played, Patrick Reed. Playing with Rory McIlroy, currently

:14:42.:14:51.

one up. Jordan Spieth taking a long time to

:14:52.:15:31.

read this. Has he read it? That was a superb two, four Jordan Spieth.

:15:32.:15:39.

Europe still have a chance to make a half. -- for Jordan Spieth.

:15:40.:15:42.

Down the hill, tricky one to read for Hunter Mahan. This is too half

:15:43.:15:54.

the ninth. -- this is to half the ninth. He has done it again, slam

:15:55.:15:59.

dunk into the back of the Cup, they remain one down.

:16:00.:16:10.

Justin Rose, too half the hole. No, potting genius has exerted it

:16:11.:16:23.

momentarily. The young couple, the young Americans, stride on. Jimmy

:16:24.:16:31.

Walker, potting at the 8th. This is for bogey. On they go, concession,

:16:32.:17:01.

makes good reading for the Europeans, the Americans are under

:17:02.:17:04.

pressure, they need to get something out of this series of matches. The

:17:05.:17:07.

United States up in one. Short par-4, 293 yards... Not a

:17:08.:17:34.

flash want to reach. -- not a flush one to reach. Up and down on the

:17:35.:17:37.

11th, they have got to do it again here. Patrick Reed, a little

:17:38.:17:39.

nippy... Cry of "good shot" and it is a good

:17:40.:18:10.

shot. It is going to sit down, but if it triples off the back... That

:18:11.:18:16.

is a terrific shot. 293 yards, to within three or four metres. 12th

:18:17.:18:28.

and Martin Kaymer. Good line. Very good line, good effort. Should be a

:18:29.:18:45.

conceded four. The tee shot raced through the green, this is an

:18:46.:18:49.

awkward one. Lee Westwood, heavy grass.

:18:50.:18:59.

All trundled on, going and going. Looks like it was going to end up

:19:00.:19:10.

better than that. Jordan Spieth, for his par and a half.

:19:11.:19:18.

Can still see the marker. Some work to do. In for a five.

:19:19.:19:53.

Justin Rose. To win the hole. One down. One up as they

:19:54.:20:30.

Matt Kuchar, out of the sand. Good lie. His side are one down.

:20:31.:20:50.

140 yards, just under, down the hill.

:20:51.:21:46.

Walker at the 9th... To win the hole... The magic has faded for a

:21:47.:21:54.

moment. Europe stay five up. Americans short of the green. Chance

:21:55.:22:26.

to get this match back to all square with a good one but that is not a

:22:27.:22:30.

good one, chance missed for Martin Kaymer, poor amid iron. -- Paula

:22:31.:22:49.

made. -- poor mid-iron. That one was turning but not enough. Victor

:22:50.:23:00.

Dubuisson... Five up... Out in 3-under... High-quality foursomes

:23:01.:23:08.

golf. That is right at it. APPLAUSE You beauty! Another classic shot

:23:09.:23:12.

from Victor Dubuisson. Bien! Oy vey! Whatever it means,

:23:13.:23:31.

good shot. Down into, for I half. -- down in two for a half. Very well

:23:32.:23:39.

done. Europe remain one up. Jimmy Walker,

:23:40.:23:54.

trying to follow that magnificent blow Victor Dubuisson's. That looks

:23:55.:24:00.

pretty darn good as well. Absolutely superb! Magnificent reply from Jimmy

:24:01.:24:15.

Walker, au revoir, No ten! They both have par putts in this game but

:24:16.:24:19.

Patrick Reed first. Left to right slider, it will not slide that much.

:24:20.:24:26.

This will give the Europeans a chance to get the match back to

:24:27.:24:27.

even. CHEERING

:24:28.:24:38.

A couple of majestic shots. They do not come much better than those two.

:24:39.:24:43.

Europe remain five up after ten holes.

:24:44.:24:51.

This is to win the 13th, Martin Kaymer. To get back to level... Big

:24:52.:25:00.

part, this. No commonly has slipped it right! Huge chance missed for

:25:01.:25:04.

Martin Kaymer and Justin Rose, from the middle of the fairway.

:25:05.:25:13.

Not a lot of change on the board. Europe still up in three. America

:25:14.:25:20.

one. Second shot of Johnson into 16, 240

:25:21.:25:32.

odd yards... Healthy biff with a 3 wood.

:25:33.:25:49.

Second shot of westward into the breeze, well ahead of the Americans,

:25:50.:25:56.

hitting the wood. Pain right at the back. Plenty of airtime... Not far

:25:57.:26:01.

from the pin. No problem just there. 14th hole, driveable. Little-known

:26:02.:26:18.

from the back of the green. -- little nudge.

:26:19.:26:31.

This is to win the hole on number 11 for Rickie Fowler and if anybody

:26:32.:26:35.

needs it, it is this power. Yes, APPLAUSE

:26:36.:27:07.

14th, Justin Rose, second shot. He's not the force he was this morning.

:27:08.:27:14.

Does not look very inviting. Third shot. Matt Kuchar, up the hill, hit

:27:15.:27:23.

and hope a bit... He has fluffed it. Got away with... No he has not, I

:27:24.:27:26.

thought it may have come forward. Patrick Reed, birdie. Europeans

:27:27.:27:42.

inside them. No commonly has not got it. -- no, he has not got it.

:27:43.:27:50.

Another chance for Europe to go all square in the match.

:27:51.:27:59.

Johnson, full shot on the par-5. Europe through the back of the

:28:00.:28:02.

green. Should be OK for a par. Big part in

:28:03.:28:11.

this match. They may will rue these missed

:28:12.:28:31.

opportunities. 199, to the pin, 13th hole, for Rory

:28:32.:29:07.

McIlroy. Now, this is to win the hole, and go

:29:08.:29:43.

two up. Well done. CHEERING They have missed a few

:29:44.:29:45.

opportunities, but not on that occasion. CHEERING

:29:46.:29:56.

Two up with two to play. It is going for Europe, two up and to the play

:29:57.:29:59.

and Hope in the other matches, this is the time to put the hammer down

:30:00.:30:08.

on the Americans. Hunter Mahan, second shot to the 13th. McIlroy has

:30:09.:30:14.

put his team on the green, but short. So is that, no, it has

:30:15.:30:33.

bounced up. APPLAUSE Westwood, two up, with two, the

:30:34.:30:39.

play, this pin position, sloping down from the right of the hole,

:30:40.:30:43.

Westwood, absolutely loving this pressure. That looks very good. Oh,

:30:44.:30:52.

no. It was too straight, bunker. A chance for the Americans. The

:30:53.:31:02.

Windies freshening. The days grow short when you reach September. --

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the wind is freshening. 5-iron for Zach. Safe shot, good shot. It might

:31:13.:31:26.

be them to putt first. Long birdie attempt from Garcia. Not seeing the

:31:27.:31:32.

big leaves growing across at all, great concentration. A lovely

:31:33.:31:39.

stroke, come on. Well done, stone dead. Makes the Americans work.

:31:40.:31:53.

Kaymer. Coming out of the rough. He's not been at his best the last

:31:54.:31:54.

couple of days. APPLAUSE Furyk, to square the match, at 13.

:31:55.:32:19.

They have got some idea of the line from Garcia, but didn't help him

:32:20.:32:26.

enough. APPLAUSE It will be given and Europe stay one

:32:27.:32:36.

up. You feel Kuchar has got to hole this, with two down and to the play.

:32:37.:32:45.

-- and two to play. A bit of a swing early on. Down it comes and across.

:32:46.:33:02.

Now... A good line. APPLAUSE Rose from the back of the 15th

:33:03.:33:10.

green, one long birdie attempt. Realistically, two putts, for the

:33:11.:33:15.

par. He has judged that pretty well, keep going. Absolutely beautifully

:33:16.:33:31.

judged. Now, the ball plugged in the bag, they have dropped and have the

:33:32.:33:36.

place, awkward shot, hand and arm shocked. It looks good, it is tidy.

:33:37.:33:43.

That will do. Victory for Europe, two and one. Another point on the

:33:44.:33:50.

board. Seven and a half, five and a half. As it stands at this moment.

:33:51.:33:56.

To win, to win you need 14 and a half. They are over halfway.

:33:57.:34:06.

Brilliant performance. Many, many Ryder cups for Lee Westwood, and

:34:07.:34:12.

still giving everything and performing for Europe. And the

:34:13.:34:16.

Rocky, Donaldson, he will be around for a few years, absolutely

:34:17.:34:21.

comfortable in this arena. -- rookie. There it is, that's the

:34:22.:34:30.

point, Donaldson and Westwood win. Let's hear from them. Gentle men,

:34:31.:34:38.

two out of three ain't bad together. Why has this partnership done so

:34:39.:34:45.

well, what's been good about this? The foursomes golf, we gelled really

:34:46.:34:49.

well. We brought the best out of each other in the foursomes, that is

:34:50.:34:53.

the hardest format. We did not gelled so well in the 4-ball which

:34:54.:34:57.

was bizarre, because that is the easier format. Foursomes, one bad

:34:58.:35:02.

shot and it is difficult to make par. But we played really well

:35:03.:35:07.

together. Hitting a lot of fairways and greens and we made some putts,

:35:08.:35:14.

overall, really solid. Five under-par through 17, and your 23rd

:35:15.:35:18.

point, inching closer to the all-time record of 25, you must take

:35:19.:35:25.

some pride in that? I am pleased to have put European points on the

:35:26.:35:28.

board, but I am proud to have been on six winning Ryder Cup sides.

:35:29.:35:33.

Somebody has just told me I have gone past the total of Seve which

:35:34.:35:40.

means a lot. I am sure. Why have Europe had the better of it in the

:35:41.:35:46.

last few days in this format? I think the team getting on together,

:35:47.:35:51.

we work harder for each other, I don't know, everybody seems to play

:35:52.:35:56.

well in foursomes. The board is showing it at the moment. Thank you

:35:57.:36:11.

very much. Patrick Reed, par putt. No, no, no, no no! McIlroy, trying

:36:12.:36:22.

to hit the 14th, the part for comedy has the length, 3-wood, it will go

:36:23.:36:28.

up in the air. He is leaning as though it is towards the right. It

:36:29.:36:35.

came back into the bunker, that was a good break, it will be a very

:36:36.:36:42.

simple bunker shot. It is a tight game, this little tiddler, but he

:36:43.:36:46.

has missed a few, but I don't think he will miss this one. CHEERING

:36:47.:36:53.

It's back to wall square. -- all square.

:36:54.:37:02.

Well, that alters the situation a little bit, Game one, won by the

:37:03.:37:07.

Europeans, second, all square. Mahan with a wild tee shot, Furyk

:37:08.:37:18.

could only get to hear, this is the third shot on the short par-5. He's

:37:19.:37:22.

played a good one, Europe are in the bunker. That's three, the best they

:37:23.:37:35.

can do is four. Over 240 yards to the flag, having

:37:36.:37:39.

can do is four. Over 240 yards to match is all square. Seems to make a

:37:40.:37:44.

good contact. But, catching the sand. United States team have played

:37:45.:37:57.

three shots already, about six or seven feet away, second shot of

:37:58.:38:04.

Garcia. Pretty darn good. Still some work to be done. Justin Rose. 16

:38:05.:38:16.

hole, match all square. The opposition are in the front bunker

:38:17.:38:21.

in two. He is saying down, down, down, why is he saying that? It is

:38:22.:38:33.

coming around. Not quite. Rickie Fowler, can he produce a bit of

:38:34.:38:40.

magic? Third shot. There are nice. He will have that for the par,

:38:41.:38:45.

Europe on the green in two. Jim Furyk. This is for a par, it would

:38:46.:38:52.

be a good one if he can hole it, well done. What a struggle gym, you

:38:53.:39:01.

saved the day. -- Jim. Graeme McDowell. Getting a nice role on it.

:39:02.:39:11.

GASPING It is looking like a half in four. A

:39:12.:39:20.

big putt for McIlroy, one of those... If it goes in which it

:39:21.:39:36.

does, two up, Europe, two up. Jimmy Walker on the 13th. Four damn, this

:39:37.:39:43.

is too half the hole, to stay at four down. GASPING

:39:44.:39:48.

Well he's been playing so well but that was a nervous one. Five up with

:39:49.:39:59.

five to play. Europe are giving the United States the Blues at the

:40:00.:40:04.

moment, I tell you what, some crunch moments, the United States needs to

:40:05.:40:07.

wriggle something out of this otherwise they could get onto the

:40:08.:40:12.

singles are long way behind. Kaymer, this is not an easy one, this bank

:40:13.:40:18.

coming out in front of him. He needs to play just to the left of that.

:40:19.:40:24.

No, he's not been at his best. It was a tricky shot. But that is poor.

:40:25.:40:34.

Reed playing from the sand, third shot. APPLAUSE

:40:35.:40:49.

Well... Better than the opposition. But not by much. Dubuisson. Taking a

:40:50.:40:57.

little 3-wood or something. Down the 14th. He can hit the ball a mile.

:40:58.:41:03.

Not a big man, but he gives it a clip and that's a beauty. APPLAUSE

:41:04.:41:22.

Rose, from the little rally, it will have to come up to this rich and

:41:23.:41:25.

then it will have to come up to this rich this is for the birdie. Hurry,

:41:26.:41:30.

hurry, maybe a bit of moisture on the green, that was a big

:41:31.:41:37.

misjudgement. -- this ridge. Onto the 15th, his side are two down,

:41:38.:41:44.

with four to play. Opposition up the middle of the fairway. And so is Jim

:41:45.:41:47.

. USA really need this, this two win.

:41:48.:42:08.

Missing by a mile, really. Should be in for his par, but a bit of work

:42:09.:42:16.

for Europe, the United States have got to wheedle something out of

:42:17.:42:20.

these matches this afternoon. Anxious huddle. Martin Kaymer... He

:42:21.:42:34.

has missed everything. He has missed everything today, he's played some

:42:35.:42:42.

poor shots, the poor lad. Doing their very best to give the

:42:43.:42:48.

Americans a point. Patrick Reed it is... GASPING

:42:49.:42:57.

I don't believe it! Would you believe it? A touch of the Craig

:42:58.:43:08.

Stadlers in 1934. McIlroy believe it? A touch of the Craig

:43:09.:43:20.

wedges. A little slope behind the flag that he can use. Just a

:43:21.:43:26.

fraction too far to the left. Sit. OK. Rickie Fowler. 14th, little bump

:43:27.:43:47.

and hope. Scuttles by. APPLAUSE Speith on the 17th, this match is

:43:48.:43:51.

all square, opposition way left, difficult shot for their second, hit

:43:52.:43:54.

the green! It's all very quiet... Hello, how

:43:55.:44:08.

did that happen? The golfing gods were in there, born in the USA, that

:44:09.:44:19.

was amazing. McDowell, hapless McDowell, you don't see that very

:44:20.:44:25.

often, two putts, get it up there, don't leave it too much for your

:44:26.:44:30.

partner to do, gently, gently and getting closer. That might well...

:44:31.:44:38.

Think about it... Concession, five and four, Europe. At this moment

:44:39.:44:43.

they have a 3-point lead. That could change. HOME FANS: Europe!

:44:44.:45:02.

It's looking good for Europe at the moment. Well done, you were five up

:45:03.:45:09.

after eight, it must have been the dream start, something your captain

:45:10.:45:14.

wanted? Absolutely, you do not expect to get away to start like

:45:15.:45:18.

that at this level, the boys were playing there for the match of the

:45:19.:45:21.

weekend, we were aware. We were fresh. We wanted to show them how

:45:22.:45:26.

energetic and ready we were, it was a good start and we did our job

:45:27.:45:30.

hitting the fairways and greens and they made mistakes and we were away.

:45:31.:45:34.

It's been a lot of fun playing alongside this guy, very talented.

:45:35.:45:40.

Ridiculously talented. I hit some fairways, he knocked the flags out

:45:41.:45:44.

with his irons and we made some putts. It was a lot of fun and a

:45:45.:45:50.

pleasure to play with him. A superb debut, on the outside you look calm

:45:51.:45:53.

and cool, what are the emotions like on the inside? The emotions are

:45:54.:46:01.

strong but I manage, yeah, just to stay calm. You know, today we both

:46:02.:46:07.

played really well. And I think the key of the win, is that we didn't

:46:08.:46:14.

make any mistakes. COMMENTATOR: After Furyk knocked his bike, Hunter

:46:15.:46:22.

will have to make this too half the hole. -- he knocked his by. On they

:46:23.:46:36.

go. Two down, and three. Now, Justin Rose has two hole this, for his

:46:37.:46:42.

three. To have any chance. He's made nothing this afternoon. This

:46:43.:46:47.

morning, the hole was as big as a bucket, this afternoon, a pinhead.

:46:48.:46:56.

Pinhead it is. They've not really been gelling, Kaymer and Rose, and

:46:57.:47:05.

the USA suddenly back to one up. Well, I think this is risky. He

:47:06.:47:11.

could well pull it off ice pose. Got to be a perfect connection. Nearly

:47:12.:47:29.

got over. Back in the sand, not bad. Speith, second shot to the final

:47:30.:47:35.

hole, par-5, flag in a very difficult shot, you need a wonderful

:47:36.:47:44.

shot and a bit of luck to get close. Get in that bunker! He got his wish.

:47:45.:47:55.

Better than the grass, wide of it. Justin Rose here, on the final hole.

:47:56.:48:00.

Reckons he can get there with an iron. He and Kaymer, one down. He

:48:01.:48:07.

needs a touch of brilliance. It could be. No. No sir. Rory McIlroy.

:48:08.:48:26.

His third shot. Is he going to produce a little bit of magic? Is he

:48:27.:48:36.

going to produce a little bit of magic... Well done, tricky one.

:48:37.:48:40.

Getting it up the little slope. CHEERING

:48:41.:48:43.

And nearly perfect. Therefore three. Poulter trying to excite the crowd.

:48:44.:48:59.

Jim Furyk, little dab from the back of the green, but she comes, oh, Jim

:49:00.:49:06.

little bit heavy-handed, Jimmy boy. It could end here. In tears, maybe.

:49:07.:49:17.

Mahan, this is for a par, to have any chance in the match, I feel.

:49:18.:49:19.

That could be curtains. Conceded, match, seeded. -- it is

:49:20.:49:43.

conceded. Garcia and McIlroy, three and two, and another point on the

:49:44.:49:48.

board, nine and another point on the board, have been taken by Europe,

:49:49.:49:52.

one more point available. Coming up the last. Nine and a half versus

:49:53.:49:59.

five and a half. Tricky, tricky, tricky. About as good as he can do.

:50:00.:50:20.

Superbly well played shot. Europe's ball laying well, into the wind, is

:50:21.:50:24.

this going to be a moment of redemption for Martin Kaymer?

:50:25.:50:45.

Nearly. A good effort. This to win the match. Jordan Spieth coming down

:50:46.:50:51.

the hill on the final hole, his side, one up. No. CHEERING

:50:52.:51:06.

This would be a fantastic blow for the Europeans. If he can hole this.

:51:07.:51:12.

This is to half the match, a match that they should in all honesty have

:51:13.:51:19.

one. -- they should have won. Rose, to half the match. What a moment to

:51:20.:51:34.

do it. Talk about the great escape. A terrific afternoon 's play from

:51:35.:51:38.

the European side, three and a half points. United States, just half a

:51:39.:51:44.

point. Message for the fans on the 18th, disappointed you could not

:51:45.:51:48.

give them the entertainment, but how was that this afternoon?

:51:49.:51:51.

It was fantastic. -- yes, it was fantastic. Especially today

:51:52.:52:00.

alongside Sergio, we turned things around. Tomorrow we need to go out

:52:01.:52:07.

and win the session, it was very important not to think, you know,

:52:08.:52:10.

with four points, four and a half points, it's enough. We need to try

:52:11.:52:15.

to win our matches, everybody. You know, when as many as possible. You

:52:16.:52:21.

know, that's the main focus tomorrow. That's what will try to

:52:22.:52:27.

do. What did you decide to change, after the final hole? Just my

:52:28.:52:33.

mindset, it has been fairly negative, I had plenty of chances

:52:34.:52:41.

and I could not make the putts. In Match Play you have do forget about

:52:42.:52:46.

it, I said, it feels like nobody wants to win this match, let's try

:52:47.:52:50.

to eagle, on 18 and see what happens. Brilliant putt. Three and a

:52:51.:52:57.

half points for you personally, but put in context how valuable that

:52:58.:53:01.

half point is in the overall status of the match. They can come down to

:53:02.:53:08.

half a point, a point, the last bunch of years, that is why you

:53:09.:53:13.

fight so hard for these half points. Anything which gets us towards 14

:53:14.:53:22.

and a half is massive. Ten six has a good sound to it for me. Europe

:53:23.:53:33.

leading 10-6, leading by four, going into tomorrow's singles. How do you

:53:34.:53:40.

feel about sitting on a 10-6 lead on Saturday evening? I feel good, good,

:53:41.:53:46.

but plenty of work to be done, the players feel great, but plenty to be

:53:47.:53:52.

done. Twice it has been overturned, a 4-point lead going into the

:53:53.:53:56.

singles, I don't want to be the captain that loses that initiative.

:53:57.:54:01.

We have spoken about this, what happened at Medina, a couple of

:54:02.:54:05.

years ago, you have uploaded it with the jitters. I have, we have got big

:54:06.:54:12.

hitters, we know we have the advantage. -- you have uploaded --

:54:13.:54:21.

top loaded it with the big hitters. The Americans have shown terrific

:54:22.:54:25.

spirit, they have won two sessions, we have 12-macro sessions, -- we

:54:26.:54:35.

have 12-macro sessions, we are getting ready for tomorrow.

:54:36.:54:40.

10-6, this is a scoreline we know, Mark James is a 7 time player and

:54:41.:54:48.

captain at Brookline, the last time America managed to overturn a

:54:49.:54:52.

scoreline of that, it can be done but how likely is it at Gleneagles?

:54:53.:54:58.

I think it's unlikely, the European team is too strong, they are pretty

:54:59.:55:04.

much unbeatable. I see them carrying on the way they have been doing and

:55:05.:55:09.

moving further away. Let's talk about the action from this morning,

:55:10.:55:17.

the 4-ball is, in a merry -- in many respects, it was America's morning.

:55:18.:55:21.

It was Justin Rose who stole the show. Ken Brown said it was the best

:55:22.:55:24.

he had seen him play. You would concur? Rose was brilliant, Stenson

:55:25.:55:33.

was almost just as good, 12-under after 16, unbelievable. Ian Poulter,

:55:34.:55:40.

Mr Ryder Cup, chest beating, he reappeared for that fighting half.

:55:41.:55:45.

How much personally did he need that performance? It will help him

:55:46.:55:51.

tomorrow, I would imagine he would be let down by the first day, it

:55:52.:55:55.

would have got him back into the groove, yet him feeling before the

:55:56.:55:58.

singles. More confident with his more goal.

:55:59.:56:03.

He's a veteran for the Ryder Cup, but Jamie Donaldson, at the age of

:56:04.:56:12.

38, his debut, and Victor Dubuisson, charismatic and enigmatic, what have

:56:13.:56:18.

you made of his performances? He looks like he's born to play golf at

:56:19.:56:22.

the highest level, unperturbed bubble and talented, some of his

:56:23.:56:28.

iron shots were fantastic. -- he cannot be perturbed. Amazing talents

:56:29.:56:34.

to find for a Ryder Cup team. I said the Lee Westwood and Jamie

:56:35.:56:37.

Donaldson, that two out of three ain't bad. But looking at the four

:56:38.:56:43.

sons, of the European team, adding up both sessions, 7-1, they have

:56:44.:56:48.

dominated, what is your theory on why it was so dominant? You can get

:56:49.:56:56.

better results in four balls, it is easier for players to feel more

:56:57.:56:59.

comfortable if you are not playing so well but in four balls -- in

:57:00.:57:07.

foursomes it is more difficult, historically Europe has done better

:57:08.:57:10.

in four balls because historically, in the distant past we didn't have a

:57:11.:57:14.

better team. This week we have the better team, that is why they

:57:15.:57:18.

thrived in the foursomes and you would expect it to continue

:57:19.:57:25.

tomorrow. We will see where it will finish tomorrow. What is your theory

:57:26.:57:30.

on the way the captains have stacked the order for tomorrow, how would

:57:31.:57:37.

you assess these pairings? It was a no-brainer, Watson has got to get

:57:38.:57:40.

points, stacking on the front, looking to get people to win matches

:57:41.:57:45.

to get some momentum shift to them. Like Europe did at Medinah.

:57:46.:57:51.

Obviously, poor little where America have to do that. There's no other

:57:52.:57:56.

option -- Paul is aware. He will stack the front to block that

:57:57.:58:00.

tactic. There is only two results, we win easily or it is close. Maybe

:58:01.:58:05.

hold a couple back until the end. Absolutely ruthless under pressure.

:58:06.:58:11.

The draw looks relatively neutral. I don't think one side will say it's a

:58:12.:58:16.

fantastic draw tomorrow. I expected to be relatively even with Europe

:58:17.:58:19.

may be just winning a point or two, further ahead. What about the

:58:20.:58:26.

performance of both captains, Tom Watson said, I have a trust in my

:58:27.:58:30.

players they can get it done and no regrets about not playing Phil

:58:31.:58:35.

Mickelson today. He has gone onto divulges that Phil Mickelson

:58:36.:58:37.

clobbered him hard to play today. But he had to be told, no, you will

:58:38.:58:45.

sit out, it was a big call. Tom is there to take the big decision, and

:58:46.:58:49.

Phil is there to do what he's told generally. He might not have liked

:58:50.:58:56.

it. Tom knows what's going on, he has been there before. He's in the

:58:57.:59:03.

Dutch. -- he's in touch. I looked at the afternoon foursomes line-up he

:59:04.:59:12.

put out and it was pretty good, our team played better, it was not the

:59:13.:59:15.

wrong thing to do. Phil should perhaps realised Tom does know best.

:59:16.:59:27.

Don't forget you can follow all of this, radio five live will be on the

:59:28.:59:34.

air from 11:30am. The first tee off time will be 11.36 and we will have

:59:35.:59:41.

extended highlights from 7:30pm in the evening on BBC Two. Well, the

:59:42.:59:48.

last twice that the score has been 10-6, it is the team that have gone

:59:49.:59:52.

behind that go on to win the Cup, I'm just saying, we've been here

:59:53.:59:58.

before. Catch you tomorrow. THEME MUSIC

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