Ryder Cup 2018 - as it happened: Team Europe take control over USA on day two
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Europe seized control of the 2018 Ryder Cup on a thrilling second day in Paris.
The hosts took the morning fourballs 3-1 before keeping that advantage in the afternoon foursomes to take what could prove a decisive 10-6 lead into the final day.
Here's how it played out:
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Preview
What time does it start?
It all gets underway at 7.10am on Saturday morning with the opening fourballs.
Where can I watch it?
The whole tournament is being broadcast on Sky Sports Golf. You can also stream it online via SkyGo. It is also available on NowTV.
For those without access to any of those The Independent will be live blogging the entire weekend.
Who's playing?
Some of the very best golfers on the planet. Tiger Woods leads the American team while new world number one Justin Rose is Europe's leading light.
Who's going to win?
USA Evens
Europe 5/4
Draw 11/1
Garcia & McIlroy (3UP) vs Koepka & Finau
Suddenly it's all got very jittery for Garcia and McIlroy at fifteen who had seemed so comfortable for the entirety of this match. They both leak their iron shots to the right of the island green and those balls are drowned. That'll be the second hole on the trot for the Americans.
Garcia & McIlroy (2UP) vs Koepka & Finau
Finau leaves himself a bit of work to do with the second putt but he manages to steady himself this time. McIlroy and Garcia need to slow down the pace of play here to cool the negative momentum.
Poulter & Rahm vs Spieth & Thomas (2UP)
This time it's Justin Thomas who holes a lengthy putt and that's good enough to put them two adrift after twelve. This one is getting away from the Europeans.
Fleetwood & Molinari (3UP) vs Woods & Reed
This one has definitely got away from Woods and Reed who are getting increasingly despondent out there. Both of them fail to make par at thirteen and with both Europeans on the green with birdie chances they concede. That's three holes in a row.
Casey & Hatton (3UP) vs Johnson & Fowler
And this one goes to 3UP too. Paul Casey lags a huge putt up to the hole to secure his birdie at the par-5 and Rickie Fowler is left with just over ten foot for the half. The hole remains a mystery object for these two though and you fancy that this is another European point secured.
Garcia & McIlroy (1UP) vs Koepka & Finau
The sixteenth has been a goldmine for Tony Finau. Yesterday he had the bounce of a lifetime off the wooden boards which shelter the water and now he's bounced off a mound of rough at the back of the par-3 and his ball has rolled onto the green.
Finau's the only one with a real chance of birdie and he's only gone and holed a big putt for the first time today. He's walked it in and all. Koepka and Finau were four down with five to play. For the love of God don't crater.
Ed Malyon is following the group on seventeen:
I’m now following the US resistance attempting to take down McIlroy and Garcia on 17. Europe starts this hole well though, hitting the narrow fairway to give themselves a shot. Yesterday morning nobody was finding the short stuff so this is big.
Poulter & Rahm vs Spieth & Thomas (1UP)
Jon Rahm finally finds something. It's a brilliant shot too and just when they needed it. His second into the par-4 thirteenth stops just a few feet away and the birdie brings it back to one.
Fleetwood & Molinari (3UP) vs Woods & Reed
Woods misses a short birdie putt on the low side and that sums up his day really. He hit that one spectacular shot on ten but that's about it. Fleetwood can't take advantage though and also misses his birdie opportunity.
Garcia & McIlroy def. Koepka & Finau 2&1
An absolutely incredible putt from Sergio Garcia on seventeen. Iit looked like their might be a hole in their ship for a while after losing three in a row but Sergio Garcia has just holed out for birdie from 25 feet. How different might things be if he wasn't at this Ryder Cup? What a win and the roars ring out all over the course.
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