Ryder Cup 2018 - as it happened: Team Europe take control over USA on day two
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Your support makes all the difference.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
Rose & Stenson def. Koepka & Johnson 2&1
Stenson holes it and Koepka's now got seven foot to stay in the match. It's a nervy one and it turns away at the end. They've done it! If (when) Europe win this Ryder Cup they'll certainly look back on those putts as a huge moment of defence.
Molinari & Fleetwood def. Woods & DeChambeau 5&4
And it's all over here too. It's four from four!
Ed Malyon:
Europe fans taunting Bryson DeChambeau with “You’re French and you know you are”
And now Jonathan Liew is there too:
People were wondering whether we'd ever see the old Tiger Woods again. Now he's royally screwing up in the Ryder Cup, I'd say he's well and truly here. Welcome back, old friend.
Garcia & Noren def by. Watson & Simpson 3&2
It's all coming to a close now. They were dormie-four and managed to clinch one. Then they came to the par-3 sixteenth and Alex Noren must have thought he'd won that too after he his tee-shot dropped like a stone in gimme range but Bubba was up to the task. He hit it to ten feet and Simpson putt to half ended the comeback. 10-5 now.
Poulter & McIlroy vs Spieth & Thomas (4UP)
There's only one match left out there and this one is at dormie too. Spieth holed a brilliant putt at 14 to halve the hole when it looked like Poulter was set to get one back but now it's just a matter of time.
Europe will almost certainly take a 10-6 lead into the Sunday singles but it's not all over. It was the same score on Saturday evening in Medinah....
Poulter & McIlroy vs Spieth & Thomas (4UP)
McIlroy hits a brilliant approach into the fifteenth but Justin Thomas' is even better. This American pairing have been exceptional and Furyk will be relieved that at least his decision to split the Reed & Spieth partnership has paid off. Spieth & Thomas have won three of their four matches.
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