Overview

• Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton beat Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas 4&3, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood defeated Collin Morikawa and Harris English 5&4, and Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick topped Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley 5&3.
• Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay secured the lone U.S. point with a 2-up win over Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland to avoid a session sweep.
• Europe claimed the first three points on U.S. soil for the first time in Ryder Cup history, quieting an initially frenzied Bethpage crowd.
• The atmosphere was intense and sometimes coarse, with boos directed at European players and an expletive-laced first-tee address from U.S. captain Keegan Bradley.
• The U.S. revamped its fourball lineup, bringing in all four morning sitters, with key matches including Scheffler-JJ Spaun vs Rahm-Sepp Straka and Cantlay-Sam Burns vs McIlroy-Shane Lowry.