Overview

• The visitors require 2.5 of 12 points on Sunday to retain the trophy on U.S. soil.
• Luke Donald’s side controlled foursomes and fourballs, taking six of eight alternate-shot matches and three of four in the afternoon.
• Jon Rahm stayed unbeaten in foursomes as Rory McIlroy delivered two Saturday wins to reach 3.5 points.
• U.S. No. 1 Scottie Scheffler struggled, becoming the first world No. 1 to start 0–3 and finishing Saturday 0–4.
• Raucous scenes led organizers to add security as McIlroy confronted hecklers, and Viktor Hovland sat the fourballs with a neck issue.