Key occasions
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… and in it goes! By no means lacking! JT drops his putter and emits an enormous COME ON! The gang go ballistic. Tommy Fleetwood, ever the gentleman, affords his heat congratulations. What a second within the warmth of battle. What a comeback the USA are threatening right here! Justin Thomas beats Tommy Fleetwood 1UP.
1UP Thomas v Fleetwood (F)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (16)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (15)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
2UP Spaun v Straka (14)
1UP Henley v Lowry (13)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
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Tommy Fleetwood’s putt by no means seems to be like dropping. All the time dying to the left. Only a par. The door’s extensive open for Justin Thomas. If he makes this birdie putt, the roof will come off each home within the state of New York…
No he can’t. Fitzpatrick’s putt doesn’t catch sufficient of the right-hand lip, and horseshoes out. Bryson was 5DOWN however now they’re degree going up 18! What drama right here! And up on the 18th inexperienced, Justin Thomas sends his strategy inside Tommy Fleetwood’s. He’ll take a look at birdie from 11 toes, whereas Tommy is placing from 20. Wow.
Bryson units his birdie putt at 17 off on the right line, a left-to-right glider. However it stops one flip brief. An opportunity for Fitzpatrick to halve the opening and safe at the very least a half-point developing. However can he take it? Large putt developing.
Bryson finds the center of the par-three seventeenth. Matt Fitzpatrick’s tee shot topples into the perimeter on the again … and he doesn’t hit the putt coming down the inexperienced in any respect. Very timid. He’s received seven toes nonetheless to journey. Bryson with a putt from 25 toes for the win? Birdie in the meantime for Russell Henley on 13, and he takes the lead in opposition to Shane Lowry for the primary time, whereas JJ Spaun re-establishes his two-hole lead over Sepp Straka on 14.
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (17)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (16)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (15)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
2UP Spaun v Straka (14)
1UP Henley v Lowry (13)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
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Like Justin Rose earlier than him, Tommy Fleetwood has the possibility to safe at the very least half some extent for Europe with a gettable birdie putt on 17. However he leaves it brief. Match two can be going up 18 as properly. What drama right here! Fleetwood finds the golf green, whereas Justin Thomas’s drive fades into the semi-rough down the fitting.
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (17)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (15)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (14)
1UP Spaun v Straka (13)
Henley A/S Lowry (12)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (11)
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USA 6-12 Europe
… this one’s not lacking! A left-to-right roller that’s completely judged! Cameron Younger almost threw that time away, transport a three-hole lead on the house stretch. However he got here good once more when it actually counted. Rookie of the week? Rookie of the week. Cameron Younger beats Justin Rose 1UP.
1UP Younger v Rose (F)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (16)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (16)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (15)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (13)
1UP Spaun v Straka (13)
Henley A/S Lowry (12)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (12)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (11)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (10)
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Justin Rose and Cameron Younger nonetheless can’t be separated. Each take turns to ship their second at 18 in the direction of the back-left portion of the inexperienced. Rose to putt first. He leaves his 15-footer on the excessive aspect. Over to Younger, who has one from 13 toes. An analogous line. And …
Ben Griffin has simply missed a tiddler on 11. So golf being golf, he tramlines a 50-footer throughout 12 for birdie! However it’s not sufficient for the win, as a result of Rasmus Højgaard rattles in a staunch 12-footer for the half. In the meantime birdie for Sepp Straka on 13 to half the deficit in opposition to JJ Spaun.
A lot relies upon upon a purple wheel barrow this lead match between Cameron Younger and Justin Rose. Younger was 3UP and cruising; now it’s within the steadiness going up 18. And each males have simply break up the golf green. Younger’s a couple of yards additional alongside, so it’ll be Rose approaching first. A traditional matchplay scenario straight out of the highest drawer!
Rory McIlroy’s second into 15 sticks on the perimeter behind the inexperienced. Scottie Scheffler is 9 toes away. One thing has to occur for Europe. And it does, as McIlroy tickles in his downhill right-to-left slider. He turns to face the gang, throws his arms extensive, absorbing the cheers from a European contingent close by, and bashes the European crest upon his coronary heart. However it’s solely sufficient for a half, as Scheffler teases in his missable left-to-right swinger. The toughest gap on the course, halved in birdie. The world numbers one and two took some time to get going, however they’ve achieved so in some type right here!
… this one stays up on the left! The gang have a good time the half as they might a win. An enormous let-off for Younger there; an enormous missed alternative for Rose. In the meantime on 13, Jon Rahm spurns one other promising European place, a ten-footer that dies on the low aspect. An opportunity to eat into his arrears in opposition to Xander Schauffele gone.
Younger A/S Rose (17)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (15)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (14)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (13)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (11)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (10)
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Justin Rose whistles his iron on the par-three seventeenth to 13 toes. Cameron Younger hits an nearly similar shot, to fifteen toes. Younger up first. His downhill left-to-right tickler dies to the fitting on its final flip. Only a par. An opportunity for Rose to finish the comeback and assure at the very least half some extent, and his putt is somewhat bit straighter. He steps up, and …
Bryson continues to shut in on Matt Fitzpatrick! He makes his fourth birdie in a row, this time at 15, after almost slam-dunking his second into the opening from 143 yards. He tidies up and now there’s only one gap in it. Fitzpatrick seems to be surprised. Can he maintain onto his level? Even a half? In the meantime Ben Griffin watches in horror as a par tiddler lips out on 11. His match with Rasmus Højgaard is all-square once more.
Younger A/S Rose (16)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 1UP (15)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (13)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (11)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (9)
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Cameron Younger’s birdie putt from 13 toes on 16 skates by the left-hand lip. Justin Rose’s putt from four-and-a-half toes isn’t lacking. Rose has received three of the final 4 holes, and the lead match is now degree. Higher information for the USA on 12, the place JJ Spaun whips a fairway wooden from 226 yards to 3 toes! In goes the birdie putt, and there was little or no Sepp Straka might do about that. The US Open champion strikes 2UP.
Younger A/S Rose (16)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 2UP (14)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (14)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (13)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
2UP Spaun v Straka (12)
Henley A/S Lowry (11)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (10)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (10)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (9)
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Scheffler is chipping from the perimeter. He does so to 3 toes. That places the stress on McIlroy, who’s swishing out of thicker stuff. He doesn’t join correctly, the ball solely simply squeaking onto the inexperienced. And the putt from eight toes flies off the face of his putter straight proper, and the opening is conceded. Scheffler regains the lead within the assembly of golf’s Massive Two!
Justin Rose and Cameron Younger take turns to fling darts into 16. Placing competitors developing. And there’s a chipping contest available again on 14, each Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy having missed the inexperienced. In the meantime par is sufficient for Ludvig Åberg to double his lead in opposition to Patrick Cantlay. And Sam Burns rolls in a 25-footer on 9 to degree issues up in opposition to Bob Mac.
1UP Younger v Rose (15)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (15)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 2UP (14)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (13)
Cantlay v Åberg 2UP (12)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
1UP Spaun v Straka (11)
Henley A/S Lowry (10)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (10)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (9)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (9)
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Bryson DeChambeau was 5 holes behind. However now he’s simply two shy of Matt Fitzpatrick, who can’t get shut along with his chip up from the again of 14 … and it doesn’t matter anyway, as a result of Bryson rattles in his 22-foot birdie putt. Off he strides with nice function. This regarded like a shoo-in level for Europe after seven holes … however now let’s see! In the meantime Rory McIlroy will get up and down from the aspect of 13 to flee with a half, whereas Collin Morikawa misses the ninth inexperienced to the fitting, at the price of his lead in opposition to Tyrrell Hatton.
1UP Younger v Rose (15)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (14)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 2UP (14)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (13)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (12)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
1UP Spaun v Straka (11)
Henley A/S Lowry (10)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (10)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (9)
Burns v MacIntyre 1UP (8)
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Ben Griffin and Rasmus Højgaard commerce lengthy birdie putts on 10. Other than the DeChambeau-Fitzpatrick and Schauffele-Rahm matches – Schauffele has simply birdied 12 to maneuver three forward – just about every little thing is on a knife-edge … and even there, Fitzpatrick has simply airmailed his tee shot over the 14th inexperienced, so until he can manufacture a cute up-and-down, that could possibly be closing up quickly.
1UP Younger v Rose (14)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (14)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (13)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (12)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (12)
3UP Schauffele v Rahm (12)
1UP Spaun v Straka (11)
Henley A/S Lowry (10)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (10)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (8)
Burns v MacIntyre 1UP (8)
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Bryson DeChambeau lotions his second on the 613-yard par-five thirteenth into the center of the inexperienced. Massive probability for eagle … however his straight 28-footer stays out stubbornly on the left. So shut. That enables Matt Fitzpatrick to screech his third over the flag and spin it again to 4 toes, from the place he tidies up for a valuable half. Holes operating out for Bryson now.
1UP Younger v Rose (14)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (14)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (13)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (12)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (12)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (11)
1UP Spaun v Straka (10)
Henley A/S Lowry (10)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (9)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (8)
Burns v MacIntyre 1UP (8)
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Xander Schauffele birdies 11 to double his lead over Jon Rahm briefly order. That ought to enhance Keegan’s temper somewhat. However right here we’re.
1UP Younger v Rose (14)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (13)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (12)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (12)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (11)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (11)
1UP Spaun v Straka (10)
Henley A/S Lowry (9)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (9)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (8)
Burns v MacIntyre 1UP (7)
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Bradley could have develop into irritated by the period of time required for Rose to get his ruling over the drop away from the stand. Anyway, he’ll be correctly fuming now, as a result of having waited for the thirteenth gap to clear, Tommy Fleetwood finds the center of the inexperienced, then makes a 20-footer for birdie. Justin Thomas, a good bit nearer, misses his putt on the excessive aspect, to the fitting, and so they’re all sq. once more. After which up on 14, the rejuvenated Rose makes birdie to grab one other gap again from Cameron Younger!
Whereas all that was happening, there have been strikes being made elsewhere. Bob Mac wins the sixth to place some blue on the underside of the board; Ben Griffin is presented 8 when Rasmus Højgaard finds the water; and Xander Schauffele regains the lead in a topsy-turvy match with Jon Rahm, par sufficient at 10. In the meantime for some purpose Keegan Bradley continues to be ranting on the match official concerning that Justin Rose drop. Undecided what his drawback is. However he’s received one.
2UP Younger v Rose (13)
1UP Thomas v Fleetwood (12)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (12)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (12)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (11)
1UP Schauffele v Rahm (10)
Spaun A/S Straka (9)
Henley A/S Lowry (9)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (8)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (7)
Burns v MacIntyre 1UP (6)
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Justin Rose sends his second into the par-five thirteenth in the direction of a stand on the fitting. There’s a protracted dialogue with an official about reduction, and Keegan Bradley makes his means over to become involved. One other back-and-forth. Finally Rose drops onto some scrappy land close to the construction … then whips an outrageous chip up onto the inexperienced, over all kinds of hazard, from 74 yards to 6 toes! That rattles Cameron Younger, whose eight-foot birdie putt stops on the lip. Rose tidies up for birdie and an out-of-this-world win! Arrears diminished to 2, and the lead match, which regarded nearly over for a few minutes again there, is again on!
Bryson DeChambeau seems to be to have left a 16-foot birdie probability on the lip, heartbreakingly so. He bends over in despair … however then the ball, in some way squeezing out a final drop of vitality, curls across the again of the cup and gently disappears! DeChambeau springs up and celebrates wildly! As do the gallery! However then Matt Fitzpatrick rolls in a single from related distance, and turns to the gang, performing the palms-pointing-at-ground calm-down gesture. Nice enjoyable. What a technique to halve a gap!
… and within the meantime, par is sufficient for Ludvig Åberg on 10. Patrick Cantlay can’t rise up and down from the aspect of the inexperienced, and for the primary time in a protracted whereas, there’s somewhat little bit of pushback from Workforce Europe. A lot nonetheless within the steadiness, although.
3UP Younger v Rose (12)
1UP Thomas v Fleetwood (12)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (11)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (11)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (10)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (9)
Spaun A/S Straka (8)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (8)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (7)
1UP Morikawa A/S Hatton (6)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (5)
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Probably an enormous second on 11! Scottie Scheffler’s second solely simply reaches the entrance of the massive inexperienced, the flag on the again. Rory McIlroy finds the perimeter to the left. They’re 60 and 30 toes away respectively. Scheffler leaves a surprisingly underpowered putt six toes brief; Rory steers his in for birdie, a giant left-to-right swinger that at all times seems to be like dropping! Stage once more, and a much-needed enhance for each Europe and their talisman, who seems to be half-tired, half-broken by the nonsense he’s needed to put up with this week.
It’s three holes in a row for Justin Thomas! He fist-pumps the air after sending his second at 12 from 200 yards to seven toes, then rolling the putt dead-centre of the cup. From two holes down to at least one up. That is getting nearer and nearer, and the Europeans are palpably nervous … so there’s somewhat scrap of consolation when Rasmus Højgaard’s par on 7 is sufficient to degree up in opposition to Ben Griffin.
3UP Younger v Rose (12)
1UP Thomas v Fleetwood (12)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (11)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (10)
Cantlay A/S Åberg (9)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (9)
Spaun A/S Straka (8)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (7)
Griffin A/S Højgaard (7)
1UP Morikawa A/S Hatton (6)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (5)
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Rory McIlroy, now being flanked by state police for his personal security, fluffs a few chips on 10. Bogey is sufficient for Scottie Scheffler to win the opening … though McIlroy comes near escaping with a half, however his putt from the perimeter stops one dimple brief. In the meantime it seems that the brouhaha again on the tee was, preposterously, the results of punters making noise with squeaky toy geese which are being handed out free with every buy of sticky cherry booze. This isn’t the high-quality match between the 2 greatest gamers on this planet you’d anticipate … for varied causes … but it surely’s splendidly intriguing.
3UP Younger v Rose (12)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (11)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (11)
1UP Scheffler v McIlroy (10)
Cantlay A/S Åberg (9)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (8)
Spaun A/S Straka (8)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (7)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (6)
1UP Morikawa A/S Hatton (5)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (4)
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Justin Thomas throws a dart on the flag on 11, and Tommy Fleetwood’s two-hole benefit has been worn out within the quickest style doable. JJ Spaun has additionally clawed his means again from 2DOWN, levelling up with birdie at 7. Collin Morikawa hits the entrance in opposition to Tyrrell Hatton with a protracted birdie putt on 5. And regardless of Cameron Younger duffing a chip from the again of 12, he nails the par putt from 12 toes, spooking Justin Rose into lacking a four-footer and gifting USA the opening. Europe instantly getting correctly nervous. The USA sense that is on!
3UP Younger v Rose (12)
Thomas A/S Fleetwood (11)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (10)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (9)
Cantlay A/S Åberg (8)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (7)
Spaun A/S Straka (7)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (6)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (5)
1UP Morikawa v Hatton (5)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (4)
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Rory takes a wooden out of the golf green bunker on 10. One other hook, this time into the gallery back-left of the inexperienced. However Scottie doesn’t take full benefit, discovering the gallery down the left himself from the centre of the golf green. There’s an affordable probability Scheffler is lower than impressed with the flak McIlroy is getting, and his coronary heart isn’t one hundred pc on this.
Rory McIlroy will get concerned with the gallery across the tenth tee. Some pointing, and an change of views by way of the medium of the brief dialog. His equilibrium shaken, he hooks his drive right into a bunker down the left. In the meantime again on 10, Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Fitzpatrick commerce shaky five-footers for the half.
2UP Younger v Rose (11)
Thomas v Fleetwood 1UP (10)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (10)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (9)
Cantlay A/S Åberg (8)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (7)
Spaun v Straka 1UP (6)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (6)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (5)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (4)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (3)
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“Issues are warming up a bit now eh,” begins Man Hornsby, and he’s not unsuitable. “The USA want a miracle to finish all miracles, however issues are swinging round a bit. Europe must try to quell that, not as a result of we are going to lose this match, however after the therapy this week, I’m certain they’ll wish to make at the present time depend and put an enormous assertion all the way down to the match. There’s nothing fairly like Sunday on the Ryder Cup: cutaways each 90 seconds, roars from adjoining holes, howls and motion in every single place. A number of matches solely have a gap in them and nobody can threat errors. I do know this can be a gimme for Europe, however I’m nonetheless nervous. Too many ghosts of away ties previous, I suppose. An early level, even victory from Tommy and Fitz will take all of the wind out we want.”
Tommy Fleetwood visits a greenside bunker at 10 and Justin Thomas reduces his arrears to at least one gap once more. Collin Morikawa rolls in a 15-footer on 4 to degree his match in opposition to Tyrrell Hatton. And Patrick Cantlay’s arrow on the par-three eighth is sufficient to tie Ludvig Åberg. Workforce USA have their possibilities elsewhere, too, however Justin Rose dispatches a four-footer on 11 to halve the opening in opposition to Cameron Younger, whereas Scottie Scheffler leaves a ten-footer for the win at 9 excessive on the fitting. A perceptible shift in momentum in the direction of the hosts.
2UP Younger v Rose (11)
Thomas v Fleetwood 1UP (10)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (9)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (9)
Cantlay A/S Åberg (8)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (7)
Spaun v Straka 1UP (6)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (5)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (4)
Morikawa A/S Hatton (4)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (3)
English A/S Hovland (F)
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Now, then. Bryson. He walks in a 25-footer for birdie on 9 … and abruptly that five-hole deficit is diminished to 3! He departs the scene within the big-leggy style, sprit restored. In the meantime Russell Henley can’t rise up and down from the aspect of 5, and Shane Lowry regains the lead in match eight.
2UP Younger v Rose (10)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (9)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 3UP (9)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (8)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (7)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (6)
Spaun v Straka 1UP (5)
Henley v Lowry 1UP (5)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (4)
Morikawa v Hatton 1UP (3)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (2)
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The Scheffler-McIlroy heavyweight conflict continues to be scrappy. Halves at 7 and eight, Rory specifically all over on 7, scrambling a par by getting up and down from a zone so removed from the golf green the grass had been flattened down by the gallery. However it’s a second gap on the bounce for Jon Rahm, reward for wedging his second from 75 yards to 4 toes. And Rasmus Højgaard will get a gap again on Ben Griffin, the latter sending his tee shot at 4 into the timber on the fitting.
2UP Younger v Rose (10)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (9)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 4UP (8)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (8)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (6)
Schauffele A/S Rahm (6)
Spaun v Straka 1UP (5)
Henley A/S Lowry (4)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (4)
Morikawa v Hatton 1UP (3)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (2)
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Justin Rose dunks his third at 10 right into a bunker guarding the entrance of the inexperienced. He almost holes out from the sand, however by then the injury is finished. Cameron Younger has two putts from the perimeter to double his lead, and lags the primary one as much as kick-in distance. In the meantime on 5, Sepp Straka misses a brief par putt and JJ Spaun closes in.
2UP Younger v Rose (10)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (9)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 4UP (8)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (7)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (6)
1UP Schauffele v Rahm (5)
Spaun v Straka 1UP (5)
Henley A/S Lowry (4)
2UP Griffin v Højgaard (3)
Morikawa v Hatton 1UP (2)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (1)
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Xander Schauffele shoves a brief putt extensive proper on 5, and that cuts his lead over Jon Rahm in half. In the meantime up on 9, Tommy Fleetwood provides Justin Thomas a learn with a birdie putt from 40 toes that glides left to proper however stops simply brief. JT’s effort rolls alongside the right line … however involves a halt, a dimple shy. So near decreasing his arrears, however thus far.
Some pleasure for Bryson DeChambeau ultimately. Par sufficient on the par-three eighth, after Matt Fitzpatrick finds the bunker to the left. Simply the 4 holes down now. Step one on a comeback for the ages?
Cameron Younger makes a 12-footer for birdie on 9 that denies Justin Rose, a lot nearer in, the opening. In the meantime Ben Griffin does what Rasmus Højgaard can’t – gap out from eight toes on 3 – to maneuver a pair up. Anyway, about Europe’s alternative of blouse being uncannily much like a Scotland away effort from the late 80s, early 90s. “You mean this one, Scott?” asks Simon McMahon. Sure. “Scotland wore it at Italia 90 in opposition to Costa Rica, so learn into that what you’ll. Although not like this American Ryder Cup group, Costa Rica had been truly a good aspect.” Yep, their winner that fateful day was one of the great underrated World Cup goals, a pitch-length passing masterclass. I’m stunned it doesn’t get talked about extra usually. In all probability for the very best, all instructed.
1UP Younger v Rose (9)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (8)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 5UP (7)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (7)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (4)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (4)
Spaun v Straka 2UP (4)
Henley A/S Lowry (3)
2UP Griffin v Højgaard (3)
Morikawa v Hatton 1UP (1)
Burns A/S MacIntyre (1)
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Bryson DeChambeau is everywhere in the store. He sends his second at 7 right into a greenside bunker, and there goes yet one more gap in opposition to Matt Fitzpatrick. Workforce USA’s vibes man has spent many of the week hitting bum notes.
1UP Younger v Rose (8)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (8)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 5UP (7)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (6)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (4)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (3)
Spaun v Straka 2UP (3)
Henley A/S Lowry (3)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (2)
Morikawa v Hatton 1UP (1)
Burns v MacIntyre
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Tyrrell Hatton sends a wild opening drive in the direction of the timber to the fitting of the dogleg. However from the native space, 85 yards out, he whips a lob to 4 toes. In goes the birdie putt, and that’s a blow to Collin Morikawa, who had made a reasonably fuss-free par.
Russell Henley sticks his tee shot on the par-three third to 5 toes. Shane Lowry responds by knocking his to fifteen toes, and rolling within the mild right-to-left slider. That turns the stress again on Henley, who stubbornly, brilliantly, tidies up, with the matchplay sword of Damocles hanging over his noggin. That’s the opening halved in the one two birdies made there at this time. What grace beneath stress!
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler take turns to shave the lip with mid-range putts. This conflict of the titans not fairly sparking but. In the meantime Tommy Fleetwood bounces again from the slam-dunk shock administered on 6 by Justin Thomas, par sufficient as JT will get into hassle down the again of seven.
1UP Younger v Rose (8)
Thomas v Fleetwood 2UP (7)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 4UP (6)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (5)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (3)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (3)
Spaun v Straka 2UP (3)
Henley A/S Lowry (2)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (1)
Morikawa v Hatton
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Sepp Straka rakes in a 35-footer on 3. One other lengthy putt, and JJ Spaun, who specialises on this form of carry-on himself, is being hoist by his personal petard. In the meantime again on 1, Ben Griffin screws his strategy again to a few toes, placing all kinds of stress on Rasmus Højgaard. The Dane’s chip from the again trundles six toes previous the flag, and the putt coming again is a whole misinterpret. And Russell Henley squares issues up once more with Shane Lowry at 2, wedging to 10 toes and tidying up.
1UP Younger v Rose (7)
Thomas v Fleetwood 1UP (6)
DeChambeau v Fitzpatrick 4UP (6)
Scheffler A/S McIlroy (5)
Cantlay v Åberg 1UP (3)
2UP Schauffele v Rahm (3)
Spaun v Straka 2UP (3)
Henley A/S Lowry (2)
1UP Griffin v Højgaard (1)
Morikawa v Hatton
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