""Incredible day," European team captain Luke Donald said. "To win this morning was huge for us, and we all know how important it is to get off to a good start. We know how strong the U.S. were in foursomes. Guys grinded to win the session again this afternoon. That's another tick in our box, and I'm very happy where we are.""
""The boys played really good this afternoon," American captain Keegan Bradley said. "Europe made a lot of putts. Happy with the way we're playing. Hopefully, it'll turn and our putts will go in tomorrow.""
Europe opened the 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black with a dominant first day, taking a 5½-2½ lead over the United States. Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm went undefeated in the first two sessions while Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau failed to score. Europe went 3-1 in morning foursomes and won two and halved one of four afternoon fourball matches. McIlroy and Shane Lowry halved the final match after Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns missed long birdie attempts. Europe needs 14 points to retain; the U.S. needs 14½ to win.
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