07:24 PM
McIlroy misses a five footer to win his match
But he cleans up to walk to the 16th tee three up against Xander Schauffele.
07:23 PM
What a putt from Justin Thomas
From off the front of the eighth green, he putts through the collar and finds the bottom of the cup. He is now three up on Hatton.
07:19 PM
Jordan Spieth now two up on Fleetwood
Only six holes gone, but that’s a solid lead for Spieth who looking back to his best. Some of his short game shots have been magical this week.
07:17 PM
Lowry’s birdie putt slips by
Patrick Cantlay now two up with four to play and USA are now in front in nine matches and heading for a record points tally.
07:16 PM
Rory’s celebrations
07:15 PM
Cracking approach from Cantlay
Lowry had hit a good shot over the flag, but Cantlay zips one back to within six inches. Lowry will need to hole another putt of substance to halve the hole.
07:14 PM
Tony Finau now back on terms against Ian Poulter
Another strip of blue disappears for Europe after eight holes of that match.
07:10 PM
Jordan Spieth now in front against Fleetwood
A good birdie on the par five fifth, puts USA ahead in that match down the bottom.
07:09 PM
Jon Rahm wins the 12th
A glimmer of hope to get back to three down against Scottie Scheffler, who had shrub trouble off the tee on the par three.
Morikawa is now two up thru 10 against Hovland, meaning USA are now up seven matches.
07:07 PM
A roar from Rory
McIlroy drains a 30 foot birdie putt to go three under for his round thru 14 holes. It asks the question of Schauffele from a little more than 10 feet…and he misses. McIlroy is now three up with five to play in the top match.
07:05 PM
How things stand
06:59 PM
Matt Fitzpatrick now leads in the bottom match
He goes one up on Daniel Berger after four holes.
06:59 PM
Shane Lowry still in there fighting
06:56 PM
Dustin Johnson back in front against Casey
He wins the eighth, and is back to one up. The oldest player on the American team is going for a clean sweep of five points from five.
06:55 PM
Latest scores: USA still in control
Schauffele v McIlroy: Europe 2up thru 13
Cantlay v Lowry: USA 1up thru 12
Scheffler v Rahm: USA 3up thru 10
DeChambeau v Garcia: USA 3up thru 9
Morikawa v Hovland: USA 1up thru 9
Johnson v Casey: AS thru 7
Koepka v Wiesberger: USA 1up thru 7
Finau v Poulter: Europe 1up thru 6
Thomas v Hatton: USA 1up thru 5
English v Westwood: Europe 1up thru 4
Spieth v Fleetwood: AS thru 4
Berger v Fitzpatrick: AS thru 3
06:43 PM
DeChambeau does indeed go three up
Four of the top five matches are now two up or better in America’s favour.
06:40 PM
Cracking approach on the ninth from DeChambeau
He looks odds on to go three up on Garcia, but a fantastic up and down from Paul Casey has squared his match with Dustin Johnson. USA now up in just the six matches.
06:34 PM
Rory McIlroy now three up against Schauffele
Against the form book, but a welcome shaft of light for him and Europe thru 11 holes. Shane Lowry has also battled back to two down Cantlay thru 10.
06:32 PM
Thomas on top early against Hatton
06:30 PM
Dustin Johnson wins the sixth
He is now one up against Paul Casey. Over at the third, Spieth has taken the lead against Tommy Fleetwood. It means USA are now up in seven, with a lead of two up or more in five of those matches. It’s a question of when, not if.
06:24 PM
A chance slips by for Viktor Hovland
He is now two down against Morikawa thru seven holes, but it was a good birdie try from 20 feet or so. Morikawa steps up and walks one in – not bad for a player who is not a fantastic putter by most estimations.
06:21 PM
Better golf from McIlroy
He splits the fairway on the par four 11th, and Schauffele follows him down the right side of the cut and prepared. Two thoroughbreds in the top match.
06:19 PM
Latest scores: USA up in five matches
Schauffele v McIlroy: Europe 2up thru 10
Cantlay v Lowry: USA 3up thru 9
Scheffler v Rahm: USA 3up thru 7
DeChambeau v Garcia: USA 2up thru 7
Morikawa v Hovland: USA 1up thru 6
Johnson v Casey: AS thru 5
Koepka v Wiesberger: Europe 1up thru 4
Finau v Poulter: Europe 1up thru 3
Thomas v Hatton: USA 2up thru 2
English v Westwood: AS thru 2
Spieth v Fleetwood: AS thru 1
Berger v Fitzpatrick: Europe 1up thru 1
06:13 PM
Bryson DeChambeau wins the seventh
He now moves to two up against Sergio Garica.
06:13 PM
Rahm battles to halve the eighth against Scottie Scheffler
But he remains three down thru eight and up against it against the very impressive American.
06:09 PM
Missed chance for Paul Casey
A putt to win the whole on the par five fifth dribbled away on the left side. He remains all square with Dustin Johnson.
06:08 PM
Garcia drops another hole to DeChambeau
Sergio fluffed his chip from the rough at the 6th and concedes the hole after DeChambeau nearly drove the green.
The shot Garcia won at the previous hole goes straight back in the American’s ledger.
DeChambeau 2 up after six holes.
06:03 PM
Thomas doubles his advantage
Two birdies at the first two holes have done the job for Justin Thomas against Tyrell Hatton.
Thomas 2 up after two holes.
05:55 PM
Lee Westwood makes a perfect start
He wins the 1st hole against Harris English.
Westwood has lost six Ryder Cup matches in a row – today’s singles is time he puts that miserable run to an end.
05:52 PM
Garcia claws one back
Bryson DeChambeau clobbered his drive into the water at the par-five 5th and Sergio Garcia kept his ball on dry land to win the hole. Easy does it.
DeChambeau 1 up after five holes.
05:48 PM
As it stands
Europe are up in three, the USA are up in four and two matches are all square.
McIlroy 1 up against Schauffele after 8
Lowry 3 down against Cantlay after 7
Rahm 3 down against Scheffler after 6
Garcia 2 down against DeChambeau after 4
Hovland 1 up against Morikawa after 4
Casey tied with Johnson after 3
Wiesberger tied with Koepka after 2
Poulter 1 up against Finau after 1
Hatton 1 down against Thomas after 1
05:40 PM
Schauffele halves the deficit
An errant tee shot from Rory McIlroy at the par-three 7th left him in a tricky sport in the rough and he was only able to escape with a bogey four.
Xander Schauffele takes the hole with par, holing out from short-ish range at McIlroy’s request.
McIlroy one up after seven holes.
05:36 PM
Cantlay’s fine form continues
Shane Lowry’s 10ft birdie putt slips past on the low side and Patrick Cantlay takes advantage, sinking his eight-footer with consummate ease.
Cantlay three up after six holes.
05:34 PM
Hatton v Thomas is under way
And both players have found the middle of the fairway on the 1st hole.
05:29 PM
Strong start for Hovland
Hovland, the first Norwegian player to compete in the Ryder Cup, sinks his third birdie through three to go two up against Morikawa.
Hovland two up after three holes.
05:23 PM
Scheffler now four up through four. A perfect start in his pairing with Rahm
Look at his approach on the fourth:
05:13 PM
McIlroy rescues a par on the fifth after finding the water
He holds a long putt to stop Schauffele from eroding his lead of two. They half the hole.
McIlroy still two up after five holes.
05:04 PM
Scheffler with a chance to go three up through three holes
…can he hold his nerve? And yes, he gets it in to go three up after three holes against Jon Rahm of all people, the world number one.
An incredible start for the American.
Scheffler three up after three holes.
04:54 PM
McIlroy and Schauffele are on the green of the fourth
Schauffele eyes up a long putt for the half; if he misses, Rory goes two up…
He’s about five metres out… the pace is right, but he nudges it just to the left of the hole.
McIlroy now two up after four holes.
04:51 PM
Cantlay and Lowry on the third
Cantlay sinks his birdie putt to bring it back to level.
Even in this pairing after three holes.
04:49 PM
DeChambeau eagles the first with a 41-foot putt
Incredible stuff! Garcia didn’t make a wrong move, but DeChambeau capitalised on his green driving and made the long putt. The crowd are absolutely loving this.
DeChambeau one up after first hole.
04:40 PM
DeChambeau and Garcia are out on the first now
Sergio Garcia goes straight down the fairway; Bryson DeChambeau drives the green.
What a drive! Sensational. The crowd are delighted.
04:38 PM
Scheffler and Rahm on the first green
Rahm misses his putt; Scheffler holes to win.
Scheffler one up after first hole.
04:33 PM
McIlroy and Schauffele tie the second
McIlroy’s in a much better position, but he misses his putt to allow Schauffele back in and they half the hole.
McIlroy still one up.
04:30 PM
Scheffler and Rahm are out the tee-box
Another perfect drive from Jon Rahm; Scottie Scheffler matches him.
Here’s James Corrigan’s verdict on this pairing:
Rahm has 31/2 pts out of 4 and it will take something special from Scheffler to deny the world No 1. The rookie has yet to win on the PGA Tour and should he take down it would be deathly blow for the visitors.
Verdict: Rahm 3&2
04:19 PM
On the par five second, Rory launches another great drive down the fairway
It’s very early, but it’s the start Europe needs if they’re going to have any chance of turning around USA’s massive lead.
Schauffele with a high draw off the tee. It lands in the rough, but he’ll be fine there. His second lands on the bank on the right side of the green.
Rory’s second lands beautifully onto the green; he’s about four metres out for his eagle putt.
04:17 PM
Cantlay and Lowry are on the first tee now
A wonderful drive from Shane Lowry, just short of the front of the green.
Patrick Cantlay matches him.
04:14 PM
Schauffele putts; Rory pitches
Schauffele gets slightly closer, he should get that in.
The question now is whether Rory can meet him. He lands a couple of metres out…
And it’s in! Good start from Rory. That’ll be a boost to his confidence.
Schauffele misses!
Rory goes one-up.
04:09 PM
It’s a good drive from Rory:
04:07 PM
McIlroy and Schauffele are out on the tee
Rory to drive first. His drive drops just off the green on the right hand side, it looks like he might be in on the rough edge but it’s in a good position. Solid start.
Schauffele lands just off the green too, on this near side. Two marvelous drives to begin. Game one!
04:00 PM
Rory McIlroy is matched with Schauffele for the first tee. They’re off at 17:04
Here’s James Corrigan’s verdict. Read what he makes of all the matches here.
Seems absurd to be so dismissive of McIlroy, but on this week’s evidence he is a huge underdog. He has lost three out of three, Schauffele, the Olympic champion has won three out of three. This would be a huge strike for Europe.
Verdict: Schauffele 4&3
03:53 PM
Ryder Cup putting row: what have the flashpoints been, who is at fault… and what is ‘inside the leather’?
The institution of a sportsmanship award at this year’s Ryder Cup has failed to prevent outbreaks of ill-feeling over “gimme” putts that were not conceded. Will we see tensions flare on the greens today?
Simon Briggs takes us through the big controversy of the tournament so far.
03:41 PM
Just over 20 minutes until the first tee shots of the day
Take a look at who is warming-up on the driving range at Whistling Straits.
03:18 PM
Meet the rookie pair scything through Europe
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, X-Man and Patty Ice, have helped USA into an 11-5 lead.
Here, Simon Briggs profiles the pair. As he writes, in their late-20s and with £37m in prizemoney between them, perhaps we should not be surprised.
Schauffele faces McIlroy first up in 45 minutes, with Cantlay second on against Shane Lowry.
02:59 PM
A reminder of those tee-times today
Twelve singles matches remain, the first starting in just over an hour.
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17.04 Rory McIlroy v Xander Schauffele
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17.15 Shane Lowry v Patrick Cantlay
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17.26 Jon Rahm v Scottie Scheffler
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17.37 Sergio Garcia v Bryson DeChambeau
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17.48 Viktor Hovland v Collin Morikawa
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17.59 Paul Casey v Dustin Johnson
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18.10 Bernd Wiesberger v Brooks Koepka
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18.21 Ian Poulter v Tony Finau
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18.32 Tyrrell Hatton v Justin Thomas
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18.43 Lee Westwood v Harris English
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18.54 Tommy Fleetwood v Jordan Spieth
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19.05 Matt Fitzpatrick v Daniel Berger
02:40 PM
Putting into context what Europe need to do
Nine years ago, Europe were 10-6 down in Chicago and managed to come back and after watching Shane Lowry hole a 10-footer on the 18th on Saturday night and enact an exhilarating, belly-bouncing celebration, it was tempting to allow the hope to bubble again.
Yet that deficit in 2012 was considered to be at the outer limits of what was deemed credible and although it is only one more point, remind yourself that Steve Stricker’s side only requires three-and-half points out of 12 and are playing superbly. It is beyond irrational, whatever Harrington was claiming to contrary on Saturday night.
More from our golf correspondent here.
02:33 PM
Europe need a miracle; Shane Lowry hopeful
Europe will need to produce a historic comeback in the final session this evening to retain the Ryder Cup, but Shane Lowry insisted he would not be giving up.
Lowry kept Europe’s title hopes alive as he secured a vital point on Saturday alongside Tyrrell Hatton in the fourballs, clinching a 1-up victory over Tony Finau and Harris English on the last shot on the final hole with a nervy 10-footer.
The United States enter Sunday’s singles with a commanding 11-5 lead over holders Europe and require just 3.5 points on the final day to capture the title, while Europe need to win nine points to retain the trophy they won at the last edition in 2018 in Paris.
“I’ve always wanted to play in a Ryder Cup. We are a few points behind, but I mean, I’m not stopping believing. I don’t care,” said Lowry, the 2019 Open champion.
“I think I’m having the week of my life here, honestly, I really am. It’s just been incredible.
“We’re still not out of it. It’s a long day tomorrow, 12 matches. If any 12 of us were going out against any of them in the match play, we would fancy our chances. We just have to believe. It’s all about believing.”
Englishman Hatton, who made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018, also believed Europe still had a shot at the title at Whistling Straits.
“You’re never out of the fight,” Hatton said. “Obviously we need a huge day tomorrow.
“That putt from Shane there on the last (hole) was huge, and again, hopefully that gives us some momentum now going into tomorrow.”
We will be bringing you live coverage of all 12 singles matches on this final day, with analysis and latest scores, throughout the evening. Stay tuned.
Reuters