Europe extends Ryder Cup lead over reeling U.S.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The bleeding continued for the U.S. squad astatine the 45th Ryder Cup connected Saturday, arsenic the Americans mislaid 3 of 4 foursomes matches and way the Europeans 8.5-3.5 successful what is rapidly becoming the "Bethpage Black Blowout."

For the 3rd consecutive session, precise small went close for the U.S. team, arsenic lone 1 of its 3 losses reached the 17th hole.

Barring a miraculous comeback, the U.S. squad is successful information of losing the Ryder Cup for the 11th clip successful the past 15 matches and falling to the Europeans connected American ungraded for the archetypal clip since 2012.

Europe is lone the 2nd roadworthy squad that won each of the archetypal 3 sessions of a Ryder Cup.

"Excited with wherever our squad is and we person to support the ft down," Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy said.

Trailing by 1 with 2 holes to play, the U.S. squad of satellite No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley had a accidental to travel backmost successful the anchor match. But Henley missed a 13-foot birdie effort connected the par-3 17th that would person won the hole.

On the par-4 18th, Scheffler deed 1 of the worst shots of his career, flaring a wedge from 116 yards into the close rough. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Norway's Viktor Hovland had 2 putts to triumph the match.

Scheffler's 1-up nonaccomplishment dropped him to 0-3 this week. He hasn't won successful his past 7 Ryder Cup matches going backmost to Europe's 16.5-11.5 triumph successful Italy 2 years ago.

Spain's Jon Rahm and England's Tyrrell Hatton continued to torment the Americans, beating Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele 3-and-2 to springiness the Europeans a 7.5-3.5 lead.

Whenever it seemed similar the Europeans mightiness beryllium successful trouble, Rahm rescued them with his astonishing abbreviated game. On the par-3 eighth, Hatton's mediocre tee changeable near Rahm with an awkward stance connected a slope supra a greenside bunker. Somehow, with his feet successful the soil and the shot successful the unsmooth supra him, Rahm knocked it successful from 49 feet for birdie.

Rahm is 9-1-3 successful his past 13 Ryder Cup matches; Rahm and Hatton person ne'er mislaid successful a foursomes lucifer portion playing together.

The Americans picked up lone archetypal constituent of the league with a 4-and-2 triumph from Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Young implicit England's Matt Fitzpatrick and Sweden's Ludvig Åberg. The U.S. squad won 4 of the archetypal 10 holes, and the European duo ne'er could use overmuch stress.

Young, who grew up successful New York and acceptable the Bethpage Black scoring grounds arsenic a 20-year-old, became the archetypal American rookie to triumph his archetypal 2 Ryder Cup matches, some by astatine slightest 4 holes, since Patrick Reed successful 2014. Young and Justin Thomas routed Å...