FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Another rout looked to be on at the 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black -- and again the Americans were on the wrong side of it.

The U.S. team was on the verge of falling behind the Europeans 4-0 after the opening session of foursomes (alternate-shot) matches for the second straight time.

However, after squandering a three-hole lead, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay held on for a 2-up victory by winning the last two holes in the final match against Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Norway's Viktor Hovland to salvage a point for the home team.

"If we're only going to win one point, it might as well be the anchor match to get some momentum going," Schauffele said after Europe went ahead 3-1 in the opening session. "We need to get some points on the board in th

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