Europe’s Shane Lowry celebrates after a birdie by Rory McIlroy on the 17th hole at Bethpage Black golf course during the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Robert Bukaty)

By DOUG FERGUSON | AP Golf Writer

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Europe’s best showed Friday that points, not panache, is what matters in the Ryder Cup.

Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood helped Team Europe silence the crowd at Bethpage Black and reminded the Americans that playing at home won’t make it any easier to get their hands on that 17-inch gold trophy.

The Europeans won both sessions — before and after President Donald Trump was there — and had a 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead going into Saturday.

“It’s a great day for Europe,” McIlroy said. “We would have absolutely taken t

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