Team USA entered the 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black looking to make amends after being soundly defeated in Rome two years ago. Things have not got off to the start that Captain Keegan Bradley had imagined. Team Europe won three of the four matches in the morning foursome session, making Ryder Cup history in the process.

With the Americans trying to make a charge in afternoon four-ball, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is stemming the tide.

McIlroy, playing with Shane Lowry, caught fire on the greens.

With the match all square through five, McIlroy drained a birdie putt uphill to take the lead. Afterward, he dropped a fist pump, firing up the crowd. Expand Tweet

“Come on,” McIlroy can be heard screaming. But the five-time major champion was not done.

On the par-4 7th, Rory struck agai

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