FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Europe made a late switch to its Saturday afternoon lineup at the Ryder Cup because Viktor Hovland had neck pain, an injury he said has bothered him on and off for a couple of months.

Hovland teamed with Robert MacIntyre for a 1-up victory over Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley in the morning and originally was listed to play with Matt Fitzpatrick in the afternoon. But Fitzpatrick ended up going out with Tyrrell Hatton against Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay.

During the morning, Hovland took painkillers and received treatment, which didn’t help enough.

“It stayed the same for the remainder of the match after that,” Hovland said. “But I came in and rested up and got some more treatment and when I went back out onto the range, I tried hitting some shots trying to

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