FARMINDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Viktor Hovland withdrew from his singles match Sunday in the Ryder Cup with a neck injury, which also meant Harris English had an early end to his week.

Hovland and English were scheduled to meet in the final match. Hovland had an MRI late Saturday that revealed a disc bulge in his neck. Under the captain's agreement, that will be considered a halve.

Europe's lead went to 12-5 before anyone teed off. It needs to win two matches to retain the cup, and 14 1/2 points for the outright win.

The Ryder Cup requires each captain to put the name of one player in a sealed envelope Saturday night to be benched in case of an injury on the other team. U.S. captain Keegan Bradley went with English. The envelope has not been used since 1991 at Kiawah, when Steve Pate withdr

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