FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — It was reasonable to think nobody was going to beat a Ryder Cup duo on a roll — one that's so good, it has its own nickname: “Fleetwood Mac.”
But Harris English and Collin Morikawa against one of Europe's best teams, well, that never seemed like a fair fight.
American captain Keegan Bradley put those two together not once but twice, and bad luck paired them against Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both times.
The Americans didn't make it past the 16th hole in either match, and their 3-and-2 loss in Saturday morning's foursomes turned out to be a tone-setter for another bad day for the U.S.
Europe walked away from the day with a historically big 11 1/2-4 1/2 lead.
The Harris-Morikawa pairing produced arguably the most predictable result from America's stalled-out at