Scottie Scheffler entered Sunday's Ryder Cup singles 0-4 and at risk of putting in the worst performance ever by an American.

The world No. 1 was reduced to tears in Rome two years ago and his troubles continued on home soil.

No American had ever lost five matches at one Ryder Cup and Scheffler was up against European hero Rory McIlroy at Bethpage Black.

But he dug deep and secured a nail-biting victory on the 18th as America threatened the greatest comeback of all time after two awful days.

"Battled really hard yesterday and the first day, things just didn't work out the way I wanted them to, but I was proud to get a point today," he began in a post-round interview.

"It's tough, playing all five matches is a grind. Rory and I chatted about that a little bit today but I'm proud of

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