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But it was McIlroy who put the first flag on the scoreboards for Europe after just one hole, when he sank a birdie after Fowler stubbed a chip from the back of the green. At the 2nd, Fowler conceded an eagle that put Rory 2-up. At the 3rd, Fowler missed a par-saving putt, while McIlroy lagged and got a 3-up lead. Two more birdies at 5 and 6 put McIlroy 5-up after just six holes at 1:07 p.m. BST. (That's what you get from the world's number-one golfer!)

A par by Fowler put McIlroy back to 4-down, but Fowler's first birdie of the day merely halved the 9th hole. McIlroy birdied 13 to put himself back to 5-up, then pitched to sneeze-in distance at 14. And when Fowler couldn't sink a putt from 12 feet, McIlroy had a 5 & 4 victory and was 2-1-2 for the weekend. Despite fine performances this weekend, Fowler is now 0-3-5 overall in Ryder Cup competition.

Europe 11, U.S. 6 at 2:54 p.m. BST (9:54 a.m. EDT)

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But it slipped away with a bogey at the 10th, a G-Mac birdie at the 11th, and two more bogeys from Spieth at the 12th and 13th. In the space of four holes, Spieth went from 3-up to 1-down. At the 15th, McDowell's approach tagged the flagstick, leading to a birdie and a 2-up lead. At 16, Spieth left a birdie attempt short, then a mis-club at 17 left him 53 feet from a birdie he could not sink.

Europe 12, U.S. 6 at 3:17 p.m. BST (10:17 a.m. EDT)

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But at the 9th, Reed lost his tee-shot into the left rough, then dumped his second into the water. The shouting and fist-pumping were back when he birdied 11 and 12 to go back 2-up. Following a bogey at 13, disaster struck for Reed at 15 when his tee-shot disappeared into the gorse and was never found. All-square.

At the closing hole, Stenson's aggressive approach from 225 yards slid into the collection area to the right of the green. From 217 yards out, Reed hit the green, leaving about 12 feet for an eagle. Stenson did well to pitch to four feet, while Reed's eagle putt missed the left edge. But stunningly, Stenson could not convert the birdie putt to halve the match.

Europe 12, U.S. 7 at 3:40 p.m. BST (10:40 a.m. EDT)

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But Watson's proverbial goose was cooked when he couldn't save par at the 3rd and 4th holes. Kaymer proceeded to birdie 5 and 6, boosting him to 4-up. At the 14th, Kaymer hit behind a gorse bush that teammate Justin Rose found minutes earlier, but hit a magnificent recovery to just eight feet. Bubba's approach landed inside Kaymer's, but he couldn't sink a birdie putt, leaving him dormie — 4-down with four to play. Bubba got one back at 15 with a birdie, leaving him 3-down with three to play.

But at 16, after hitting his approach into the left rough, Kaymer holed his pitch, suddenly ending the match and Bubba's day, setting off an enormous European celebration.

Europe 13, U.S. 7 at 3:48 p.m. BST (10:48 a.m. EDT)

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At the 16th green, Mickelson made a most unusual gesture, conceding a four-footer to Gallacher. But then, "Lefty" sank his own three-footer for birdie to go 2-up. Another birdie at 17 finished off the rookie from Scotland.

Europe 13, U.S. 8 at 3:52 p.m. BST (10:52 a.m. EDT)

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Europe 13, U.S. 9 at 3:53 p.m. BST (10:53 a.m. EDT)

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But the Englishman violently shifted the momentum his way with four straight birdies, including on a seven-foot putt at the 10th and a beautiful approach to sneeze-in distance at the 11th, to square the match.

A fascinating back-and-forth struggle made the rest of this match absolutely compelling television. Rose bogeyed the 12th to give Mahan a 1-up lead — and then Rose found a gorse bush off the 13th fairway. But after Mahan missed the green, Rose then stuck his highlight-video approach shot to just 14 inches. Mahan conceded the birdie, which squared the match, but then re-took a 1-up lead with a birdie at 14.

At the 18th, Mahan hit his approach into the collection area right of the green, but still had a good chance for birdie. After putting his tee-shot into the right rough, Rose did well to leave his second short and left of the green on the apron. With his third, Rose pitched to just four feet, turning up the pressure on Mahan, who was facing an enormously difficult flop-pitch from a draw lie behind the tilted fringe.

Stunningly, Mahan blew his shot over the flag and off the opposite side of the green, after which he pitched to six feet. Mahan then lipped out his par-saver, losing the hole and halving the match. With that, Team Europe were only a half-point away from 14, the number they needed to retain the Ryder Cup.

Europe 13½, U.S. 9½ at 3:55 p.m. BST (10:55 a.m. EDT)

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At the 278-yard par-4 14th, spectators stampeded to watch as Bradley needed to win the hole to keep Donaldson from going dormie. At 4:13 p.m. BST, Donaldson hit his tee-shot over the green and into a collection area. Bradley swept a high cut over the green into the left rough, but gained a decent lie. But then, he pitched across and through the green. Donaldson putted from the collection area, leaving him seven feet from a birdie.

At 4:22 p.m. BST and putting from the right fringe, Bradley left his birdie attempt 12 feet short. Matching pars halved the hole, putting Donaldson dormie on Bradley — 4-up with four to play. Curiously, the Europeans did not begin celebrating, even though the Europeans were, at that moment, guaranteed to keep the Ryder Cup.

At the par-4 15th, Donaldson split the fairway, but Bradley dumped his tee-shot into deep rough left of the fairway. With 153 yards to the flagstick, Bradley did well to carve an approach shot to 25 feet above and left of the hole.

But then in the climactic moment of the week and from 147 yards away, Donaldson pulled a short-iron and stuck his approach to just ten inches — setting off a massive explosion of applause and cheering. Just seconds later, Bradley and U.S. captain Watson conceded the birdie, the halve of the hole, and the Ryder Cup. The 38-year-old Ryder Cup rookie is now a certified sports hero in Europe.

Europe 14½, U.S. 9½ at 4:31 p.m. BST (11:31 a.m. EDT)

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