Capsules of the eight Ryder Cup matches from Friday at Marco Simone.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, Europe, def. Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns, United States, 4 and 3.
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, Europe, def. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, United States, 2 and 1. Spieth chipped in at the par-3 fourth to square the match, but the big moment was Thomas making birdie at the sixth. It was the first time all day the U.S. had a lead in any match. It didn’t last long — Hovland birdied the next hole. A birdie on the 12th gave the Americans a 1-up lead, Spieth made birdie on the 13th for a 2-up lead, and then Thomas essentially played the last five holes by himself as Spieth was out of the holes.
Europe built another early lead, 2 up through eight holes, until Scheffler birdied the ninth and Europe bogeyed the 10th to bring it back to all square. They halved the next four holes and then the match turned up the excitement. Koepka birdied the 15th for a 1-up lead. Rahm chipped in from the rough across the green for eagle on the 16th. Scheffler made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th for another 1-up lead.
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