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Ryder Cup 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights
- Updated: October 1, 2016
After a strong comeback Friday in Ryder Cup afternoon four-balls to narrow its deficit, Europe inched closer to the United States during Saturday’s morning foursomes session at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
The Europeans won two matches, lost one and halved another to cut Team USA’s lead from 5-3 to 6.5-5.5. Although Europe fell behind 4-0 to start the event Friday, it seized momentum in the afternoon and carried that over to Saturday morning.
As the two sides continue to battle it out for international golf supremacy, here is a look at the current score and a recap of Saturday’s action thus far.
Current Scoreboard
Morning Foursomes Recap
After teaming up to beat Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar in impressive fashion in afternoon four-balls Friday, Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters were once again paired together Saturday morning.
That move paid dividends for European captain Darren Clarke, as the Northern Irish and Belgian combo took down Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson 4 and 2.
McIlroy and Pieters jumped on the Americans early with a 3-up lead through just five holes, but Fowler and Mickelson began to mount a comeback by winning the ninth and 10th.
Just when it seemed as though momentum had shifted in Team USA’s favor, however, McIlroy came through in the clutch. The FedEx Cup champion nailed a big putt on No. 11 to put Europe back up by two in the match, as seen in this video courtesy of Ryder Cup Team EUR:
Here comes Rory!#TeamEurope https://t.co/DA6mM0pxS8
— Ryder Cup Team EUR (@RyderCupEurope) October 1, 2016
After Fowler and Mickelson got one back on the 12th, McIlroy and Pieters nursed a one-hole lead entering No. 14.
It was at that point that the Euros truly hit their stride, as they won each of the next three holes to finish with a 4 and 2 victory and cut into Team USA’s overall lead.
By virtue of the loss, Lefty’s lukewarm Ryder Cup record took another hit and put him in some unwanted company, per ESPN.com’s Bob Harig:
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