Ryder Cup: Europe puts the Americans back in a hole on Saturday morning at Bethpage

Whatever hope the U.S. had of clawing back into this Ryder Cup didn’t last long. With Europe already holding a 5.5–2.5 lead overnight, Saturday morning’s foursomes ended in another gut punch for the Americans, as the visitors rolled through Bethpage Black and stretched their advantage to 8.5–3.5.

The New York crowd showed up at the Ryder Cup Saturday morning, ready to will the U.S. back into the fight, but Rahm, Rory, Fleetwood, and the rest of Europe’s backbone had other plans.

Match 9: DeChambeau/Young (USA) def. Fitzpatrick/Åberg (Europe), 4&2

Finally, some red on the board.

Cameron Young came out looking like a man on a mission, chipping in for birdie at the par-3 third and sticking another dart on eight. The New York native had the crowd roaring, while Bryson’s putter actually behaved for once. The duo never trailed and closed it out on 16 for the Americans’ lone full point of the session. Young is now 2-0 this week and might be the only guy Keegan Bradley can trust right now.

"For our country, it was pedal to the metal." #GoUSA https://t.co/IWWiUtvGCa pic.twitter.com/msk9YXGVxy

— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 27, 2025

Match 10: McIlroy/Fleetwood (Europe) def. English/Morikawa (USA), 3&2

Fleetwood Mac is back, and they’re basically automatic. After steamrolling a U.S. pair on Friday, Rory and Tommy did it again — four straight birdies from holes 2–5 put the Americans in a hole they never climbed out of. English and Morikawa looked lost, while Rory and Fleetwood kept dropping putts from everywhere, including Fleetwood rattling the flagstick on 11. They shut the door on 16, and the highlight reel keeps growing.

Nice putt Tommy 😉#TeamEurope | #OurTimeOurPlace pic.twitter.com/pYwNg9mXPt

— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 27, 2025

Match 11: Rahm/Hatton (Europe) def. Schauffele/Cantlay (USA), 3&2

This was supposed to be the heavyweight fight of the morning. Instead, Jon Rahm stole the show again. After Cantlay briefly evened the match with a 16-footer on seven, Rahm answered by chipping in at the eighth to flip momentum back to Europe.

Hatton buried a clutch birdie at 12, and from there the Americans couldn’t buy a putt. Europe’s steadiest duo cruised to another point and left the U.S. looking cooked.

UNBELIEVABLE 🤯#TeamEurope | #OurTimeOurPlace pic.twitter.com/QvAcINeoJV

— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 27, 2025

Match 12: Hovland/MacIntyre (Europe) def. Scheffler/Henley (USA), 1-up

The Ryder Cup anchor match came down to the 18th, but it was the same story: Europe making the shots when it mattered, the U.S. missing them. MacIntyre and Hovland set the tone early, went 2-up, and every time Scheffler and Henley clawed back, the Europeans answered.

The dagger came on 17, where Hovland drained a 12-footer to keep the lead. A par on 18 closed it out and gave Europe yet another point, putting the U.S. in an even deeper hole.

Ryder Up Saturday Afternoon:

By the time the morning ended, the Ryder Cup scoreboard told the story: Europe 8.5, USA 3.5. Cameron Young and Bryson gave the U.S. a brief spark, but Fleetwood, Rory, and Rahm once again showed why they’re the heartbeat of this European squad.

With Saturday afternoon fourballs still to play, Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup captaincy is teetering on the edge of collapse.

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