Ryder Cup forecaddie: Running analysis from Day 2 at Bethpage

Stay tuned throughout the day as theScore keeps you updated with insights and analysis from the opening sessions of the Ryder Cup. (All times ET).

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1:45 p.m. - All of the matches are on the course, and there are already two matches being led by the Europeans. Shane Lowry poured in an eagle on the fourth hole to take a 1-up lead, and let the crowd know how he thought of them with some choice words.

The Europeans only need 5.5 more points to retain the Ryder Cup. If they can snag two more before the day is over, this Ryder Cup will be ... pretty much over.

1:15 p.m. - Hatton replaces Hovland as Fitzpatrick's partner in the final match. The late switch was due to a neck injury Hovland sustained during Saturday morning's match.

12:20 p.m. - We'll see how it plays out, but the Americans put together four solid pairs. You could argue Morikawa should be playing over Schauffele based on their morning performance, but that's splitting hairs. Pairing Scheffler and DeChambeau together is also a bold choice, but the duo played together twice in the 2021 Ryder Cup and went 1-0-1. The U.S. has to win the first two matches to give this event life.

As for the Europeans, they rolled out three of the same fourball pairings from yesterday. The only difference is that Hovland and Fitzpatrick replace Hojgaard and Aberg.

12:15 p.m. - Saturday afternoon fourball matches:

12:00 p.m. - It's another three points for the Europeans. Hovland and MacIntyre knock off Scheffler and Henley to give the blue and yellow a whopping five-point lead going into Saturday's fourball session. Scheffler becomes the first World No. 1 to lose his first three matches in a Ryder Cup.

11:40 a.m. - With only one match on the course, and the Europeans leading by four points, let's discuss some of Keegan Bradley's decisions, shall we?

• DeChambeau and Young are a natural fourball pairing, and it showed during Saturday's round. The fact that they weren't paired together on Friday is questionable, made worse by Bradley's call to put DeChambeau and Justin Thomas together, who play completely different styles of games.
• Running English and Morikawa back out on Day 2 after getting steamrolled by McIlroy and Fleetwood on Friday is inexcusable. Being unable to move away from the original plan was costly.
• The rest of the team isn't making Bradley's life any easier. Scheffler has to play better as the undoubted best player in the world. The Americans can't have the World No. 1 go 0-3.

11:20 a.m. - Europe claims another point. Rahm and Hatton beat Schauffele and Cantlay 3&2. Rahm continues an insane run at the Ryder Cup, going 9-1-3 over his last 13 matches.

Scheffler and Henley need to flip the final match, trailing 1-down with three holes to play, to prevent another European 3-1 session win.

10:55 a.m. - It's getting testy out there! McIlroy fires back at the heckling crowd, then proceeds to hit his approach to three feet to seal the match over English and Morikawa.

10:30 a.m. - DeChambeau and Young secure a full point in their match against Aberg and Fitzpatrick. The American pair won 4&2, but they're the only duo currently leading for Team USA. If things end the way they stand, the Europeans will lead by six going into foursomes.

9:45 a.m. - Cam Young is the MVP of the American team right now. The Ryder Cup rookie, who set the course record at Bethpage Black when he was 20 years old, leads all golfers on the course in strokes gained: total, according to DataGolf. The Europeans have the next three top performers (Fleetwood, Rahm, MacIntyre), while Morikawa is the day's worst player.

In hindsight, it's wild to think that Young didn't play during Friday's foursomes sessions. There's zero doubt he'll be out this afternoon, likely alongside DeChambeau again.

9:20 a.m. - Just as Cantlay and Schauffele seemed to be stealing the momentum in their match, Rahm pulls off some magic. The Spaniard pitched in from an awkward lie to steal the hole and move 1-up after eight holes.

8:55 a.m. - DeChambeau and Young are doing their best to lead the way. They're the only American pairing leading a match, but the remainder of the board is an onslaught of blue. The Americans must at least split the foursomes session, which would give them a chance to cut into the deficit during fourballs this afternoon.

8:25 a.m. - Whatever momentum the Americans built on the first tee is already gone. McIlroy and Fleetwood won three of the last four holes after losing the first to take a 2-up lead. Rahm and Hatton won the opening two holes, quickly taking a 2-up lead over Cantlay and Schauffele. And Scheffler and Henley dropped the second hole to MacIntyre and Hovland. If the Americans can't get some red on the board soon, this thing could be over by noon Saturday.

8:00 a.m. - McIlroy embraces the heel role, blowing kisses to the heckling Bethpage crowd on the first tee.

7:45 a.m. - The atmosphere at Bethpage Black is a tad more hostile this morning, as the American fans try to will their team out of the three-point deficit heading into Day 2.

It seems to be working. American teams are leading the first two matches on the course. Cameron Young chipped in for a birdie on the third hole, and Harris English rolled in a 14-footer on No. 1 to take an early lead with Collin Morikawa over Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood.

Here are the Saturday foursomes matches, as a reminder.

Many questioned Keegan Bradley's decision to trot out Morikawa and English, especially with the duo facing the same McIlroy-Fleetwood pairing that beat them 5&4 on Friday.