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).

9:45 a.m. - Cam Young is currently the MVP of the American team. 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 crazy to think that Young didn't play during Friday's foursomes sessions. There's zero doubt he will 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.