""Obviously right now, I'm disappointed I didn't hole out for a full point," McIlroy said on the 18th green. "But it's been a great day for Europe. We have come out of the gates really strong like we wanted. "Yeah, we should be really proud of ourselves. "We would have absolutely taken this last night if you had told us we would be 5.5-2.5 up."
"After his 'Fleetwood Mac' reunion ended in perfect harmony as he and an on-song Tommy Fleetwood thumped Collin Morikawa and Harris English 5&4 in the morning fourballs, he was engulfed in a thrilling fourballs battle where drama was never far away. It came down to the last putt where the Northern Irishman was millimetres away from giving his side a 6-2 first-day lead. Instead he and Shane Lowry had to settle for a half against Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay."
Europe led the United States 5.5-2.5 after Friday at Bethpage Black, with Rory McIlroy central to the action. McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood won their morning fourballs 5&4 over Collin Morikawa and Harris English. McIlroy and Shane Lowry halved a dramatic afternoon fourballs with Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay after a final missed putt on the 18th. McIlroy gestured toward a spectator after the 11th hole following a comment from the crowd. Robert MacIntyre confronted a spectator over a remark about his weight on the 17th tee. The Bethpage crowd's hostility was largely contained.
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