Ryder Cup 2023 Live: Day 2 scores and results as Ram extends European lead and pairs announced in the afternoon

Tyrrell Hatton praised his playing partner, saying: “It was tough mentally. I didn’t hit a great tee shot that dropped 14 and put us back and then a bad second shot on 15. It was tough at that point but this guy is like a highlight reel. It was unbelievable.” The shot he hit on 17 was out of this world.

Both players had a rest for the afternoon and reluctantly accepted their fate.

“As a competitor, you want to keep going, but we had a couple of teams that finished early and had a good rest,” Rahm said. “(I had) 35 high-intensity holes. We were up three players and quickly found ourselves tied with four players to go, so it was mentally exhausting. At the end of the day, Luke has to do what he thinks is best.

“We talked last night about enjoying what we did yesterday but we came out without showing any mercy today and the way we started Ludwig and Viktor set the tone,” he said. “Happy to get another point in the European table.”

Tommy Fleetwood said he was honored to play alongside the Northern Irishman.

He said: “A lot of people on this planet dream of playing with Rory, and I was the one who had to do that for the past two mornings, and I’m happy to be part of the journey.” “There were a few hiccups here and there but we drilled the putts when we needed to and Rory bailed me out on the last two pitches there.”

Another exciting morning for Europe, started by the victorious Scandinavian duo tearing apart Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, and ending with Jon Rahm’s goal that almost decided the third game.

Between them, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood eventually killed off Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, before Max Homa and Brian Harman got the United States’ first win on the board against Seb Straka and Shane Lowry.

This means Europe win 3-1, and they lead 9½ – 2½ in this afternoon’s four balls, which start in 10 minutes.

Ram is a gimme, so Chauvel has to halve his bet – he made a mistake! Europe wins 2&1

BREAKING NEWS – Here’s how the four balls line up this afternoon:

11.25am GMT Hovland-Aberg vs Burns-Morikawa

11.40am: Fleetwood-Hoggard v Homa-Harman

11.55am: Rose McIntyre vs. Thomas Spieth

12:10 PM Fitzpatrick McIlroy vs. Cantlay Clark

Cantlay nearly matches Rahm with a beautiful trot that bounces once before rolling to about five feet. The United States is still alive here.

Jon Rahm almost hit his 17th shot! An amazing piece of iron gently pulls down the flag, rolling right next to the trophy. What a golfer.

Chauvel misses! Europe leads by one point, with three teams remaining.

It’s a right-to-left slingshot down the hill and Hatton nailed it! The pressure is now on Schauffele to keep up with him.

It is controlled by cantlay chip. Ram skips more than he would have liked. Both teams will have similar shots from around eight feet, but it is Hatton who comes out first…