Ryder Cup 2021 live golf scores, results, highlights from Day 2 foursomes, fourball

For the first time since 1975, Team USA heads into Day 2 of the Ryder Cup with a 6-2 lead over Europe. Saturday’s play will begin around 8 a.m. ET with four foursome matches, followed by four fourball matches in the afternoon.

Day 1 produced a dominant performance by Team USA, which lost just one match and tied two other. The six rookies on the team are undefeated (Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay had ties in their fourball matches). Bryson DeChambeau ended his fourball match in a tie, but that was the first time in his Ryder Cup career he didn’t lose.

Jon Rahm appears to be the European player to beat. He won his morning match with Sergio Garcia, the player with the most Ryder Cup wins in history, and tied his afternoon match with Tyrrell Hatton. Rory McIlroy lost both his matches by wide margins (5 and 3, 4 and 3). It was the first time he lost both his matches in one day.

Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights of the 2021 Ryder Cup featured groups. Follow along below for results and highlights from Saturday’s foursome and fourball matches at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

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Ryder Cup live updates, highlights from Day 2

Live updates will begin around 1 p.m. ET. 

5:35 p.m. — DeChambeau and Scheffler both miss birdie putts, allowing this match to remained tied.

5:26 p.m. — After Koepka misses another long putt for birdie and to win the hole, Spieth’s putt lips around the hole and ends up not going in. This hole finishes with another tie.

5:22 p.m. — Finau/English finally win their first hole of the day with a Finau birdie on Hole 13. They bring Europe’s lead down to 1UP.

5:16 p.m. — DeChambeau has a big confidence booster after making a huge birdie putt on Hole 10. Hovland misses his birdie, so the match is now tied.

5:12 p.m. — Koepka misses his birdie and a chance to tie the match on Hole 11.

5:02 p.m. — On Hole 9, Hovland ends the tie to bring Europe 1UP heading into the back nine. 

4:57 p.m. — Morikawa makes another birdie to go 3UP on Poulter/McIlroy. The American duo is 5 under this afternoon.

4:54 p.m. — Rahm gives Koepka a chance to birdie and win the hole, which Koepka then does. Team Europe leads only 1UP as they head to Hole 11. 

4:52 p.m. — Hatton expands Team Europes lead to 2UP after getting a birdie on Hole 11. 

4:44 p.m. — After DeChambeau’s tee shot lands in the middle of a spectator group, his second shot on Hole 9 lands in the brush on the side of the green. 

4:36 p.m. — Fleetwood/Hovland win Hole 8, bringing the third match back to a tie.

4:32 p.m. — Lowry has his fifth birdie of the day, giving Team Europe a 2UP lead through 10 holes, their biggest of the day.

4:30 p.m. — DeChambeau attempts to hit his ball out of the bunker, but it just lands behind him. He is having a rough last couple of holes.

4:29 p.m. — McIlroy makes a par putt, but Morikawa birdies giving Team USA a larger lead. They are 2UP through seven.

4:15 p.m. — Koepka makes a much needed putt to win Hole 9. Team Europe is now 2UP as they go to the back nine.

4:12 p.m. — McIlroy misses his putt for a tie, so Johnson/Morikawa go 1UP, the only Team USA pair leading.

4:02 p.m. — DeChambeau’s tee shot on Hole 7 plops in Lake Michigan. Scheffler ends up winning the hole, going 1UP.

3:53 p.m. — Koepka’s putt hops over the hole during his birdie chance. Rahm is able to make his birdie and Spieth misshes his chance to tie. Team Europe goes 3UP in this match. Koepka and Spieth cannot catch a break yet this round.

3:50 p.m. — Poulter makes a 28-foot birdie on Hole 5, his third already today. Johnson isn’t able to match is, now the match is now tied.

3:39 p.m. — After Spieth lands on the green close to the hole, he is only able to score a par, which Garcia then matches. 

3:36. p.m. — DeChambeau makes a birdie putt that Team Europe cannot answer. This match is now tied.

3:16 p.m. — As DeChambeau approaches the Hole 5 tee box, fans chant “Bombs away!” after he drove 417 yards yesterday. He only drove 262 yards today — a major difference. The wind doesn’t help most likely.

3:15 p.m. — After his close drive, English fails to make eagle and win Hole 6. Lowry finishes with a birdie, putting pressure on Finau and English to do the same. Finau birdies to finish the hole with a tie.

3:12 p.m. — DeChambeau makes a par putt after Hovland concedes his putt. They finish Hole 4 with a tie.

3:05 p.m. — English’s drive on Hole 6 creates an uproar from the crowd after the ball rolls onto the green and near the hole. This sets up an eagle attempt for English.

3:01 p.m. — Rahm follows up his commanding putt with a rough drive on Hole 5 that lands in the penalty area near Lake Michigan.

2:55 p.m. — Rahm birdies Hole 4 to go 2UP. This is the largest lead as of now.

2:51 p.m. — Hovland ends the only remaining tie of the afternoon after he birdies Hole 3 to go 1UP. Team Europe leads three matches.

2:50 p.m. — Johnson birdies while Team Europe doesn’t, so Team USA is now 1UP. This is the only match they lead right now.

2:42 p.m. — Johnson’s drive rolls onto the green on Hole 2, ending up closer than Lowry’s from earlier.

2:37 p.m. — As English struggles with strong winds on Hole 4, he misses a birdie and par chance to win the hole after Team Europe bogeys. Team Europe remains 1UP after both teams bogey.

2:36 p.m. — Rahm putts for par after Garcia and Spieth both miss. Team Europe goes 1UP after three.

2:29 p.m. — Hatton has a shot on the side of the green on Hole 4. His attempt fails as the ball rolls back down to the sand trap. 

2:27 p.m. — Poulter shouts “C’mon!” as he makes his first big putt of the day. Johnson matches it with a birdie of his own. The final matchup stays tied after Hole 1.

2:19 p.m. — Spieth puts Team USA back to a tie after he makes eagle on Hole 2.

2:18 p.m. — After DeChambeau’s par putt on Hole 1, he lays his putter on the ground to show that his ball was close enough to concede the putt. DeChambeau is the third golfer to do this today, after Thomas does it in the morning and Lowry does it in the afternoon.

2:14 p.m. — The last matchup of the day tees off between Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter, both Ryder Cup veterans who have yet to capture a point this year, and Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa, who remain undefeated in this year’s event.

2:13 p.m. — Lowry makes a long birdie putt on Hole 3 to put his team 1UP.

1:58 p.m. — Matchup three of the afternoon tees off. Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler are still looking for their first Ryder Cup wins (DeChambeau lost all four in 2018). Viktor Hovland and Rahm are the only two on Team Europe who will play all five matches.

1:55 p.m. — Rahm’s shot is conceded for birdie, and Spieth misses his chance to tie the hole. Europe leads 1UP after one.

1:42 p.m. — The most anticipated matchup of the afternoon begins as Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm, the only undefeated European team, tee off, followed by the new American duo of Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth. All four golfers played this morning, and Koepka lost to Garcia and Rahm in their foursome matchup.

1:38 p.m. — English birdies the first hole of the day, making the American crowd excited. Lowry answers with his own birdie, so the first match remains tied.

1:26 p.m. — Day 2 begins with the winning American team from yesterday (Tony Finau/Harris English) against the new European duo (Shane Lowry/Tyrrell Hatton). Lowry’s monster drive rolls to the edge of the green.

Highlights from the morning foursome matches:

Team USA showed another dominant morning performance on Saturday, winning three of the four matches. They currently lead Team Europe 9-3 heading into the afternoon matches. This is the largest winning margin after three rounds since Europe in 1987. 

Team Europe’s single victory came from the undefeated team of Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia who took a point over Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger. 

Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas came back from a down 3 deficit after six holes to winning their match 2UP. Collin Morikawa and Dustin Johnson remain undefeated as teammates this year. 

MORE: Updated standings for the 2021 Ryder Cup

How to watch the 2021 Ryder Cup

• Dates: Sept. 24-26
• TV channels: NBC, Golf Channel
• Live stream: Peacock,  fuboTV

Golf Channel and NBC will split live coverage of the 2021 Ryder Cup. Golf Channel aired the first rounds of the tournament exclusively on Friday. NBC is taking over most of the weekend coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

Ryder Cup tee times for Saturday

Here are the complete Ryder Cup tee times and pairings for Saturday:

Note: Pairings will be announced after each round.

Foursomes

Fourball