A bit of a mess from Viktor Hovland and Robert MacIntyre, mainly with Hovland going long with a wedge from only 87 yards - that was the real mistake.

So Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley win their first hole of the day - and just third of this Ryder Cup as they claimed just two yesterday in this format.

And there it is - Ludvig Aberg can't make amends for his error by making a big putt so Europe slip three behind and this one seems like it's just gotten away from them now.

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JON RAHM!

He has just HOLED a seriously, seriously difficult chip.

Let me paint the picture...

Standing in a bunker. Juicy rough. Ball sitting down. Pitching on to a downslope. The eyes of New York bearing into the back of his head.

And the Spaniard digs into the back of the ball, it pops up perfectly, lands on the optimum spot on the green and rolls into the cup.

All a bit more settled on this ninth hole.

Both pairings in the fairway and both on the green in two.

Team USA with around 35ft and team Europe with around 23 - can either sink a long one to take into the turn?

Nope.

Pars for both and it is as you were heading into the back nine.

Pumped-up Patrick Cantlay absolutely pures his long iron to the par-three eight over the green. Will be a tough chip.

Tyrrell Hatton lets him off the hook with a horrible pull left though and that will probably be an even more difficult chip for Jon Rahm.

The Americans missed the green on 10 so the door is open for Ludvig Aberg, but he hits a horrible shot that's short and what's worse just hangs on in the rough above the bunker.

Defying the laws of physics the ball is perched on a cliff, Matt Fiztpatrick has to stand in the sand and play a baseball swing - so unsurprisingly the result isn't good.

Looks like Europe going three down here....

One European group is absolutely in control.

This was Rory McIlroy on the fifth, making a fourth birdie in a row alongside partner Tommy Fleetwood.

Patrick Cantlay HOLES. He is a competitor of the highest order.

Tyrrell Hatton MISSES.

The US are edging their own personal putting competition at the moment.

Poor from Jon Rahm. That is as easy a chip as you can get and should have been stone dead. Eight feet left for the four.

Now Xander Schauffele. Easy bunker shot for him too... but he also makes a mess of it. Way past the flag and they will putt first.

Some bunker trouble for Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley sees the Americans make a bogey with Robert MacIntyre sticking his approach to 10 feet.

That's a great two-hole lead now for Europe with the world number one yet again up against it.

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A penny for Keegan Bradley's thoughts right now and his decision to send Harris English and Collin Morikawa out again today...

They almost end up up in the water in front of the green on the eighth and English can only get them to a knee-knocking five feet from the pin.

Rory McIlroy almost gets another birdie for him and Tommy Fleetwood but it just turns away at the last moment.

Pressure back on Morikawa... and it tells as he sends his putt sailing past the hole.

Patrick Cantlay schlaffs his approach from 220 yards into the right right bunker on the seventh.

An opening for Europe.

To shouts of 'fore!' from the gallery, Tyrrell Hatton hits a bullet from an awkward spot at the roots of a tree down the right. Absolutely nailed that to the front edge.

Bryson DeChambeau shows up big time by draining a 16 footer on the ninth to secure the half after Matt Fitzpatrick had struck one in close to give Ludvig Aberg the chance to make a birdie.

All the pressure on Bryson there but he delivers to keep a healthy lead for the Americans at the turn. There's not much between these two though.

Foursomes is a difficult format isn't it? That's what we are always told.

We've not had two hours of play yet today and there are birdies all over the place.

In match one the US have made three and Europe two and in the other three matches the US pairs have all made two birdies and the Europeans three per pair.

The games are not even at the turn.

And Europe have only made three bogeys in foursomes across both days so far.

Sensational, sensational golf.

It might be messy, but that doesn't matter when you are sinking the putts.

More wayward play from the tee but, between them, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy get themselves to just under 20ft from the hole on the seventh to try and save par.

It is also a bit messy from the Americans and Collin Morikawa can't save their par.

Over to Fleetwood... and in it goes!

For the second morning, this European pair are building up a strong lead against this American duo.

Patrick Cantlay for the three... he drops that in the front door with perfect pace.

Now can Tyrrell Hatton follow him in? Especially after that short miss on the last?

It's downhill and he is putting through his shadow. But he knows the one back is irrelevant.

IN!

Beautiful pace. That was set off on the right line and never looked like missing.

Scottie Scheffler holes a great 17 footer to halve the hole, and that might just wake his game up maybe?

That's one of those that can be a great confidence boost, or you could see it that is the USA have to keep holing long putts just for halves then that could spell trouble.

Some serious action on that approach by Xander Schauffele to the sixth and it spins below the hole - further away than the Euros but arguably an easier putt.

Tyrrell Hatton sends his drive off the sixth into orbit. Felt like there was a bit of anger in that one.

The US have fought back in the last 10 minutes and these matches are beautifully poised.