Matt Fitzpatrick chips up beautifully from a tricky spot. Stunning.

The putt is conceded by team USA and the hole is halved.

On we go.

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Jon Rahm finds the green on the fourth and Europe have the advantage as Bryson DeChambeau may have not caught his fully out of some soggy rough so he's well short.

Justin Thomas plays a stunner of a third to knock it stone dead, but Tyrrell Hatton will have a long putt to win it.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are tried and tested. They've played nine matches together at the Ryder and Presidents Cup, and have a 6-3-0 record.

Two of those losses came in Rome though where they were beaten by Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood on Friday, and then by Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton on Saturday.

This time, it's Viktor Hovland and Bob MacIntyre for Europe. Hovland played all five matches in Rome and set a record score 9&7 alongside Ludvig Aberg on the Saturday.

MacIntyre is yet to feature in a foursomes match - but he has hugely improved in the past two years.

Plus, Vik and Bob has a nice ring to it!

Rory McIlroy makes no mistake to stroke home the birdie putt for the win at the first - it's definitely a birdie hole this opener as all three matches it's been won with a three.

It's a low key celebration from 'Fleetwood Mac' - they know not to antagonise this volatile home crowd, not this early anyway!

Do we need *even* more excitement?

Well, here is match four on its way...

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf news reporter at Bethpage Black

Europe have just gone 2 Up... on the first tee terrace.

"Is this a fire drill?" a group of away fans ask the hosts in reference to the atmosphere.

But it's bad timing...

Scheffler levels things up in the second group moments later and leads to a pointed U-S-A retort.

"Be good" shouts Russell Henley as he tees off on the third. He leaves Scottie Scheffler in a more than capable position.

Ludvig Aberg's drive drifts and lands just short of the bunker. Tough one for Matt Fitzpatrick coming up.

Collin Morikawa fires in a nice short iron just beyond the flag - in the fringe, but no more than 10 feet away.

Tommy Fleetwood has a stinking lie in the rough but manages to dig out a fantastic low runner of a chip to leave Rory McIlroy about three feet.

Matt Fitzpatrick's putt drifts left of the hole - leaving Scottie Scheffler with the chance to bring USA level in this match.

Of course the world number one sinks his putt and gives a little fist pump to the crowd.

This is Rory McIlroy's eighth Ryder Cup, and he's been a key man for Europe ever since his very first as he plays in almost every session possible.

From a possible 34 matches he could have played in the Ryder Cup in his career he's played 33, just missing the Saturday morning foursomes at Whistling Straits in 2021.

Will he play all five at Bethpage?

Jon Rahm didn't actually find the bunker on the third so Tyrrell Hatton had a relatively simple task of chipping it from the rough stone dead.

Bryson DeChambeau holds his nerve though to knock in a six footer for the half.

Scottie Scheffler's drive lands right in the middle of the fairway, leaving Russell Henley with the chance to land it on the green - and he obliges.

Matt Fitzpatrick puts Ludvig Aberg in a similar position - but he leaves his team-mate with a tricky putt.

Rory McIlroy is possibly the most popular golfer on the PGA Tour, but he's the pantomime villain here on the first tee at Bethpage.

He does get a nice hush, though, to unleash his drive, which is bang on line but just finds the rough short right of the green.

Harris English hits a beauty as he leads off with Collin Morikawa.

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Who can forget the big talking point from Rome two years ago, when Rory McIlroy had that incredible spat with Patrick Cantlay's caddie Joe LaCava - who took his celebrations of a putt too far.

After the handbags on the course we almost had a punch up in the car park. Although all parties have appeared together on a golf course since, you can bet the Bethpage crowd will mention it if they're paired together again this time around.

Stand by for fireworks...

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf news reporter at Bethpage Black

Now here’s the European terrace humour that I was talking about!

We’ve been telling you how the atmosphere does not feel as raucous or intimidating on the first tee as the last couple of Ryder Cups.

So the away fans wind up their hosts with a stone cold classic.

"You’re supposed… you’re supposed… you’re supposed TO BE AT HOME."

Now that’s good.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport golf news reporter at Bethpage Black

Rahm and Hatton have got out of jail there.

The European fans stood on the first tee grandstand, and watching Thomas’s putt drift by, know it.

Cheers from the yellow and blue-clad crew in front of us. Groans from the Americans.

That pierces the silence which falls when the first two groups are taking their shots - like they would if the players are here.

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Fleetwood Mac is back! Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood were perfect in Rome when winning both of their foursomes matches - and both against stellar USA pairings too.

The duo took down the Xander Schauffele-Patrick Cantlay partnership that's been so effective and they also beat Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.

Fleetwood just doesn't lose in this format, with a 4-0 foursomes record

It's a first outing for Collin Morikawa and Harris English - Morikawa has a 2-1 foursomes record and this is the first time English has played a foursomes match at a Ryder Cup.

Blue on the board?

Big error from Bryson DeChambeau as he finds a deep bunker off the green on the par-three third hole - but an even bigger error from Jon Rahm as he follows him in there!

That was begging for the Spaniard to just find the green and give Europe the advantage.