I do believe that might be me done for the day. A good, solid opening day's play at the 40th Ryder Cup, with plenty of thrills along the way. Join us again tomorrow, Andy Cryer will be kicking off day two at 07:00 BST. Night.

Global Golf Post writer Ron Green Jr on Twitter: , external"If you're wondering, Spieth was '100% certain' he & Reed would play this afternoon, knowing 2 pairings would be based on morning play."

Stand by for the announcement of tomorrow morning's pairings, although it might be after I've wrapped this up. Big decisions need to be made by skippers McGinley and Watson, but I think it's safe to say Watson will be sending his rookie pairing of Spieth and Reed out again, I'd imagine they weren't very impressed with being rested this afternoon after whupping Poulter and Gallacher this morning.

Friday's foursomes Result: Europe 3½ - ½ USA

Donaldson & Westwood (Europe) beat Furyk & Kuchar (USA) 2UP

Rose & Stenson (Europe) beat Mahan & Johnson (USA) 2&1

McIlroy & Garcia (Europe) halved with Walker & Fowler (USA)

Dubuisson & McDowell (Europe) beat Mickelson & Bradley (USA) 3&2

Europe captain Paul McGinley: "We have seen in Ryder Cups over the years how important momentum is and we showed real strength of character to respond to that American surge and get blue back on the board inside six holes.

"I think that Sergio Garcia's and Rory McIlroy's halve was as a good as a win, two out of three for the rookies was not bad and now we have to maintain that momentum."

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Gleneagles

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"If Jimmy Walker's comeback from three down this morning was a punch in the guts for Europe, Garcia's miracle three-wood to rescue a half from nowhere with Rory is sending the home galleries home with a jig and a dance. There's always talk of momentum in Ryder Cups, but if the star pairing of McIlroy and Sergio had ended pointless from their two matches on the opening day, the home charge might have felt stalled on the grid."

Rory McIlroy speaking to Sky Sports: "We were making life difficult for ourselves out there. I don't think we were playing from the fairway very much, but we wanted to at least ask them the question and make them play down 18.

"We had two tough matches today and at least we have a half point to show for it."

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Paul McGinley: "I think it just shows real strength of character. America got a big momentum switch towards the end of the morning session and for our guys to react shows a real strength of character.

"All the rookies should be proud today, I just said to Tom Watson. Sometimes you go out and you lose though, that happens in the Ryder Cup. That half point for Sergio and Rory was huge. I'm sure they're buzzing in the team room right now."

That will feel like a clean sweep for Europe, though still no side has won all four matches in a session for 25 years - via Golf Channel statistician Justin Ray:, external Last time a team swept a session was Europe in 1989 Fri. afternoon four-ball.

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Graeme McDowell: "That was a lot of fun today. It was a long wait this morning having to sit out and watch the boys play. Victor and I were really fired up to play. This kid right here is the next superstar in Europe; this kid is really, really good."

Victor Dubuisson: "Yesterday I was a little bit nervous, it was tough to get some positive excitement because I was really nervous, really stressed. But to get on the tee was a dream, it was fantastic, I completely de-stressed. A big thanks to Graeme, it's very new for me and he's been fantastic for me."

So, Europe lead 5-3 after day one of the 40th Ryder Cup, which you have to say is magnificent. Tough conditions out there, so it wasn't always blitzkrieg golf, but it was the Europeans who adapted better. Nice little interview with McDowell and Dubuisson on the telly, with the Northern Irishman announcing his partner as "the next superstar of European golf". Quite the tribute.

Europe up

McDowell has curled it in from range! What a win, what an afternoon for Europe, the Americans left reeling...

Dubuisson with a faint smile as he makes his way to the 16th green, the smile of a man who knows all the ladies in the bar love him but he's going to bide his time and have a long drink anyway. Bradley cosies his ball up to the hole, McDowell has a putt for the match...

McDowell and Bradley lay up at 16, they're all out there watching now, with only one match left on the course. Mickelson leaves his third short, leaves the door open for Dubuisson to storm the place and do some damage. Smashing shot, the Americans could be dead...

Kate Lynham:, external Yessssss Rory McIlroy...just fist pumped at my desk...don't even care who knows I'm listening at work anymore!

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James Leeson:, external Sat on the 6.06 to Frome from Paddington and just smashed my knees on the table when Rory nailed that putt.

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Daz and Shaz on Ba322 to Paris: Made schoolboy error of booking wedding anniversary trip to Paris on Ryder cup weekend! Sat on Tarmac at heathrow. Just yelled out when Rory holed his putt on 17! Come on Europe!

Projected Overall Score: Europe 5 - 3 USA

Friday's foursomes latest scores:

Donaldson & Westwood (Europe) beat Furyk & Kuchar (USA) 2UP

Rose & Stenson (Europe) beat Mahan & Johnson (USA) 2&1

McIlroy & Garcia (Europe) halved with Walker & Fowler (USA)

Dubuisson & McDowell (Europe) v Mickelson & Bradley (USA) - Europe 2UP after 15

Mickelson misses the fairway with his tee shot at 16, Dubuisson does the same, both down the left...

Nicolas Colsaerts
2012 Ryder Cup player from Belgium

We had an unbelievable view from the grandstand, that three wood from Garcia bounced like a butterfly with sore feet. What an exceptional shot from the rough. That showed character especially the way they were down on 16.

McIlroy and Garcia were buried in it up to their necks at 17, with Walker standing over a three-foot putt and McIlroy taking aim from 25 feet - but that's the glory of this event, sometimes you have to kill your opponents over and over again, go back and kill them again, and even then they might not be dead.

... Fowler can't make it and somehow McIlroy and Garcia have got away with a half...