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Mickelson and Bradley are in a world of trouble back on the 13th tee, they've just gone three down to Dubuisson and McDowell...

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Rose bangs in a three-footer for the match at 17, six birdies in 17 holes in some iffy conditions, that's difficult golf to contend with.

McIlroy and Garcia did indeed walk off the 14th with a half, only for Garcia to find rough with his tee shot at 15. Some choice language after that effort, although whatever McIlroy is saying inside his head will be far worse.

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Lee Westwood: We shot four under par, that's high-quality foursomes with a 25-mile an hour wind blowing. The Ryder Cup's always nervy, but when you're on your ninth you get used to it. If you can't raise your game for the Ryder Cup then you can't for anything.

McIlroy can't make the most of Garcia's naughty recovery at 14, just missing to the left. Walker's putt to win the hole misses by a whisker, I'll tell you what happened next when they come back from an ad break. McDowell into 12 and he plonks his ball into a bunker, with his rivals well short in two.

Garcia off the concrete at 14 and he manages to pull it off, super shot. Rose at 17 and he's going with six iron down the hill... right into the heart, nothing wrong with that. Johnson takes aim, fires - after tossing a few blades of grass - and very nearly sticks it in. Just misses the cup and bounds to the back of the green.

Walker on tee at 14 and he lays it up. McIlroy, in contrast, went with driver and yanked it left into the crowd. On 16, Johnson has a four-footer for birdie and he rams it home for a half to stay in touch with two to play.

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Jamie Donaldson: "It's a battle; we've played as well as I think we can play there. That first tee is like a sudden death play-off in a major - it feels like there's 20,000 people on one hole. It's incredible. It's an awesome event to play in."

Lee Westwood: "I have as much fun playing as I do watching someone take to it like a duck to water."

With that win, Lee Westwood takes his Ryder Cup points tally to 22. The European and overall record is 25 held by, fellow Englishman Sir Nick Faldo. Between Faldo and Westwood on the list are Langer, Montgomerie, Casper, Palmer and Ballesteros. That's some company he's keeping.

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Interesting secret psychology going on out here. A phalanx of US players and their partners followed the first match, with Stars and Stripes aplenty. For Europe, only Thomas Bjorn, sitting out the afternoon session, was in attendance. But then captain Paul McGinley appeared and soon a buggy arrived with vice-captain Des Smyth and a number of caddies to swell European ranks. Coincidence, or smart thinking?

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Furyk with a beauty of a chip at 18 but it can't patch up the mistake by Kuchar, the damage is done, Donaldson and Westwood walk away with the win and Europe level the match.

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Garcia and McIlroy did indeed get a shot back at 13, they're only one behind now. McIlroy gives his partner a hug of encouragement and off they trot to the 14th...

Kuchar at 18, just short of the green and he's made a serious dog's dinner of it, his ball rolling back down the bank. Tom Watson looks on and smiles a deathly smile...

Dubuisson with his second into 11, with wedge, and he's safely on. A little grimace, albeit a mysterious one, of course. Fowler's third at 13 doesn't grip, McIlroy and Garcia should get back to within one shot.

Walker with 172 yards left to the 13th and that's pretty good from where he was. But McIlroy and Garcia aren't far from the flag. Westwood with three wood into 18... gives it some humpty, starts walking after it, misses front left.

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Stenson drains a shortish putt to give he and Rose the lead against Mahan and Johnson after 15...

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Dubuisson pops in for a winning par at 10 and that means he and McDowell are two up again against Mickelson and Bradley...

Bernard Gallacher
Three-time European Ryder Cup captain on BBC Radio 5 live

I know Rory and Sergio are the best in the world really but things haven't really happened for them. In general it's been a little bit of a struggle.

... better news for Europe on 17, Donaldson and Westwood remain one up against Furyk and Kuchar after a fine putt by Donaldson. Apologies, I think I mentioned earlier that that match was all square, it wasn't...