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Birdie for Mahan - just. The American's putt just has enough legs to drop into the hole. What a start for the Americans.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Gleneagles

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"Patrick Reed, who has just teed off in his rookie dream team with Jordan Speith, is one of those sportsmen who looks nothing like a sportsman. You could imagine him serving you a foot-long meatball sub in a service station somewhere in the dusty American boondocks. Whereas in reality he's an extravagantly gifted millionaire with a house the size of a cruise liner. Who's laughing now?"

American debutants Reed and Spieth can count themselves very unlucky to have sat out yesterday afternoon's foursomes after a fine win on their Ryder Cup debut yesterday morning.

Skipper Tom Watson admitted he may have made a mistake, although Reed's tee shot isn't the most convincing as he gets more air than distance to leave himself a mammoth second shot.

Spieth, Bjorn and Kaymer have no such problems as they find the fairway.

Donaldson fluffs his lines as his chip from just off the green is under hit and fails to make the green. With Westwood in the rough and Furyk and Mahan having good birdie chances, Europe could be about to go down in a second match.

Not a great start for Europe. Stenson's approach on the second is in the rough on the right. Fortunate to miss the pond.

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Jim Furyk sends an iron soaring onto the first green pin high. Another early birdie chance for the US. Westwood fails to respond from the rough, overshooting the green and over the back into some thick stuff.

No problems for Hunter Mahan who follows his teammate's approach to about 10 feet from the hole, while Donaldson also misses the dance floor. Good start for the Americans.

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Former England rugby international Will Greenwood: "Golf's supposed to be a nice, quiet, sedate sport and here the boys are singing, entertaining and serenading each player, and they're supposed to control their heart rate. Most of the players are sports fans though and I think most of them are jealous about other athletes getting to play in noisy arenas. This is their opportunity."

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A brilliant atmosphere back on the first tee as Lee Westwood is greeted by chants of his name to Beatles songs. It wasn't the best it has to be said.

Westwood the only one to miss the fairway as he finds the rough on the left.

USA up

Great start for the US as Kuchar holes from about 10 feet and Rose just misses his putt to the left. The first time Rose and Stenson have been behind in this year's Ryder Cup.

Henrik Stenson misses his birdie putt on one, leaving Rose and Kuchar to battle it out for the point. Both have very makeable birdie chances.

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Anything you can do I can do better.

Justin Rose recovers from a dodgy lie in the rough to land inside Kuchar's approach on the green. Brilliant from Rose. Bubba Watson is probably out of this hole after spinning off the green. Three decent approaches though.

Henrik Stenson finds the green on the first from the sand, about 20 feet from the hole. Lovely stuff. Matt Kuchar responds with an even better approach and a decent birdie chance.

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Slightly downhill with a dogleg to the right. There is a narrow green protected by a bunker at the front and a grass hollow behind it.

Ivor Robson introduces the pairings on the tee and we are off. Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson are safely away down the fairway for America.

Justin Rose finds the rough on the left and Henrik Stenson is in the sand on the right. Advantage the US.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Gleneagles

"We're here for you Bubba!" yells an empathetic American voice on the first tee. Home support responds with the Justin Rose song to the tune of Spandau Ballet's Gold, and then a quick Henrik Stenson effort loosely but successfully based on compatriots' Abba's Thank You For the Music. Sir Tim Rice can rest easy."

Fancy seeing some of the best shots from yesterday?

Well here you go. Take a gander at this video on the BBC Sport website.

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Swaleyboy:, external Up early doors for day 2 coffee is needed

Ashley Bishop:, external After getting up at 3am driving for 3 hours then getting on a bus I have finally arrived at Gleneagles

Simon Walker:, external So Europe to win the morning 2.5 - 1.5 is the prediction!

Here we go again then. Europe's Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson look to continue where they left off yesterday - winning both of their matches - against Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson.

Rose and Stenson get a heroes reception from the gallery as they take to the tee, with both looking calm and collected ahead of another massive day.

Justin Rose's name is sung to the tune of Spandau Ballet's 'Gold'.

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Spectators were queuing for a seat in the first-tee grandstand from the early hours and around 45,000 are expected to follow the eight matches scheduled for day two, with a good number of them already lining the first fairway.

So what does it feel to be standing on the first tee at a Ryder Cup? Read this article from BBC Sport's Tom Fordyce and you will find out.

"Lee Westwood's hands shook so much on his debut that he couldn't set up his tee. Sergio Garcia at Brookline was convinced he was going to miss the ball."