United States heads into Sunday singles down 10-6 to Europe

ByABC News
September 29, 2018, 12:46 PM

The Americans have given themselves a glimmer of hope at the Ryder Cup, picking up the final two points of Saturday foursomes.

Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson defeated Sergio Garcia and Alex Noren 3 and 2, while Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas bounced back from an early deficit to take a 4-and-3 victory over Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter.

The U.S. still faces a daunting 10-6 deficit heading into Sunday singles, and the task ahead looks even more difficult playing at Le Golf National outside Paris. The Americans haven't won in Europe since 1993.

There have been two memorable comebacks from a 10-6 deficit. The Americans did it at Brookline in 1999, while Europe pulled off the Miracle at Medinah in 2012.

In the morning session, Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood won their fourth straight match over two days, defeating Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau 5 and 4 in Saturday afternoon foursomes at Le Golf National.

The dynamic duo, nicknamed "Moliwood," handed Woods his third straight loss, becoming the first European duo to win all four of its matches.

Shortly after Molinari rolled in a birdie putt at the 14th to finish off the Americans, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson increased Europe's lead to 10-4 with a 2-and-1 victory over Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.