Bryson DeChambeau brought panache to the Ryder Cup. Europe delivered the points.

Bethpage Black hardly lived up to its rowdy reputation in a subdued start Friday to these contentious matches. Europe was largely responsible for that by taking big leads in the opening three matches and nearly getting another clean sweep in foursomes.

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All that saved the Americans from an even deeper hole than 3-1 was Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, and even that was a chore. They lost a 3-up lead through 11 holes and had to battle to the 18th hole to secure the point.

“It’s not exactly what we wanted, but we know the Ryder Cup is going to be ebbs and flows, and I’ve got a lot of faith in our boys,” U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said.

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