FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Europe's best showed Friday that points, not panache, is what matters in the Ryder Cup .

Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood helped Team Europe silence the crowd at Bethpage Black and reminded the Americans that playing at home won't make it any easier to get their hands on that 17-inch gold trophy.

The Europeans won both sessions — before and after President Donald Trump was there — and had a 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead going into Saturday.

“It's a great day for Europe,” McIlroy said. “We would have absolutely taken this.”

The two biggest American stars, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau, lost both their matches. Scheffler didn't reach the 17th hole in either of his losses.

Scheffler became the first No. 1 player since Tiger Woods in 2002 at The Be

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