FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Keegan Bradley drew cheers and screams from U.S. fans on the 18th hole at Bethpage Black, even as the team he captains fell into the biggest Ryder Cup deficit after three sessions in nearly four decades.

Feisty New Yorkers are notorious for turning on a slumping home team, but American fans remained focused Saturday on giving it to the Europeans.

Rory McIlroy responded with an expletive and a match-winning shot in morning foursomes, then blew the crowd a kiss while being jeered on the first tee for afternoon fourballs. No reason to be uptight with the Europeans holding a commanding 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead.

“We’d love to be giving the fans a bit more of a reason to be going nuts,” said Bryson DeChambeau, who along with Cameron Young had the only U.S. point in foursom

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