Rory McIlroy heard it all day from the fans at Bethpage Black.

The obscenities started before Saturday’s Ryder Cup action, continued throughout the morning foursomes session and reached their pinnacle early in his afternoon four-ball match with Shane Lowry against Justin Thomas and Cameron Young.

When the day ended, McIlroy had the last laugh.

He not only silenced the American supporters with a pair of victories, but he is within an arm’s reach of the away Ryder Cup victory that he declared would be one of the greatest accomplishments of his career.

McIlroy and Lowry’s 2-up four-ball victory highlighted another incredible day for the Europeans, who took an 11 1/2-4 1/2 lead after two days as they continued to embarrass the Americans on their home turf.

“Hugely satisfying,” McIlroy sai

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