Europe held a convincing 10.5-5.5 lead over the United States at the start of Day 3 of the Ryder Cup in Rome, Italy.
Although Europe moved to within four points of victory at the end of Day 2, there was a flashpoint when Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy remonstrated with American Patrick Cantlay’s caddie on the 18th green.
McIlroy was displeased with Joe LaCava’s celebration of Cantlay’s 30-foot birdie putt, and a later confrontation in a car park demonstrated how much victory can mean.
There are 12 singles sessions scheduled today, teeing off every 12 minutes in a potentially thrilling conclusion to the contest.
Will the USA mount a comeback? Will Europe finish the job? The Sporting News is on hand to answer all those questions with live coverage below.
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Ryder Cup live scores
| Europe | United States |
| 10.5 | 5.5 |
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Singles results
| Europe | United States | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rahm | Scheffler | |
| Hovland | Morikawa | |
| Rose | Cantlay | |
| McIlroy | Burns | |
| Fitzpatrick | Homa | |
| Hatton | Harman | |
| Aberg | Koepka | |
| Straka | Thomas | |
| Hojgaard | Schauffele | |
| Lowry | Spieth | |
| Fleetwood | Fowler | |
| MacIntyre | Clark |
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Ryder Cup updates, highlights from Day 3
(All times BST)
10:15 am: We’ve already had a few thunderclaps to start the day at the first tee, we’re now getting close to some golf action! The excitement, and the nerves, are building.
9:50 am: The first pairing gets underway in a little over half an hour and it should be a great one. It’s the World Number Three Jon Rahm going up against World Number One Scottie Scheffler as the US look to build some momentum in their hopes of pulling off a miracle comeback.
9:35 am: Good morning! Welcome to The Sporting News’ live blog of the 2023 Ryder Cup — Day 3. Europe are four points from winning the trophy with 12 singles sessions ahead of us – will they triumph or can the US produce a glorious comeback?