Europe put one hand on the Ryder Cup with a stunning performance on an ill-tempered second day of competition at Bethpage Black. The defending champions won six of the eight points available on Saturday to open up a commanding 11.5-4.5 lead over the United States and move within three points of outright victory. Temperatures were also high as Rose and Fleetwood claimed a 3&2 win over world number one Scheffler – suffering a remarkable fourth defeat from four – and the fiery DeChambeau. It was Fleetwood’s second win of the day, having successfully combined with McIlroy in the morning, and it looked like Jon Rahm could follow suit. Yet while that took some gloss off the day for Europe, it was immediately countered by Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick snatching victory on the 18th.