(Reuters) - Fabulous shot-making and theatrical one-upmanship fueled a sensational start to Sunday's deciding singles on an ideal, sun-splashed day in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National.
A brilliant duel in the lead match between the hottest players on each side, American Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, set the tone and they were all-square through nine holes in a match that was anything but ho-hum.
With 10 matches in their early stages on the course, Europe led in five, the United States were ahead in one and four were all square with the margins close in all of them.