Fleetwood lags his long birdie putt to kick-in range, and it’s conceded. Neither Hovland nor Cantlay can tickle in their slippery downhill efforts. So it’s down to Thomas, who has a downhill put of his own for birdie and the win, albeit from much closer range. He’s the width of one dimple from dropping it into the left-hand side of the cup, but the ball stubbornly stays up, and we’ll be going down 18. A huge hole for Europe, this. Huge for the USA, too, as they won’t want to cede any momentum, but at least the hosts have plenty of room for error.
Thomas/Cantlay A/S Fleetwood/Hovland 1UP (17)
USA 5½-1½ Europe