RYDER CUP AFTERNOON FOUR-BALLS DAY ONE

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MORNING FOURSOMES RESULT

UNITED STATES 2, EUROPE 2

+Daily Telegraph correspondent James Corrigan said Jose Maria Olazabal's decision to leave Ian Poulter out of the four-balls line-up was the worst decision by a Europe team captain since Nick Faldo left out Lee Westwood in the last Ryder Cup match in the States.

AFTERNOON FOUR-BALLS

US PAIRS                                  EUROPE PAIRS

Watson and Simpson            Lawrie and Hanson

    US four up after six holes
    US six up after 10 holes 
+Watson and Simpson out in better ball of 29
    US five up after 11 holes 
    US win by 5 and 4

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Mickelson and Bradley          McIlroy and McDowell

    US three up after five holes
    US three up after nine holes
    US three up after 10 holes
    US three up after 12 holes

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Woods and Stricker             Westwood and Colsaerts


                  All square after four holes
                  All square after nine holes.
                     Europe one up after 11 holes  

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D Johnson and Kuchar          Rose and Kaymer
                  All square after three holes
                  US two up after six holes
                  US three up after seven holes 
                  US three up after nine holes
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