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Cantlay and Thomas take turns to split the fairway. They’re in fine fettle. The gauntlet is down at Europe’s feet. Fleetwood follows the Americans down the middle … then Hovland, after being attacked by a mosquito and stepping away from the shot, makes it four fine drives out of four. Given the circumstances, that is quite something.
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
