Ryder Cup forecaddie: Running analysis from Day 2 at Bethpage

Stay tuned throughout the day as theScore keeps you updated with insights and analysis from the opening sessions of the Ryder Cup. (All times ET).

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11:40 a.m. - With only one match on the course, and the Europeans leading by four points, let's discuss some of Keegan Bradley's decisions, shall we?

• DeChambeau and Young are a natural fourball pairing, and it showed during Saturday's round. The fact that they weren't paired together on Friday is questionable, made worse by Bradley's call to put DeChambeau and Justin Thomas together, who play completely different styles of games.
• Running English and Morikawa back out on Day 2 after getting steamrolled by McIlroy and Fleetwood on Friday is inexcusable. Being unable to move away from the original plan was costly.
• The rest of the team isn't making Bradley's life any easier. Scheffler has to play better as the undoubted best player in the world. The Americans can't have the World No. 1 go 0-2 on Day 1.

11:20 a.m. - Europe claims another point. Rahm and Hatton beat Schauffele and Cantlay 3&2. Rahm continues an insane run at the Ryder Cup, going 9-1-3 over his last 13 matches.

Scheffler and Henley need to flip the final match, trailing 1-down with three holes to play, to prevent another European 3-1 session win.

10:55 a.m. - It's getting testy out there! McIlroy fires back at the heckling crowd with some choice words, then proceeds to hit his approach to three feet to seal the match over English and Morikawa.

10:30 a.m. - DeChambeau and Young secure a full point in their match against Aberg and Fitzpatrick. The American pair won 4&2, but they're the only duo currently leading for Team USA. If things end the way they stand, the Europeans will lead by six going into foursomes.

9:45 a.m. - Cam Young is the MVP of the American team right now. The Ryder Cup rookie, who set the course record at Bethpage Black when he was 20 years old, leads all golfers on the course in strokes gained: total, according to DataGolf. The Europeans have the next three top performers (Fleetwood, Rahm, MacIntyre), while Morikawa is the day's worst player.

In hindsight, it's wild to think that Young didn't play during Friday's foursomes sessions. There's zero doubt he'll be out this afternoon, likely alongside DeChambeau again.

9:20 a.m. - Just as Cantlay and Schauffele seemed to be stealing the momentum in their match, Rahm pulls off some magic. The Spaniard pitched in from an awkward lie to steal the hole and move 1-up after eight holes.

8:55 a.m. - DeChambeau and Young are doing their best to lead the way. They're the only American pairing leading a match, but the remainder of the board is an onslaught of blue. The Americans must at least split the foursomes session, which would give them a chance to cut into the deficit during fourballs this afternoon.

8:25 a.m. - Whatever momentum the Americans built on the first tee is already gone. McIlroy and Fleetwood won three of the last four holes after losing the first to take a 2-up lead. Rahm and Hatton won the opening two holes, quickly taking a 2-up lead over Cantlay and Schauffele. And Scheffler and Henley dropped the second hole to MacIntyre and Hovland. If the Americans can't get some red on the board soon, this thing could be over by noon Saturday.

8:00 a.m. - McIlroy embraces the heel role, blowing kisses to the heckling Bethpage crowd on the first tee.

7:45 a.m. - The atmosphere at Bethpage Black is a tad more hostile this morning, as the American fans try to will their team out of the three-point deficit heading into Day 2.

It seems to be working. American teams are leading the first two matches on the course. Cameron Young chipped in for a birdie on the third hole, and Harris English rolled in a 14-footer on No. 1 to take an early lead with Collin Morikawa over Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood.

Here are the Saturday foursomes matches, as a reminder.

Many questioned Keegan Bradley's decision to trot out Morikawa and English, especially with the duo facing the same McIlroy-Fleetwood pairing that beat them 5&4 on Friday.