Ryder Cup forecaddie: Analysis from Day 3 at Bethpage

theScore provides insights and analysis from the final day of the Ryder Cup. (All times ET).

5:15 p.m. - It is over! Shane Lowry came to the 18th needing to win the hole and secure the Cup-winning half-point for Europe and that's exactly what he did. Lowry held the advantage after Henley found the fairway bunker off the tee, but the American hit an incredible shot to 10 feet to the delight of the raucous crowd. However, Lowry answered with a brilliant approach to 6 feet on the same line as Henley's putt. After the American came up short, Lowry poured his in the middle to set off the celebrations on the side of the 18th. It's the first road victory in the Ryder Cup since the Europeans won in 2012.

4:45 p.m. - Scottie is on the board. After a stunning 0-4-0 start to the week at Bethpage, Scheffler finally grabbed that elusive first point with a 2-up win over McIlroy. Both players were clearly exhausted during the match after playing all five sessions, something that dampened the form in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 singles match in Ryder Cup history. However, Scheffler showed enough of his all-world ability down the stretch to pull ahead and get the victory.

4:35 p.m. - Europe is on the cusp with only a half-point needed in the final six matches to secure the win. Aberg gave the visitors their first win of the day with a 2&1 victory over Cantlay while Fitzpatrick settled for a tie despite once holding a 5-up lead over DeChambeau. That's the good news for Europe. The bad news: The Americans lead in four of the final six matches with the other two currently tied. This is far from over.

4:23 p.m. - We've got a Ryder Cup! Thomas pours in a 12-footer on the last to finally take down Fleetwood and win 1-up. Two straight birdies for the Americans on the final hole to deliver crucial wins have the crowd in a frenzy, and for the first time, the outcome is in legitimate question.

Thomas now improves to a perfect 4-0-0 in singles play at the Ryder Cup.

4:10 p.m. - The comeback is on! Young lit the fuse in the first match of the day with an emphatic birdie on the final hole to keep a charging Justin Rose at bay and win 1-up. There's still plenty of work to be done to erase the massive deficit, but there's hope as cheers ring throughout Bethpage.

3:55 p.m. - Bryson's charge continues! DeChambeau added another win with a brilliant iron shot to the 15th, electrifying the crowd in the process. That makes three holes in a row for the American to cut the deficit to just one with three to play. It's crucial that the U.S. gets a full point from DeChambeau, so his work is far from done.

3:40 p.m. - Bryson is doing his best to keep the crowd involved. DeChambeau looked like a shell of himself for much of the match, while Fitzpatrick raced out to a 5-up lead through seven holes. However, DeChambeau has battled back with two straight wins and is now 2-down with four holes to play. The crowd follows the beefy LIV Golf star wherever he goes, and he's playing to that energy with every putt he holes. Will he get the job done or will he run out of holes?

3:20 p.m. - The oldest man in the event continues to be a thorn in the side of the American team. Rose, who was at the center of the most heated moment Saturday, once again found himself firmly in the mix, thanks to an outrageous recovery shot on No. 13. After a lengthy rules discussion that involved American captain Bradley, Rose dropped his ball in a precarious position at the par 5. The veteran wasn't bothered, hitting a ridiculous pitch for an ensuing birdie. He added another at the next hole to narrow Young's 3-up lead to just one.

3:05 p.m. - Considering how Fleetwood has performed this week, taking him down would require a herculean effort. Thomas seems up to that task, pushing the pedal down with three straight wins to flip the match from a deficit to a 1-up advantage heading to No. 13. Thomas has long been the heartbeat of the American team. Seeing him best Fleetwood in the second match of the day would spark a glimmer of hope for the hosts.

2:50 p.m. - McIlroy finally appears to be out of gas after playing four sessions under the immense pressure of match play and incessant heckling by the crowd. Sunday's marquee match versus Scheffler has largely been a pillow fight of sorts, with both players sitting 1-over for the day through 11 holes. McIlroy is 1-down after Scheffler claimed the 11th hole with a bogey.

2:40 p.m. - Young is delivering on Captain Bradley's idea to put him out first in Sunday singles in a big way. With a clutch par putt from distance on No. 12, the New York native now has a 3-up edge on Rose. Young's been a breakout star in this Ryder Cup and could see a career bump like Scheffler as a result. Scheffler was the young standout talent on the the dominant U.S. team that won in a romp at Whistling Straits in 2021.

2:20 p.m. - If you were simply listening to the NBC broadcast and not watching, you'd think the Americans were leading in the majority of the matches. They are certainly trying to keep the attention of the viewer, but the fact is the hosts are currently only leading in two matches of the 11 on course. A number are tied that could break their way, but the U.S. needs to win 9 of the 11 to complete the comeback. Over two hours into the action, that doesn't seem very likely.

1:55 p.m. - Perhaps no Ryder Cup member has flipped the sentiment around himself more than Matt Fitzpatrick. The Englishman entered the event with a dismal 1-7-0 record in his Ryder Cup career but has been one of the top players for Europe this time out. He looks determined to make a closing statement, taking it to DeChambeau early to build an incredible 5-up lead. The largest 18-hole singles win by a European in Ryder Cup history is 5&4, according to Justin Ray of Twenty First Group. That might be something to keep an eye on.

1:30 p.m. - Insert the "Chris Paul hits a huge three to cut the lead to 42" meme for Justin Thomas at Bethpage. Europe needs just two points to retain the Cup and currently leads in five of the eight matches on course, but Thomas' eagle hole-out from 79 yards at No. 6 at least supplied a moment of happiness for the U.S. fan base.

1:10 p.m. - A five-minute stretch summed up the week for the Americans, as the top players on the team once again failed to deliver in the clutch. DeChambeau stiffed his tee shot on the par-3 third to 10 feet, while his opponent Fitzpatrick was in a greenside bunker. The Englishman got up-and-down with a nice bunker shot while DeChambeau promptly three-putted to lose the hole. At roughly the same time, Scheffler duffed a pitch shot that barely traveled 5 feet to go 1-down to McIlroy. That duo entered singles play 1-7 on the week, a throughly disappointing performance that's doomed the U.S. squad.

12:45 p.m. - The marquee match of the day is on course with Scottie Scheffler facing Rory McIlroy. It's the first time in Ryder Cup history the top two golfers in the world rankings are facing off in singles. For all his dominance in stroke-play events, Scheffler's an entirely different golfer in the Ryder Cup. He's looking to avoid becoming the first man to go 0-5-0 in the event since the format changed in 1979.

12:28 p.m. - The possibility of Bryson DeChambeau driving Bethpage's first green was a hot topic all week, but he's yet to accomplish that feat through the opening two days. While he didn't do so Sunday, he came about as close as possible, launching a 351-yard bomb just a few feet from the putting surface. In what's perhaps the perfect encapsulation of this week's action, DeChambeau scuffled the rest of the hole and lost to a Matt Fitzpatrick birdie despite outdriving him by some 50 yards.

12:15 p.m. - Cam Young has undeniably been the best American this week and was rewarded with the honor of going off first in singles play. It took him less than 15 minutes to make an impact, pouring in a birdie at the first to grab an early 1-up lead on Justin Rose. There are plenty of questions about captain Keegan Bradley's strategy this week, but leaving Young on the bench for Friday morning foursomes might be the biggest error.

12:02 p.m. - Europe inched closer to securing the Ryder Cup before a ball was even struck Sunday. The neck injury that kept Viktor Hovland out of Saturday afternoon's action remains an issue, and the Norwegian was forced to withdraw from his singles match versus Harris English. By rule, that match ends as a tie, giving each team a half-point. That means Europe needs just two points from the remaining 11 matches to retain the trophy.