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2025 Ryder Cup: Day Two Live blog

  • Writer: SHANK
    SHANK
  • Sep 27, 2025
  • 7 min read

SHANK Coverage of the 45th Ryder Cup Matches, including content supplied by the Ryder Cup Media Hub, Ryder Cup Media Centre and PGA of America pool




ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SCENES AT BETHPAGE, THE EUROPEAN FANS HAVE TAKEN OVER.


REMARKABLE DAY AND REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE FROM EUROPE, TOMORROW CAN BE ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC.


SHANK'S LIVE BLOG WILL BEGIN AT 3PM AND GO THROUGH TO THE VERY END, WITH ORIGINAL CONTENT AND CONTENT FROM THE RYDER CUP MEDIA HUB AND PGA OF AMERICA


2328 BST TYRRELL HATTON AND MATT FITZPATRICK DEFEAT PATRICK CANTLAY AND SAM BURNS 1UP

EUROPE 11 1/2 USA 4 1/2


HATTON HEROICS FROM THE SIDELINES, MAGNIFICENT. EUROPE WIN 1-UP


2325 BST Neither American are close, Europe could win another session 3-1 and if they do it will mean they lead by 7 points heading into Sunday


2325 BST Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton both hit their approaches to 1 foot, magnificent, phenomenal, outrageous, wow.


2320 BST JJ SPAUN AND XANDER SCHAUFFELE DEFEAT JON RAHM AND SEPP STRAKA 1UP

EUROPE 10 1/2 USA 4 1/2


2320 BST JJ SPAUN HOLES AND THE USA WINS 1-UP


2318 BST Rahm makes par


2317 BST Fitzpatrick finds sand off the tee at 18, Straka knifes his chip at the green


2313 BST Rahm finds sand, and the USA are red hot favourites to win this match and just their second point of the day


2311 BST The US Open Champion delivers! JJ Spaun's approach at 18 is to within 3 feet


2310 BST THE ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS KING RESPONDS! TYRRELL HATTON HOLES FOR 12 FEET DOWN THE HILL FOR BIRDIE AND THE HALF, THEY GO TO 18 ALL SQUARE


2308 BST PATRICK CANTLAY HOLES A 20 FOOTER FOR BIRDIE AND BURNS WILL NOT NEED TO PUTT, MASSIVE MOMENT NOW FOR EUROPE


2304 BST Fitzpatrick plays a beauty too, Hatton's shot is a tad left but the slope helps it, if Europe win this hole they will win the session and become the first ever team to win all four sessions away from home


2303 BST Burns stuffs his tee shot into three feet at 17, what have Europe got left? The light is also fading fast


2302 BST Suddenly these last two matches could go either way, and the USA may have hope if they win them


2300 BST RAHM MISSES AT 17, SPAUN HOLES, USA WINS AND THE MATCH IS ALL SQUARE WITH 1 HOLE TO PLAY


2258 BST TYRRELL HATTON WOW! HOLES A STUNNER AT 16 FROM 20+ FEET FOR BIRDIE, Burns misses, Cantlay holes and the match remains all-square heading to 17


2252 BST Spaun hits a stunning 8 iron to 2 feet at 17, and Rahm has about 6 feet to ensure Europe cannot lose this match


2250 BST Rahm and Straka head to the 17th knowing a win will guarantee them the match, or if they halve the hole then Europe will be certain to reach at least 11 points tonight


2242 BST Both Rory and Shane react passionately after winning, what a struggle, what an afternoon and it is not over yet


2240 BST RORY MCILROY AND SHANE LOWRY DEFEAT JUSTIN THOMAS AND CAMERON YOUNG 1UP

EUROPE 10 1/2 USA 3 1/2


2236 BST Young fats his second shot, and the door is open, Rory goes long of the flag but Europe has two chances to put this match to bed


2234 BST Shane Lowry hits a fabulous approach to within 6 feet at the 18th


Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood of Team Europe react on the 16th hole during the 2025 Ryder Cup on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Michael Reaves/PGA of America)
Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood of Team Europe react on the 16th hole during the 2025 Ryder Cup on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Michael Reaves/PGA of America)

2230 BST JUSTIN ROSE AND TOMMY FLEETWOOD DEFEAT BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AND SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER 3&2

EUROPE 9 1/2 USA 3 1/2


2230 BST JUSTIN ROSE HOLES FOR PAR AND EUROPE WIN 3&2


2229 BST Scheffler's putt is short, and Europe have two putts to win at the 16th


2224 BST Rory misses, Lowry makes and EUROPE WILL GET AT LEAST 9 POINTS HEADING INTO SUNDAY


2223 BST Sam Burns chips in at 14 and they win the hole to go back to all-square


2221 BST Justin Thomas hits a stunner into the 17th to kick-in distance and it will be conceded, Lowry or Rory must hole to maintain the lead heading to 18


2215 BST McIlroy holes for birdie, these afternoon fourballs have been unbelievable, and Europe are on the verge of an historic achievement


2214 BST CAM YOUNG holes for birdie at 16 to put the pressure on McIlroy


2212 BST OUTRAGEOUS GOLF from Europe as McIlroy hits a stellar shot at 16 to inside four feet, and Rahm holes for birdie to halve the 14th


2210 BST CONTROVERSY AS BRYSON GOES FOR THE EUROPEANS AFTER ROSE HAD USHERED HIS CADDIE OUT OF HIS LINE ON THE GREEN, appalling conduct from the American


2208 BST BRYSON DECHAMBEAU HOLES AS WELL AND EUROPE REMAINS 3-UP WITH 3 TO PLAY


2207 BST HE DOES IT YET AGAIN! JUSTIN ROSE HOLES FOR BIRDIE, THAT IS DORMY, BUT....


2201 BST Bryson responds to Rose and is inside him with an uphill putt for birdie


2158 BST Fleetwood's approach finds the left bunker at 15, Scheffler comes up slightly short in the rough but has a stance, Rose finds the green and is below the hole, huge moment ahead if Rose can hole it


2153 BST WOWZER. LOWRY HOLES AND THEY REMAIN 1-UP WITH 3 HOLES TO PLAY


2152 BST BUT WAIT! Justin Thomas makes a stunning putt from off the green at 15 and Rory and Shane now have big putts for the half


2150 BST Rory McIlroy gets a drop at 15 and produces a remarkable hooked short iron onto the green and it rolls down the hill to about four feet, big swing on the putt though


2145 BST JUSTIN ROSE HOLES A STUNNING 15 FOOT BIRDIE PUTT AT 14 AND DECHAMBEAU MISSES AND EUROPE ARE 3-UP WITH 4 TO PLAY, it really is now looking desperate for the USA


2135 BST Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy hole massive putts and EUROPE LEAD ALL FOUR GAMES - PROJECTED SCORE USA 3 1/2 EUROPE 12 1/2 - A POSSIBLE 9 POINT LEAD


2128 BST McIlroy and Thomas both hit to within 8 feet at the 14th, and a crucial moment awaits, whoever makes first may win the hole


2122 BST My word this top match is tense, and McIlroy and Lowry are struggling. somehow they remain all square


2057 BST Rory and Shane are not playing well in the last 4 or 5 holes, and they could lose this match if they are not careful, every point is vital


2056 BST JJ Spaun holes a bomb at the 10th hole, and now Europe are 1-up in 3 matches and all square in the other


2050 BST BRYSON BURIES A BIRDIE AT 11, and he and Scheffler are now 1 down to Rose and Fleetwood, these matches could go all the way


2044 BST OH YES OH YES, Matt Fitzpatrick rolls in the birdie putt, Europe win the hole and wowzer this is a hammering in the making for the USA


2039 BST Matt Fitzpatrick plays a stunning second to the ninth hole and he will have a birdie chance, maybe to take Europe up in 3 matches, and that could take the projected score to 12-4


2035 BST Jon Rahm birdies the 9th and he and Straka go 2-up


2031 BST Rose and Fleetwood go 2-up over Scheffler and DeChambeau through 10 holes, the other matches are so tight


2020 BST The current projected score is USA 4 1/2 EUROPE 11 1/2, giving the visitors a 7-point lead. This would be the biggest lead any team has held going into the final session of a Ryder Cup since 1963 when the USA won 23-9 v Great Britain and Ireland, but the format included two sessions of singles, and 32 points were on offer. In a 28-match Ryder Cup the biggest lead heading into the final session is 6 points, by Europe in 2004.


2014 BST We are seeing a few more mistakes this afternoon, all 8 players know how vital this session is


2012 BST Europe are currently up in 2 and all square in 2, but all four matches are tightly poised


1943 BST Europe up in 1, and all square in 3, this could either be a comeback from the USA or Europe could, just maybe run away with it tonight, the top match is set to play the back nine, what drama awaits us?


1906 BST Europe remain 2-up in match 1, and are now all square in 2 and down in 1


1905 BST SHANE LOWRY BURIES A BIRDIE PUTT AND GIVES THE FANS IT BACK!


1902 BST AWFUL SCENES AT THE 6TH HOLES, WITH AMERICAN YOBS HURLING ABUSE AT RORY MCILROY


1858 BST Bryson holes, and they are 1-up, cue the chants of USA, USA, USA


1857 BST Rose and Fleetwood miss their birdie putts, now over to Scheffler and DeChambeau


1853 BST Scheffler and DeChambeau in tight for birdie chances at the fifth, they could give the USA a first lead of the afternoon


1847 BST Meanwhile ahead at the fifth Shane Lowry buries a birdie to move Rory and him 2 up over Thomas and Young, the 2019 Open Champion is fired up and producing great golf alongside the imperious McIlroy


Rory McIlroy of Team Europe hits his tee shot on the third hole of the Black Course during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Michael Reaves/PGA of America)
Rory McIlroy of Team Europe hits his tee shot on the third hole of the Black Course during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Michael Reaves/PGA of America)

1846 BST A SHOCKING MISS FROM FITZPATRICK, a dreadful stroke and the ball power lips out of the hole to the same distance again


1842 BST Matt Fitzpatrick plays a stunning approach to the 2nd, he has less than 3 feet for the birdie, Europe are not letting up in their quest to obliterate the USA at Bethpage


1841 BST Fleetwood misses and match 2 is back to all-square


1838 BST Bryson DeChambeau hits a remarkable second at the par-five fourth, and has a stone dead eagle conceded, that has fired the crowd back up again, but they need more than this, and Tommy has a putt to halve the hole


1835 BST The rowdy, and at times disgraceful American fans have been completely silenced by Europe and if the players do not start producing the golf required then this Ryder Cup could all but be over by the end of tonight


1833 BST Sepp Straka rolls in a 12 foot putt at the 2nd hole and now Europe are up in 3, the projected score currently would be USA 4-12 EUROPE, this is a crisis for the USA


1830 BST What a tremendous start for Europe in the fourballs, the way it is going they are aiming to finish the USA off tonight


Europe up in 2, all square in 2 (match 1 through 4 holes)

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