For the primary time ever, Rory McIlroy is 3-0-0 on the Ryder Cup.

He and Tommy Fleetwood defeated Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, 2 & 1, in Saturday morning foursomes to earn Europe one other level.

“It’s been an absolute pleasure to share the golf course with this man beside me over the past couple of days,” McIlroy stated. “We performed nice there. We holed some good putts after we wanted to, and we’re delighted to get one other level on the board for Europe.”

Saturday marks the second straight day this duo gained an alternate shot match. The pair beat Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay 2 & 1 on Friday morning.

On Friday afternoon, Fleetwood rested whereas McIlroy performed once more. The Northern Irishman paired up with one other Englishman, Matt Fitzpatrick, and dominated Schauffele and Collin Morikawa, 5 & 3.

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However when the ‘Fleetwood Mac’ pairing walked off the course on Saturday morning, their facet held a commanding 8.5-to-2.5 lead over Group USA.

The 2023 Ryder Cup has become a complete landslide, as Europe now leads 9.5-to-2.5 halfway via the competitors.

“Simply comfortable to be alongside for the experience and play some good golf,” Fleetwood stated. “We did very, very properly. There have been a few hiccups right here and there, however we holed the putts after we wanted to, and fortunately, Rory bailed me out on the final one.”

McIlroy hit some large putts down the stretch to safe one other level for Group Europe.

On the difficult par-4 fifteenth gap, McIlroy drained a 25-footer for birdie to go up by two with three holes to play.

Then, after Thomas and Spieth answered with a birdie, McIlroy holed a 13-foot putt for par on the par-3 seventeenth to win the match.

But it surely was greater than McIlroy’s putter that allowed Europe to win this match. The general camaraderie between McIlroy and Fleetwood is second to none.

“[Fleetwood is] nice as a result of he makes you are feeling so comfy, and you already know which you can play free,” McIlroy stated of his accomplice.

“You don’t really feel like you must be good as a result of you already know you’ve received a accomplice beside you who will bail you out if you must and hit the correct pictures on the proper instances. In foursomes, somebody that strikes the ball like this man, you are feeling actually comfy taking part in alongside none like that.”

It has been an amazing couple of days for the ‘Fleetwood Mac’ pairing.

Now the Northern Irishman will play with Fitzpatrick once more in Saturday afternoon fourballs, as he appears to go 4-0-0.

Fleetwood, in the meantime, will tackle Brian Harman and Max Homa alongside the younger 22-year-old Dane, Nicholai Højgaard.

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