
By Mark Lamport-Stokes CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Holders Europe, badly bruised after being swept 4-0 by the United States in Friday's opening foursomes matches at the Ryder Cup, were fighting back midway through the afternoon's fourball encounters. With England's Olympic champion Justin Rose and British Open winner Henrik Stenson of Sweden setting the tone at the top of the order, the Europeans led in three and trailed in one at a sunny Hazeltine National. Rose and Stenson, who lost 3&2 to fired-up American young guns Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed in the morning, looked to gain immediate revenge as they went 2-up on the same opponents after 10 holes of top-quality golf.
More...