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Montgomerie: Two wins
Montgomerie: Two wins
USA 1½-6½ Europe
P Mickelson & T Woods lost to C Montgomerie & P Harrington 2 and 1
D Love III & C Campbell lost to D Clarke & MA Jimenez 5 and 4
C Riley & S Cink halved with P McGinley & L Donald A/S
D Toms & J Furyk lost to S Garcia & L Westwood 5 and 3
C DiMarco & J Haas beat MA Jimenez &T Levet 3 and 2
D Love III & F Funk lost to C Montgomerie & P Harrington 4 and 2
P Mickelson & T Woods lost to D Clarke & L Westwood 1 up
K Perry & S Cink lost to S Garcia & L Donald 2 and 1
Europe made a stunning start to the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, grabbing a 6½-1½ lead as Colin Montgomerie once again proved he is the master of the Americans.
The big Scot and partner Padraig Harrington got Europe off to the perfect start with a 3 and 2 win in the top fourballs match of the morning over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Skipper Bernhard Langer had no hesitation in sending the pair out again in the afternoon and they duly administered a 4 and 2 hiding to Davis Love III and Fred Funk in the foursomes.
That was Monty's 19th consecutive game - a Ryder Cup record. He can probably expect two more games tomorrow.
Harrington and Montgomerie set the tone for the day, as the United States failed to lead in any of the morning fourballs - earning just a half from the bottom match - and won just one game in the foursomes, through rookie Chris DiMarco and Jay Haas.
The Americans' woes were summed up by their top pairing of Woods and Mickelson, who lost both their matches after being paired together for the first time in a controversial move by US skipper Hal Sutton.
They clawed their way back to all square with Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood after 17 holes, but Mickelson sliced his tee shot at 18 up against the boundary fence and Europe won the hole and the match with a bogey.
The 6½-1½ day one lead is the biggest in the modern era, but Europe must be wary. They led 6-2 at the same stage at Brookline in 1999 but went on to lose the cup.
Montgomerie: Two wins
USA 1½-6½ Europe
P Mickelson & T Woods lost to C Montgomerie & P Harrington 2 and 1
D Love III & C Campbell lost to D Clarke & MA Jimenez 5 and 4
C Riley & S Cink halved with P McGinley & L Donald A/S
D Toms & J Furyk lost to S Garcia & L Westwood 5 and 3
C DiMarco & J Haas beat MA Jimenez &T Levet 3 and 2
D Love III & F Funk lost to C Montgomerie & P Harrington 4 and 2
P Mickelson & T Woods lost to D Clarke & L Westwood 1 up
K Perry & S Cink lost to S Garcia & L Donald 2 and 1
Europe made a stunning start to the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, grabbing a 6½-1½ lead as Colin Montgomerie once again proved he is the master of the Americans.
The big Scot and partner Padraig Harrington got Europe off to the perfect start with a 3 and 2 win in the top fourballs match of the morning over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Skipper Bernhard Langer had no hesitation in sending the pair out again in the afternoon and they duly administered a 4 and 2 hiding to Davis Love III and Fred Funk in the foursomes.
That was Monty's 19th consecutive game - a Ryder Cup record. He can probably expect two more games tomorrow.
Harrington and Montgomerie set the tone for the day, as the United States failed to lead in any of the morning fourballs - earning just a half from the bottom match - and won just one game in the foursomes, through rookie Chris DiMarco and Jay Haas.
The Americans' woes were summed up by their top pairing of Woods and Mickelson, who lost both their matches after being paired together for the first time in a controversial move by US skipper Hal Sutton.
They clawed their way back to all square with Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood after 17 holes, but Mickelson sliced his tee shot at 18 up against the boundary fence and Europe won the hole and the match with a bogey.
The 6½-1½ day one lead is the biggest in the modern era, but Europe must be wary. They led 6-2 at the same stage at Brookline in 1999 but went on to lose the cup.
