WHEN Matt Fitzpatrick rolled in a 14-foot eagle putt on the fifth hole, his playing partner could only laugh and break into a thunderclap.
His playing partner was Rory McIlroy, the ace in the European team happy to cheerlead for a moment.
It was that sort of surreal, sunny, sensational day.
A day when Fitzpatrick played five, lost five in past Ryder Cup appearances managed to cover his first six holes in six under par.
A day when it took Team USA, pre-match favourites, six hours and 26 minutes to get ahead in ANY match... and end up winning none of them.
A day of cheering, jeering, needle and niceties.
And, most significantly of all, a day when Europe's big guns stepped right up to the plate.
Mcllroy promised to make up for his nightmare at Whistling Straits two years ago and how he delivered.
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