TEAM EUROPE'S ACES ACED IT...TEAM USA'S TOP GUNS MISFIRED

On a surreal day, Donald's main men - in fact all his men - delivered while woeful America failed to notch a single win

- ANDY DUNN

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.