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| What the afternoon meant... |
Hal Sutton continued his great record in foursomes, winning his fifth match from seven outings. That was his second foursomes win at the De Vere Belfy, first partnering Craig Stadler in 1985 in the first foursomes, beating Howard Clark and Sam Torrance. He also beat Darren Clarke in the day one foursomes at Brookline in 1999, alongside Jeff Maggert
Thomas Björn, was unbeaten in his three matches, prior to today's foursomes
Sergio Garcia preserved his 100% foursomes record, after two wins with Jesper Parnevik in 1999 and the other with Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood has now registered two wins against Tiger Woods in Ryder Cup Matches, in the 1999 day one fourballs and today's first series of foursomes
For the second Ryder Cup in a row, Tiger Woods lost both matches on the opening day. His overall Ryder Cup record now stands at P12 W3 L8 H1
Mark Calcavecchia's 100% record in foursomes has now gone. Before today had won all his four previous foursomes
Jim Furyk won his first point in team play, following his foursome win with Stewart Cink
With his half a point earnt with Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer became the most successful foursome player in Ryder Cup history with 10½ points
Montgomerie and Langer's partnership extends to 4½ points from the games they have played.
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