• Bubba Watson got proceedings under way on day two. Watson and Webb Simpson were up against Ian Poulter and Justin Rose in the top foursomes match
  • It was an early start for Rose and caddie Mark Fulcher with the sun only just coming up in Chicago
  • Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley took the early initiative against Luke Donald and Lee Westwood in match two
  • Rookie Bradley continued to excel on the greens
  • Poulter, returning to Europe's line-up after being rested for the day one fourballs, drilled one off the third tee
  • There were all sorts of characters out lining the fairways
  • Europe found themselves down early in all four matches despite the best efforts of Poulter
  • Simpson put Watson in a bunker on the eighth
  • Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner were paired together for the United States in the third match
  • They were up against Sergio Garcia and Nicolas Colsaerts
  • Jim Furyk, playing alongside Brandt Snedeker, was looking for his first point
  • Furyk and Snedeker were taking on Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in the anchor match
  • There was no stopping Bradley and he and Mickelson completed a 7&6 win over Donald and Westwood
  • Bradley and Mickelson's were all smiles afterwards relaxing in the company of Jillian Stacey and Amy Mickelson
  • Europe's captain Jose Maria Olazabal had plenty to ponder
  • Rose and Poulter fought back to earn Europe's first point of the day with a one hole victory over Simpson and Watson
  • Johnson and Dufner closed out a 2&1 success over Colsaerts and Garcia
  • McIlory's putter was cold but the final match still went down to the 18th green
  • But Furyk and Snedeker closed out a one hole victory to extend the United States' advantage to 8-4 overall
  • Davis Love III's pairings had once again worked a treat as the home side claimed their second 3-1 session in a row

Ryder Cup - Day Two foursomes

Bubba Watson got proceedings under way on day two. Watson and Webb Simpson were up against Ian Poulter and Justin Rose in the top foursomes match