Ryder Cup recaps: U.S. takes foursomes punches, still posts another 3-1 session

Down 6-2 on a chilly Saturday morning at Whistling Straits, Team Europe needed a hot start to the day's opening session.

Instead, it was the Americans, yet again, jumping on the visitors early.

The U.S. won the first five holes played between the first two foursomes matches before Viktor Hovland and Bernd Wiesberger, playing Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas in the third match out, won the first hole. That did little, though, to ignite the Europeans.

Harrington's side fought – Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia overcame a 3-down deficit through three holes to beat Daniel Berger and Brooks Koepka, but that was about the only thing that ultimately went right for the guests. Hovland and Wiesberger…