The morning session at Hazeltine National Golf Club got off to a fast start for the Americans with three of the four groups making the turn with the United States team in the lead.
One of those pairings that took a lead with them to the turn was the duo of Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler, which charged back from 2 Down midway through the front nine to win the final three holes of the front side to go 1 Up at the turn. To win the ninth hole, the Americans got a chip-in birdie from Fowler that elicited a huge eruption from the crowd on hand.
And the crowd goes wild! Fowler/Mickelson go 1 up through 9. #GoUSAhttps://t.co/JGjS5uswXg
— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 30, 2016
That chip-in capped off the Americans' front nine rally against Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan that came after some disastrous play in the middle of the round put them down two.