Day 1 Morning Fourballs EUROPE first
Overall score: Europe 5 - 3 USA
Fourballs score: EUR 1.5 - 2.5 USA
Rose/Stenson beat Simpson/Watson 5&4
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson have defeated Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson 5&4 to win the opening point of the 2014 Ryder Cup for Europe.
After Simpson had mis-hit the first shot of the competition at Gleneagles, it was one-way traffic for the European pairing as they denied their opponents a win on any of the 14 holes that were played.
Stenson registered a birdie on the fourth to give himself and Rose an early two-shot lead but missed chances at six, seven and eight meant that they failed to capitalise on a slow start by Watson and Simpson.
However, another birdie from the Swede gave Europe a three-shot lead at the turn, and that soon became four shots at the start of the back nine.
The American duo managed to stop the rot on the following three holes but they played the 14th badly, and Rose took full advantage to hole from 10 feet for the win.
Bjorn/Kaymer A/S with Fowler/Walker
Jimmy Walker has holed a 10-foot putt on the last to earn himself and Rickie Fowler a share of their game withThomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer to leave the match at 1.5 apiece after the first three fourballs.
Both Kaymer and Bjorn made birdies on the opening four holes to move three shots ahead before Fowler found the cup with a testing putt on the fifth green.
The next three holes were shared but Walker produced a stunning shot from the greenside bunker on the ninth to hole out for an eagle to halve the deficit at the turn.
The tension was building as both pairings began to realise the magnitude of the game with what was transpiring elsewhere, and it was Bjorn who was the man to strike with a chip-in on the 13th.
The Dane and German maintained their lead of two shots until the 16th, but Walker replicated his brilliance from the ninth by chipping in at 16 to set up a nervy final two holes.
After the penultimate hole was shared, Europe approached the last knowing that they only needed to halve the hole, but missed putts from Bjorn and Kaymer gave Walker the chance to end the match at all square.
The American was left with around 10 feet to the hole, but he made no mistake to earn himself and Fowler half a point after initially trailing in the closing stages.
Gallacher/Poulter lose to Reed/Spieth 5&4
Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher have slumped to a 5&4 defeat to American duo Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed.
Much of this week's build-up has focused on the European talisman and Scottish rookie, but both were under-par as the American pairing took centre stage at Gleneagles.
An excellent approach on the first from Reed got USA off to the perfect start, and Poulter and Gallacher spent much of the early holes fighting to keep in touch with the rookies.
However, both Reed and Spieth holed birdies before the turn to put them in full control, and their dominance continued as they created a six-shot gap by the 11th hole.
Europe improved to take the 12th - their first of the game - but a missed opening on 13 meant that USA maintained a five-shot gap with five to play.
However, a missed putt from Poulter on 14 allowed Spieth and Reed to seal what was an inevitable win to level the match up at 1-1.
Garcia/McIlroy lose to Bradley/Mickelson 1 up
USA have established the early lead after Friday morning's fourballs after Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradleyrecorded a last-hole victory over Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia.
After the opening three holes were shared, Garcia drew first blood for the home side by holing from the greenside bunker at the fourth, but the Spaniard missed a short putt on the seventh to allow USA to level the game.
A moment of brilliance from the bunker from Mickelson saw the American pairing edge ahead at the turn, and they extended that lead after Bradley holed out from distance on the 10th.
However, both Mickelson and Bradley made bogeys on the next hole to allow Europe to halve the deficit before they levelled the game with five to play.
In what was turning out to be a see-saw affair, McIlroy and Garcia edged ahead when Mickelson missed a short putt, but Bradley hit straight back for the Americans with an eagle on the par-five 16th.
The game went to the last hole with all four players failing to hit the green, but it was Bradley and Mickelson who made the best effort with their recovery shots to leave Mickelson with a three-foot putt to steal the point from Europe.
USA's win has given them a 2.5-1.5 lead over Europe after the first four matches.
Day 1 Foursomes
Europe 3.5 - 0.5 USA
Donaldson/Westwood beat Furyk/Kuchar 2 UP
Europe have won the first foursome match on day one of the 40th Ryder Cup thanks to Jamie Donaldson and Lee Westwood's 2 Up victory over Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar.
All four men were making their first appearances at Gleneagles after sitting out the first session and it was Furyk and Kuchar who struck the first blow as Europe bogeyed the par 4.
Donaldson and Westwood were level at the sixth as the latter curled in a right-to-left putt before they took the lead on the next hole when Kuchar missed a short putt for par.
Holes eight, nine and 10 were halved before Westwood rolled home another birdie putt at the 11th to put the Europeans 2 Up.
Soon after Donaldson made an important putt of his own from 25 feet to halve the 14th hole and maintain the hosts' two-hole lead.
Furyk and Kuchar reduced the deficit on the 16th to ensure they didn't go Dormie 2 behind.
The par-3 17th was halved to guarantee Europe of a half-point before the par-5 18th.
Westwood and Furyk slapped a pair of fairway woods left of the green and it was Kuchar who felt the pressure, leaving his pitch short to effectively hand Europe the win.
The point draws Europe back level on the overall scoreboard after the US won the morning session 2.5-1.5.
Rose/Stenson beat Mahan/Johnson 2&1
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson continued their 100% record together at the 40th Ryder Cup by defeating Team USA's Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson 2&1 this afternoon.
After convincingly beating Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson this morning in fourballs, Rose and Stenson started well again but blew a two-hole lead on the front nine to be level with Mahan and Johnson at the halfway stage.
The par-3 10th was halved in pars before Johnson missed his birdie putt at 11 as Rose made his to restore the hosts' lead.
It looked like America would restore parity quickly at the 12th, but Rose again found his form with the short stick, holing a lengthy putt to halve the hole.
At 14, Mahan rolled home an eight-footer to level the match, but that would be USA's last victory in this match.
Rose and Stenson won the 15th and 17th to secure victory, with Johnson guilty of missing a short putt at the 17th that would have sent the match down the 18th.
A point for Europe puts them back in front 3.5-2.5 on the overall scoreboard.
McIlroy/Garcia A/S Walker/Fowler
Highly-ranked European duo Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia avoided going pointless on day one of the Ryder Cup with a late fightback against Team USA's Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker in this afternoon's foursomes.
After suffering a final-hole defeat to Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson in a long-winded fourball match earlier,Europe's marquee pairing again struggled with inconsistency in the afternoon.
The opening two holes were halved against Fowler and Walker before the American duo made a mess of the 3rd to edge Europe into the lead.
At the tough par-4 5th, Garcia wildly snap-hooked his drive out-of-bounds and even though Fowler and Walker themselves could only make bogey, it was still better than the European score.
Garcia responded to his errant tee shot on the previous hole with a long birdie putt at the 6th to restore his team's lead in the match. However, the duo would bogey the next hole to surrender the initiative once more.
Holes eight, nine and 10 were halved before the Americans took the initiative and went 2 Up with a birdie at 11 and par at 12, which was better than the European bogey.
McIlroy and Garcia pulled one back at the 13th but then struggled on the 15th after Garcia tugged another drive way left of the fairway.
The par-5 16th was halved in birdie fours before world-number-one McIlroy produced one of the moments of the Cup so far with a massive birdie putt at 17 to ensure that the match was not lost.
The Northern Irishman's drive off the 18th was poor, but fortunately it ricocheted off a tree and sat up in the rough to give Garcia a decent chance to reach the par 5 in two and the Spaniard did just that with a high, arcing five-wood that stopped dead on the green.
Fowler and Walker were only able to make par, which was one more than the European birdie so the match was halved. Garcia and McIlroy finished with three straight birdies to avoid defeat.
Dubuisson/McDowell beat Mickelson/Bradley 3&2
Europe's Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell have inflicted a first Ryder Cup defeat on the lead Team USAduo of Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson to give Europe a 5-3 lead after day one at Gleneagles.
After winning all three of their matches together at Medinah two years ago, Bradley and Mickelson extended that streak to four with a late triumph over Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia in this morning's fourballs.
However, they were behind from the second hole this afternoon and never really looked like getting back into the match against the fresher pair of Dubuisson and McDowell, who sat out the morning session.
The European pair were 3 Up after five holes thanks to three bogeys from Bradley and Mickelson, who fought back to just 1 Down at the turn thanks to victories on the 8th and 9th.
Another bogey came at 10 for the Americans though and Dubuisson, who was making his debut at the Ryder Cup, made no mistake with the European putt for par.
It was the same story at the 12th, with Europe again consistently making pars as the jaded Bradley and Mickelson could only manage bogey for the fourth time.
Dubuisson and McDowell made their first bogey of the day at the next hole to give back a shot, but it wouldn't be crucial as a birdie at the par-5 16th secured a 3&2 victory.
It means that at the end of the afternoon session, Europe picked up three-and-a-half out of four points to roar back from the disappointing morning fourballs.
