21 Sep 2008

United States golf team has two point lead

5:33 pm on 21 September 2008

The United States golf team will head into tomorrow's Ryder Cup singles with a two-point lead after battling Europe to a dramatic draw over an extraordinary stretch of closing holes on day two in Kentucky

Both sides won one match with two others halved in the afternoon fourballs to leave the U.S. with a 9-7 lead in a competition that will be decided when all 12 players from each side square off in head-to-head singles matches.

The Americans are trying to pry the Cup loose from Europe, who have won the last three meetings and five from the last six.

The United States last won the trophy in 1999.