Match-by-match results from Day 1

MORNING FOURSOMES
Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim (US) vs. Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson (Europe) - Never once did the Americans enjoy a lead, but it certainly felt like a victory, for they were 3 down after losing the 10th, 11th, and 12th. But the Europeans bogeyed the par-4 13th and par-3 14th, and Mickelson curled in a 20-foot birdie putt at the par-4 15th to square the match. Though it took some scrambling, they matched pars on the final three holes. Match halved.

Hunter Mahan and Justin Leonard (US) vs. Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey (Europe) - Bogeys on the first two holes dropped the Americans behind, but they birdied Nos. 3, 4, and 5, and went 2 up at the par-3 eighth. Mahan's brilliant tee shot to 6 feet led to another 2-up lead at the 14th, then it became 3 up when Casey drove into the water at the 15th. US wins, 3 and 2.

Stewart Cink and Chad Campbell (US) vs. Justin Rose and Ian Poulter (Europe) - When Campbell drove it miles left to lose the par-5 seventh and his team fell 3 down, it appeared all but over. But the Europeans bogeyed the eighth, 11th, 13th, and 14th to hand the Americans a 1-up cushion. Cink returned the favor with a water ball at the 15th to square the match, but he drove it beautifully at No. 18 to set up a birdie for the point. US wins, 1 up.

Kenny Perry and Jim Furyk (US) vs. Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia (Europe) - They were 1 down through five, but the Americans won the sixth and seventh to go 1 up and twice they enjoyed 2-up leads, through 12 and at 15. That's when things went sour for Perry, the hometown favorite. He had putts that could have secured victory at the 16th and 17th, but didn't convert. Then at the 18th, he drove into the water to complete the squander. Match halved.
Session: US 3, Europe 1.

AFTERNOON FOUR-BALL
Mickelson and Kim (US) vs. Harrington and Graeme McDowell (Europe) - As they had done earlier in the day, Mickelson and Kim fell behind early. They were 3 down through four, 2 down through eight, and still 1 down when Mickelson birdied the 13th and Kim followed with another at the 14th to give them their first lead of the day. After McDowell birdied the 15th to square the match, Mickelson birdied the 17th for the deciding blow. US wins, 2 up.

Steve Stricker and Ben Curtis (US) vs. Poulter and Rose (Europe) - Making their Ryder Cup debuts, the Americans never had a lead. Curtis struggled mightily, and while Stricker birdied three times on the front, his team still trailed by two holes. Having thrown away their lead earlier in the day, Poulter and Rose held on, with Poulter making birdies at the 14th and 16th, providing the Europeans with their first win. Europe wins, 4 and 2.

Leonard and Mahan (US) vs. Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez (Europe) - No rally for the Americans this time. That's because Mahan birdied Nos. 1 and 2, Leonard No. 3, and they never let up. When it did appear to be slipping away, Mahan birdied No. 9 to push it back to 2 up, then he made it 3 up with a birdie at the 13th. The Americans were 8 under for their 15 holes and handed Garcia his first team defeat since Saturday four-ball in 2002. US wins, 4 and 3.

J.B. Holmes and Boo Weekley (US) vs. Westwood and Soren Hansen (Europe) - A wild one, because the Europeans were 2 up through eight, before the Americans came alive. Holmes birdied Nos. 8 and 9, Weekley Nos. 10 and 12, and shockingly they led, 1 up. It appeared over when Weekley stuffed it to 2 feet at the par-4 16th, but Hansen pitched in for birdie. Westwood and Holmes birdied No. 17, but both Americans hit into the water at 18 to give that hole to Europe. Match halved.
Session: US 2 1/2, Europe 1 1/2.
Overall: US 5 1/2, Europe 2 1/2.