Europe's Rory McIlroy and American Rickie Fowler, two of golf's top young stars, teed off against each other in Saturday's fourth and final Ryder Cup morning fourballs match at Gleneagles.
World number one McIlroy, coming off wins at the British Open and PGA Championship, is paired with England's Ian Poulter against Fowler and rookie Jimmy Walker, the only tandem to play in the first three sessions for Tom Watson's US squad.
Fowler seeks his first Cup victory after a loss and four halves, the latest of them against McIlroy and Sergio Garcia in Friday foursomes after the Europeans birdied the last two holes to deny Fowler a long-sought Cup victory yet again.
McIlroy, 25, has taken eight matches to the final hole but won only two of them.
Fowler, 25, was a top-five finisher in all of this year's major tournaments, runner-up in the US and British Opens, third at the PGA Championship and fifth at the Masters.
Source: AFP
