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| Venue: Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome Dates: 29 Sep - 1 Oct |
| Coverage: Live radio commentary on BBC Sounds, live text updates on BBC Sport website and daily highlights on BBC Two |
Europe made the perfect start in their quest to regain the Ryder Cup by making a clean sweep of Friday's opening session to lead the United States 4-0.
The leaderboard was all blue from the moment Rory McIlroy holed a birdie putt on the fourth as Luke Donald's men made the fast start he had craved.
It is the first time Europe have led after the opening session since 2006.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton won the top match and their 4&3 win was equalled by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg.
Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka were 2&1 winners, while in the bottom match Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood also came through 2&1.
To illustrate Europe's dominance, they did not trail in any match and won 22 holes to 10 by the US.
More to follow.
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