After a severely rain-affected opening day, the skies have cleared by the time the sun rises over Celtic Manor on day two of the 2010 Ryder Cup
A morning mist remains as the top fourballs match between Europe's Lee Westwood (pictured) and Martin Kaymer and US pair Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson resumes. The Europeans are 1up with six to play
Englishman Westwood and German team-mate Kaymer - the USPGA champion - come through strongly to collect the first point of the event with a 3&2 victory over world number two Mickleson and Johnson
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell start the day 2down with six to play against Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar - but McIlroy (pictured) leads the fightback and sinks a 30ft birdie at the 17th to level the match
McDowell (left) matches Kuchar's par at the 18th to secure a share of the spoils. The US Open champion and fellow Northern Irishman McIlroy will pair up again in the foursomes
Plenty of noise coming from the European fans but the Americans are keen to make their presence felt, too, and it's not long before they've got something to cheer about as well...
It's all smiles for Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton as the rookie pairing complete a surprise 3&2 triumph over experienced European duo Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington
World number one Tiger Woods continues to struggle for form but partner Steve Stricker has no such problem and the American pair resist late pressure from Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher to seal a two-hole victory
Cheer up, Monty, it's not that bad! The European captain looks less than happy after the opening fourballs, with his side trailing the United States by two-and-a-half points to one-and-a-half
These Europeans are rather more chirpy - and with six foursomes to feast over, who can blame them?
As celebrity cheerleaders go, basketball legend Michael Jordan is right up there. In this snap the former Chicago Bulls star, a keen golfer, appears to be lending some advice to US vice-captain Jeff Sluman
The time has come for Francesco and Edoardo Molinari to make their Ryder Cup debuts and the Italian brothers arrive on the first tee to a standing ovation ahead of their meeting with Zach Johnson and Hunter Mahan
Tabitha Furyk and Alexandra Browne watch their partners Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler take on Westwood and Kaymer, while also modelling the day two US wives and girlfriends outfit
The European WAGs are also out in force to support their men, opting for waterproof glamour as the south Wales skies begin to cloud over
Sweden's Peter Hanson encounters some trouble at the fifth and it's not long before he and Minguel Angel Jimenez find themselves 3down against Woods and Stricker
The Molinari brothers battle valiantly but Johnson sinks a lengthy putt on the 17th before he and Mahan also take the 18th to silence the European fans and seal a 2up victory in the top foursomes match
Better news for Harrington and Fisher, who put their morning defeats behind them to hand Mickelson and Johnson their second loss of the day with a 3&2 win
But the US re-establish their two-point advantage as Woods and Stricker claim their second win of the day with a 4&3 demolition on Jimenez and Hanson
American rookie Fowler recovers from an early error in which he plays the wrong ball to partner Furyk to a half-point against Westwood and Kaymer
But it's the United States who have the final laugh, Cink and Kuchar going one up against McDowell and McIlroy on 17 before holding firm on the last to give their side a 6-4 lead
The final session of an action-packed day gets started, with two foursomes and four fourballs due to be played. Europe make a brilliant start, going up in all six matches - and their fans are loving it
A group of Jimenez fans traipse through the Glastonbury-like mud but their man moves more smoothly, partnering Hanson to a 2up lead over Watson and Overton
With his side leading the final two foursomes and four fourballs when bad light brings an end to play, it's now all smiles for Montgomerie. Those matches a due to be completed on Sunday, along with all 12 singles
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