Bethpage Black was built for the people, for their backyard, for the golfers with modest budgets, willing to sleep in their cars to secure tee times. 

America’s best don’t belong. 

Following another morning of embarrassment for Team USA, the European conquest of Long Island is nearly complete, stripping all suspense from the final day of the 45th Ryder Cup, with the Americans trailing 11½ to 4 1/2. 

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Much was made about the chirping toward Rory McIlroy during the afternoon session, but McIlroy wouldn't say whether he thought the crowd had gone too far in their comments.

Asked about it after the match, he said that it's "not for me to say."

"When you play an away Ryder Cup, it's really, really challenging," he said. "It's not for me to say. People can be their own judge of whether they took it too far or not. I'm just proud of us for being able to win today with what we had to go through."

The PGA of America added extra security and New York State Police to keep watch of the crowds around McIlroy and Shane Lowry.

Lowry called the experience "intense" and "something I've never experienced."

"But this is what I live for. This is it. This is, like, honestly, the reason I get up in the morning, for stuff like this. This is what I love doing. I love being a part of this team. I really want us to win this tournament," he said.

Justin Rose addressed the situation that played out earlier in the match when he got into it with Greg Bodine and Bryson DeChambeau.

Rose said that it had to do with DeChambeau and Bodine "going through a lot of their calculations and bits and pieces" while he was about to putt.

"I sort of waited a few seconds and then I felt like they came up again and I was sort of -- I questioned whether -- I was like, it's my putt, right, or however I said it," he said. "Maybe I didn't say it as politely as I could have said it in the moment, but by no means was there any disrespect or anything like that, but obviously it was taken the wrong way.

"Yeah, I don't think we should dwell on that, honestly. I said to the boys, if you want me to say, excuse me, please, then yeah, my bad, but it was an amazing match honestly. I think we got off to a great start. The quality of golf was exceptional. Tommy played incredible around the turn in the middle of the back nine, and it was an epic match to be a part of."

The European dominance continues as they move closer to Rory McIlroy's proclamation that they would win at Bethpage after they had won the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome.

McIlroy and Lowry came away with a 2-up victory over Justin Thomas and Cam Young after a wild afternoon for McIlroy that involved heckling fans and a need for increased security.

Europe now leads 10 1/2-3 1/2 over the Americans.

Justin Rose closes out the day with.a win 3&2 with partner Tommy Fleetwood.

The loss means Europe leads the Americans 9 1/2-3 1/2.

Scottie Scheffler is now 0-4-0 in the Ryder Cup this year.

Bryson DeChambeau kept Match 2 going by sinking a birdie putt on 15 to keep the Europeans at 3-up.

Scottie Scheffler is on a collision course with history, but not a piece he wants a piece of.

Scheffler entered the afternoon 0-3-0 and should he lose this afternoon, he would be the first player to lose all four matches in the opening four Ryder Cup sessions since 1979.

Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose are 3-up on Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau.

Blue is just what the Americans are feeling right now at the Ryder Cup.

It's blue across the board with Team Europe leading all four matches in the afternoon session after Rory McIlroy sank a big putt on the 14th hole to move 1-up over Justin Thomas and Cam Young.

McIlroy then let out a massive scream, knowing the moment that it was.