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465 |
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Welcome to this match between McIlroy and Cink
Euphoric atmosphere at the first tee, just fantastic
"You've got Big Mac, we've got Little Mac" sing the crowd
Cink from the tee, clad in black, just makes right fairway
McIlroy gets about 3 yards further on, middle fairway
267 yards for McIlroy, 261 for Cink off the tee
Cink with 3 iron, gets it onto lip of rough, avoids bunker
McIlroy, 4 iron, lots of mist but beautiful shot onto green
Europe wearing royal blue sweaters today, McIlroy within 6 ft
Cink, mud on the ball, lifts his onto green, within 3
McIlroy for the hole from 6, maybe 8 foot, into the cup
Europe one up here then
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610 |
5 |
Cink, 3rd shot, ball onto green but rolls off into deep swail
McIlroy, 3rd shot, fromr rough, gets onto green, 18ft
Cink from the dip, too strong, and races 10 ft past cup
Cink to putt then, but he misses, asks to see McIlroy's
McIlroy makes his putt then, to go 2 up in this match
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189 |
3 |
McIlroy to tee off on this 189 yard par 3
McIlroy gets it right, but it's good 15 feet from hole
Cink to reply, and a beauty, comes inside McIlroy's in 6 feet
Stunning sight with the sun filtering through mist on 3rd
McIlroy to putt then, looks good down the slope, inches left
Cink gets his in for birdie, claims a point back for USA
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461 |
4 |
McIlroy, 2nd shot, gets onto the green, 25-30 feet right
Cink 2nd shot, very good iron play, gets within 8 feet
Mcilroy for birdie, putts it just left, runs past the hole
Cink then to bring the match back level, and does, birdie
That's his second birdie in a row
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433 |
4 |
Cink gets it onto the green, flirts with bunker and water
2nd for McIlroy is in bunker, connects, but into the water
Looks like Cink will win this hole
McIlroy then, fourth shot, gets within 8 feet of the green
McIlroy will have to hope for a miracle for half on this hole
Cink then, within a foot for par
Cink goes from 2 down to 1 up in this match
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422 |
4 |
238 yard drive for Cink, 239 for McIlroy, Cink goes first
7 iron for Cink, 12 feet to the right of hole
McIlroy 2nd shot, spins backwards onto green, within 6 feet
Cink to putt now, not enough legs, just right
McIlroy taking a good look at this putt, checking the line
Good pace on the putt and it's in, good work, all square
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213 |
3 |
McIlroy with 4 iron, gets it bang on the green, within 8 feet
Cink now also with 4 iron, useful shot, within 20 feet
Cink for a birdie, turns a lot, not enough pace though
McIlroy now to win the hole - no, just right from Little Mac
Europe currently up in six matches on this last day
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439 |
4 |
McIlroy gets it onto back of green
Cink now from 171 yards, 7 iron, beautiful shot, in 5 feet
McIlroy will need to make this putt to tie, 6 inches short
Cink from right centre, 4 feet, it's in - wins hole
USA 1 up now
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580 |
5 |
Cink, 3rd shot, hits left green and into rough, ugly
McIlroy gets it on the green, spins closer, within 15 feet
Cink hits form rough within a gimme
McIlroy for birdie, poor putt, should have sunk that, par
Hole halved
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210 |
3 |
McIlroy remains one down in this one, he looks disappointed
Cink then from the tee, within 20 feet of the pin
Nice hole this, always a good atmosphere
McIlroy just clears the bunker, will be about the same range
McIlroy looks down the line, it's a foot short of the hole
Cink has a similar line & length, will break right to left
It has the length, but doesn't come back
Cink holes his to halve, on we go
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562 |
5 |
Cink, 273 to the pin, onto the green
McIlroy hit his into the rough, so advantage Cink here
McIlroy, on fairway, 103 yards-hits green and hits flag
McIlroy's shot rolls away to about 3 feet, incredible!
Cink has 30 foot putt for eagle, but it's short
10 feet for birdie and it's in!
That was a brilliant save from McIlroy to stay in the match
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458 |
4 |
Cink second shot, 157 out, goes high and into right bunker
McIlroy from 154, 9 iron, it's a beauty! Spins to 6 inches
Cink from the bunker to within a foot
Good effort from the bunker from Cink
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189 |
3 |
McIlroy from 185 yards, over the water but it rolls in
Poor shot from McIlroy after that good work on the last hole
Cink going to play an easy, safe shot left
Lovely shot from Cink, it's on the green within 15
Puts Cink in a great shot onto the green inside 15 feet
McIlroy to putt then, but misses, Cink wins this one
Cink goes back to 1 up then
Cink putts to within gimme distance
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485 |
4 |
Cink off the pin, but it goes left into some thick rough
Rory now, huge drive! Dead centre of fairway.
Cink, good lie in rough, but it pulls right into bunker
McIlroy a little left, on the green, 20 feet on the top tier
Cink from bunker, nice motion, within two foot
Rory McIlroy has four putt opportunity for half
Correction, that's 15 foot putt which me missed
Back to Cink then, and he makes his four, guaranteed half
McIlroy gets it in then, hole halved
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377 |
4 |
Cink on the dogleg, blasts it onto front of green within 15ft
Rory now from tee, 253 yards, goes left, into bunker
Advantage Cink in this hole and now the match
McIlroy, good line, gets it within 2 feet - crowd like it
Cink acknowledges his opponent, that was good from Rory
Cink can put a nail in the coffin now though, but misses
Ohh and Cink misses again!
This is, incredibly, all square now
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499 |
4 |
Cink, 2nd shot down the hill, 200 yards, nice, within 30 ft
McIlroy from 50 feet, but sways 15 foot left, poor
Cink with a chance to win the hole, drifts left within 3 feet
But McIlroy halves the hole, it swings right and into cup
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211 |
3 |
Rory from this short par 3 tee, 6 iron, right side of green
Cink's shot looks horrible, but rolls onto green, within 15ft
Well Cink's putt is actually within 6 feet, very nice
McIlroy off the green down a slight slope, putts to 2 feet
Cink from 6 then, but misses it, this hole is halved
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575 |
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Rory from the tee, through the eye of the fairway needle
Cink though into the rough to the left
Cink from the rough, will look to avoid the water downhill
Cink gets this nicely down the hill for a lay-up onto green
But McIlroy gets it onto green, rolls into left bunker
Cink 88 yards from this 18th hole, on severe down slope
And Cink gets a lovely shot to within 12 feet
Pressure on McIlroy from the bunker now
McIlroy puts it back into the bunker though, big moment
McIlroy has to play it again, and within 3 feet, better
Cink has a chance to take this point for USA
He's going downhill right-left
McIlroy concedes Cink's ball, best he can hope for is a half
McIlroy holds his nerve though to hole for a half
That certainly set the pulses racing, all over in this match
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S. Cink
R. McIlroy
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