Europe advanced to a 10-6 lead after a one-sided penultimate session in the Ryder Cup on Saturday at Gleneagles.
The European Ryder Cup team won Saturday afternoon's foursomes 31/2-1/2 to move to within four points of retaining the trophy. They lost the morning's fourballs 21/2-11/2 before making it 7-1 in foursomes matches over two days.
However, the U.S. led by the same margin after two days at Medinah in 2012, only for Europe to stage a comeback and clinch a remarkable win. The Americans also came back from 10-6 down to win 141/2-131/2 at Brookline in 1999, The BBC reported.
Europe have won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups, while the U.S. have not won an away match since 1993.
Europe captain Paul McGinley said that they are not finished, adding that they have a lot of work to do and they have to be on it on Sunday morning.
U.S. captain Tom Watson, who left Phil Mickelson out for the entire day for the first time in 10 Ryder Cups, said that they have come back from 10-6 before, adding that they know it and he would reiterate it.
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Watson said that their rookies played some magnificent golf and his side has the players to come back. He added that credit to the Europeans, as they played some great golf.
Victories for Lee Westwood and Jamie Donaldson, Graeme McDowell and Victor Dubuisson and Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy built Europe's cushion before Martin Kaymer and Justin Rose rescued a half on the 18th to keep the home side unbeaten in the afternoon.
And it was at the final hole in Saturday morning's fourballs that McIlroy and Ian Poulter secured another vital half to keep Europe in front when the US threatened to draw level with two big wins.
A Ryder Cup record 21 under from Rose and Henrik Stenson in a thrilling 3 and 2 win against Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar also checked the US resurgence.
Despite losing 4 and 3 to Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan in the morning, Westwood and Welsh rookie Donaldson won their second foursomes point with a 2 and 1 victory over Zach Johnson and Kuchar, the report added.
