Unofficial Ryder Cup: America triumph!

Needing only three points today to make up for recent Ryder Cup humiliations, the US have triumphed easily in our imaginary competition, winning four of the first eight completed match-plays and halving two. The latest scores are below. Click here for a reminder of the rules.

Match 1: Ian Poulter 70 v 70 Zach Johnson Match halved
Match 2: Nicolas Fasth 71 v 76 Jerry Kelly 1pt Europe
Match 3: David Howell 75 v 69 Mark Calcavecchia 1pt USA
Match 4: Raphael Jacquelin 79 v 73 Boo Weekley 1pt USA
Match 5: Anders Hansen 76 v 73 Lucas Glover 1pt USA
Match 6: Carl Petterson 72 v 74 Aaron Oberholser 1pt Europe
Match 7: Luke Donald 78 v 78 Scott Verplank Match halved
Match 8: Lee Westwood 74 v 70 Tiger Woods 1pt USA
Match 9: Paul Casey 72 v Jim Furyk
Match 10: Justin Rose 70 v Stewart Cink
Match 11: Padraig Harrington v Chris DiMarco
Match 12: Sergio Garcia v Steve Stricker

Overall score: Europe: 17.5pts US: 26.5pts

Overnight score - Europe: 14.5pts US: 21.5pts

(Day One - Europe: 5pts US: 7pts. Day Two - Europe: 5.5pts US: 6.5pts Day Three - Europe: 4pts US: 8pts)

Harrington and Garcia share the lead on nine-under, while Romero has faded to six-under after a double-bogey and bogey from the final two holes. That is still, though, the clubhouse lead.