Team Europe captain Luke Donald insisted "the job isn't done until it's done" as his side stand on the verge of a landmark Ryder Cup defence on U.S. soil after silencing a hostile Bethpage Black crowd to establish a record 11.5–4.5 lead over the United States.

Donald’s men have been in complete control through the opening two days in New York, winning all four sessions and claiming three of Saturday’s four fourball matches to take the biggest advantage ever into the Sunday singles.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry handled the antagonistic Bethpage atmosphere to defeat Justin Thomas and Cameron Young 2up in the afternoon session, soon after Tommy Fleetwood secured his fourth win of the week by teaming up with Justin Rose to beat Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau 3&2.

Europe are now within 2.5 points of retaining the trophy and just three away from outright victory, which would be the first by any away team since 2012.

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"I didn't really imagine this. Obviously the job is not done yet, but to have this stand in New York with most of the cheers coming from our side is incredible," Donald told Sky Sports. 

"Just the resiliency and the confidence these guys have in themselves, in their partners, is really, truly incredible.

"We are trying to get to 14.5 first, and hopefully we can add on to that, too. The job is never done till it's done.

"So I'm not going to sit here and be complacent. I know how strong the USA are. They will have plenty of fight in them. They had plenty of fight today. Our guys had a lot, too, though."

Team USA's Scheffler, meanwhile, reached an unwanted milestone — he became the first world number one to lose his opening four matches in a Ryder Cup.

Tensions ran high as tempers flared, with his caddie Ted Scott and DeChambeau’s caddie Greg Bodine clashing heatedly with European players and vice-captain Francesco Molinari.

Despite his side's deficit, USA captain Keegan Bradley remains hopeful going into the final day: "In 2017, I was at that Super Bowl when the New England Patriots came back.

"I watched it. Let's live it tomorrow. Who knows? I'm seeing what looks like to be historical putting.

"They're making everything. They're a great team. They're great players. They're a tough team to beat."