Super Sergio points the way again

SERGIO GARCIA arrived at the Ryder Cup insisting that he would "rather lose my singles match and win the Ryder Cup than win it and lose the Ryder Cup."

And as the excitement increased almost to breaking point in the scorching Detroit sunshine yesterday, that pre-match prognosis became more of a prediction.

With the Americans putting on the pressure in the early matches, Garcia found himself in arrears of two against Phil Mickelson through eight holes. At that point, the scoreboard was awash with red and it was looking increasingly fraught for Bernhard Langer's men.