Emotional Shane Lowry steps up but Europe still in deep hole

Lowry threw his putter down and roared after his unlikely par on the last bailed out partner Tyrrell Hatton

Team Europe's Shane Lowry celebrates on the 18th hole after makes a putt and winning their four-ball match the Ryder Cup at the Whistling Straits Golf Course Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Sheboygan, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

When Europe desperately needed a spark, Shane Lowry stepped up.

Lowry buried an 11-foot putt for a scrambling par on the 18th hole to deliver a desperately needed 1-up victory in the opening Saturday afternoon four-ball match – the first full point for Europe from someone other than Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia.