So, after the Miracle at Medinah what are the chances that Padraig Harington's Whistling Greats team will make an even bigger comeback.

Almost non-existent. Even though Europe did finally show some fighting in the final session before we move into hand-to-hand combat.

At least, some did.

Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm have been amazing, winning all three matches in a team that was struggling to breathe. World No1 Rahm had also struggled for oxygen during his previous appearance.

As Europe's only winners in the first two days, Shane Lowry, an Open champion, was full of aggression. He and Tyrrell Hatton were also former Open champions.

Lowry had six birdies, more than any other player in the fourballs. He also made a stunning par on the last hole to seal the victory over Tony Finau (and Harris English).

Hatton was there to help, but Europe didn't have any other encouragement to claim the nine points needed to retain the trophy after today's singles matches.

Europe was leading in three matches for a large portion of the fourballs. It seemed as though they were determined to achieve the mystical 10-6 score - which they lost at Medinah in 2012.

The USA showed that it was possible to win from Brookline at 10-6, even though some tactics of the last day left a bitter taste in their mouths.

Harrington's team was unable to reduce the gap to four points because of the excessive number of passengers.

Rory McIlroy was the only man to ride for the second consecutive day.

Fourball partner Ian Poulter tried his best to restore past glory with four birdies, some putts for par and some brave shots, but McIlroy did little in the 4&3 loss to Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Collin Morikawa.

He didn't manage to birdie one bird, and eventually Johnson and Morikawa (No2 and No3 respectively in the world rankings) proved too strong for Poults.

McIlory finished day two with three losses from his matches after he was benched earlier in the day.

He didn't make it past the 15th in any of these holes!

This makes it seven consecutive losses, with two in singles against Patrick Reed or Justin Thomas.

Do not expect a sudden return of form.

McIlroy wasn't the only one who didn't know where the hole was after he took the putter from the bag.

Tommy Fleetwood failed to support Viktor Hovland, a rookie golfer, with a birdie during the 17 holes before Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau beat them.

Harrington may have wished that he could send more Spaniards. He needs an entire armada to keep those distant victory hopes alive.

Don't bother.

It's already too late. The European plans for an eighth victory in the ten previous battles against the Americans are already lost somewhere in Lake Michigan.

You could try to get a few more Americans to use the same foul-mouthed language Brooks Koepka used at Mark Litton, David Price, referees - and then urge the organizers to follow their code of conduct.

Koepka swore that he would not be allowed to take a drop of deep fescue from a draining pipe.

According to warnings all over Whistling Straits, that should have been the end for his Ryder Cup.

The rules state that any individual or group who verbally abuses or taunts the players, captains, officers, or their families will be removed immediately.

Are you grabbing at straws? Perhaps. What else is there for Europe after three consecutive 3-1 hides put them in the most humiliating situation in Ryder Cup history.

It currently stands at 18 1/2-9 1/2. There are nine more points to win. Four-and-a half more points seem a long way away.