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Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia hold lead over Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan

Europe's Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia are 1 UP against Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan in the third foursomes of the afternoon session.

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia have managed to hold on to a one-shot lead at the turn over Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan in Saturday's foursomes.

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia of Europe share a joke at the 5th tee during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles on September 27, 2014© Getty Images

McIlroy and Garcia capitalised on two bogeys from their opponents to win the first two holes, but the Americans responded on the next to halve the deficit.

USA threatened to level the game on the next two holes but Europe survived, while at the sixth, Furyk was forced to hole a long-range putt to keep the margin at one.

Neither team was prepared to give an inch as they made it five successive holes that had been shared, but Europe had the advantage at the ninth after making the green in two.

The European duo did enough for a four, but Furyk holed from 25 feet to ensure that his team didn't fall further behind to the world number one and three.

You can keep track of the back nine by following Sports Mole's live text commentary.

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Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia of Europe share a joke at the 5th tee during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles on September 27, 2014
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