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Clutch birdie by Donald holds off Woods, Stricker

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Luke Donald hits out of the trap on the 6th hole during Ryder Cup fourball matches Saturday at Medinah Country Club. He captured his first point of this Ryder Cup when he and Sergio Garcia defeated Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker on the 18th hole.

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Dustin Johnson reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 17th hole Saturday afternoon on Day 2 of the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club. The roar from the crowd was the loudest of the day and swept across Medinah.

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After not making it past the 15th hole in his first two Ryder Cup matches — a pair of morning-round thumpings at the hands of the red-hot pairing of Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley — Northwestern product Luke Donald finally found his form, and the 18th green, late Saturday evening.