His side picked up 3.5 of four available points in the afternoon alternate shot foursomes, having earlier won three of the morning's four greensomes to leave them 12.5 points to 5.5 points ahead with 10 singles matches remaining on Sunday.

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England's Donald remained hopeful of a comeback: "Two shots in foursomes is nothing, " he said.

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Elsewhere in the foursomes, Tiger Woods and partner Steve Stricker beat Australian Geoff Ogilvy and Japan's Ryo Ishikawa six and four.

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