Justin Rose shows true colours with Tommy Fleetwood admission after Ryder Cup win

Justin Rose confessed that Tommy Fleetwood "carried" him to a win at the Ryder Cup during Friday's four-balls sessions. The English duo faced a tough challenge against Bryson DeChambeau and Ben Griffin at Bethpage Black.

Despite this, they managed to secure a 1 Up victory over the American pair, extending Team Europe's Ryder Cup lead to 5-2 in a nail-biting match that went down to the last hole. While Rose held his own against the formidable American team assembled by Keegan Bradley, he acknowledged that Fleetwood was instrumental in Europe's victory. In a post-match interview with Sky Sports, the 45-year-old said: "That one was for Tommy that time, not the rest of the team.

"He carried me today, I felt like I put the ball in play nicely off the tee, but Tommy made some huge putts in the right moments and that was a huge turnaround match. Obviously I think my moment of the day I guess was seven, when Ben holed that 60-footer and I was able to pour it in from 40 feet to not go two down.

"I felt like it kind of kept us in the match, and then we knew we were then coming into a different stretch of holes. The first few holes were playing somewhat easy, and then the course really showed its teeth a little bit. And that's where Tommy's ball striking and our resolve came through."

Fleetwood also showed modesty in his post-match interview with the broadcaster, explaining how long he has waited to share the team tournament with 2013 US Open champion Rose. He said: "The scoreboard is what counts.

"Just our team as a collective, I think. We obviously feel very prepared and we've been looking forward to this day for a long time now. So to have got off to a good start, it feels great. Of course, their team is stacked with amazing players so whoever it is the match is going to be difficult, and the points mean so much.

"And to be out there with Justin, I've wanted to play with Justin for a very, very long time in a Ryder Cup and it was a great match - it really, really was. So yeah, just happy to have contributed another point to overall we know what score we want to get to."

While Rose was left out from the earlier foursomes session by Team Europe captain, Luke Donald, it marked Fleetwood's second point of the day for his continent. The 34-year-old was partnered with Rory McIlroy to take on Collin Morikawa and Harris English in the earlier session, securing a 5&4 win.

It comes as Europe currently maintain a 5½-2½ advantage over USA after eight matches, a result Donald will certainly be savouring, given what his team have accomplished in challenging hostile territory. Following the end of the four-balls, Donald said: "Yeah, incredible day.

"I think to win this morning was huge for us and we all know how important it is to get off to a good start. And we knew how strong the US were in foursomes so 3-1 was a great start, and then to win those top two especially, there was momentum and inspiration for our boys. And then the guys grinded to win the session again this afternoon, that's another tick in our box and I'm very happy where we are."