Howell/Stenson v Cink/Toms (Match halved)
Henrik Stenson produced a stunning chip on the fourth
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Europe's David Howell and Henrik Stenson halved their foursomes match with America's Stewart Cink and David Toms in a game that failed to sparkle.
After the teams traded two birdies apiece in the opening four holes, winning shots were hard to come by.
The European pairing edged ahead when Howell holed a birdie putt on the 10th but the Englishman then hooked his 15th tee shot into the water.
And he narrowly missed out on victory when his putt on 18 was just short.
Howell said afterwards: "A half point is always good. It's Henrik's first time out and he carried me round.
"It's a good situation to come out with the lead, if we win every day, we win this
thing."