Chaska, Minnesota ….

Rory McIlroy, despite being clearly upset by a heckler, humbled expected PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ Dustin Johnson for a third time in six days.

McIlroy again paired with rookie Thomas Pieters took the U.S. duo of Brooks Koepka and Johnson to task to hand Europe the first point of the afternoon four-ball session.

Pieters sealed the 3-and-1 win with a short birdie putt.

It was McIlroy’s third consecutive match win and drew Europe even at 6 1/2-6 1/2.

McIlroy and Pieter had beaten Johnson and Kuchar in the opening Fourballs and this was after McIlroy had denied Johnson in Atlanta to capture the FedEx Cup.