Gleneagles, Scotland - Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson won their second match of the day on Friday as they led the Europeans to a big afternoon and a 5-3 lead at the Ryder Cup.

The Europeans trailed after the morning four-ball session, but won 3 1/2 points in the afternoon foursomes to grab a 2-point lead.

Rose and Stenson won the 16th and 17th to earn a 2 & 1 win over Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson in the second match of the afternoon at Gleneagles.

Lee Westwood and Jamie Donaldson claimed a 2-up win in the opening match of the afternoon to tie the matches 2 1/2 - 2 1/2. Rose and Stenson then gave the Europeans the lead.

Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy rallied to halve their match with Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker. That American tandem halved both their matches on day one.

In the anchor match, Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell toppled Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson, 3 & 2. That was the first loss at the Ryder Cup for Bradley and Mickelson, who had been 4-0 together dating to the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah.

Rose and Stenson never trailed en route to winning their second match. Rose made a 10-footer for birdie and a 1-up lead at No. 1. The match remained there until the sixth when the Europeans birdied the par-3 to move 2-up.

Johnson answered with a 5-foot birdie putt at seven and a par at the eighth by the Americans squared the match. After Johnson missed a birdie try at 11, Rose made his birdie as the Europeans regained a 1-up lead.

Mahan came back with a 7-foot birdie putt on the 14th to square the match for a second time. However, Stenson converted a par effort at 15 again to go 1-up.

Both teams birdied the par-5 16th, before the Americans coughed up the match at 17. Mahan raced his birdie try six feet by the hole. After Johnson missed the putt for par, Rose tapped in his short par attempt to win the match.

Earlier in the day, Rose and Stenson beat Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson 5 & 4 in the morning four-ball session.

In the first match of the afternoon, Furyk chipped to tap-in range and the Americans were conceded birdie and the win on the par-5 third. After a pair of halves, Westwood drained a 10-foot birdie on No. 6 to square the match.

The Europeans took the lead with a par at the seventh. Westwood rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on the 11th to extend their lead to 2-up. Furyk trimmed the deficit with a short birdie putt on 16.

Kuchar had a chance to even the match at 17, but missed a 13-foot birdie chance. After a pair of poor chips by the Americans at the last, the Europeans were conceded birdie and the match, 2-up.

All four players in that match had sat out the morning session.

Fowler and Walker, who rallied for a halve in the morning four-ball session, lost a late lead in this match against Garcia and McIlroy.

Garcia and McIlroy took the early lead with a par at the third. A bogey on No. 5 was enough for the Americans to square the match after Garcia hooked his drive out of bounds.

The Europeans came right back with a birdie on the sixth, but McIlroy missed a par attempt on the seventh and the match was all square once again. It remained that way until the 11th.

Fowler made a 3-footer for birdie there and he made a 6-foot birdie try at the 12th to move 2-up. The Europeans got one back with a par on the 13th, but the Americans took the 15th with a par and they were 2-up with three holes to play.

After both teams birdied the par-5 16th, McIlroy poured in a 40-footer for birdie to get within 1-down. Fowler's second landed in a deep greenside bunker, while Garcia found the back of the green from the right rough.

Walker blasted to 17 feet before McIlroy rolled his eagle try to tap-in range. Fowler had a chance to match, but his birdie try came up short and left as the Europeans rallied for a halve.

McIlroy and Garcia, the first and third ranked players in the world, had been in jeopardy of being shutout on day one, but rallied for a 1/2 point.