Two years after losing the prestigious golf tournament to the US, Europe stunned the visitors to win the Ryder Cup 17.5-10.5 for a ninth time, this time on home soil.
French Open winner Francesco Molinari displayed a splendid performance alongside Tommy Fleetwood to help team Europe garner five points on Sunday. The Italian won all five matches, becoming only the first European since 1979 to achieve the fete.
“This team has been incredible from the start,” Molinari said. “We were determined to do the job. Nothing was going to stop us. And you saw it on the course.”
The Americans were trailing 10-6 on the tournament’s final day, and Tiger Woods was having yet another poor performance at the tournament. Woods didn’t manage to pick any points and hasn’t won the team competition since 1999.
John Ram, who won 3 points at the expense of Woods couldn’t hide his emotions at the end of the competition.
“To beat Tiger, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, on a Sunday, with a pivotal point, I was so aware of it, it’s the best feeling of my life,” Rahm said.
The US needed to win at least 8 points in the singles to retain the title they last won in 2016 in Minnesota. But with a crowd of about 50,000 partisan fans, the Americans found it hard to keep up with the pace of the Europeans.
