Europe won the 45th Ryder Cup Sunday at Bethpage Black, 15-13, despite a dramatic closing charge by the United States.
The away team dominated the first two days, building a record seven-point lead entering singles. That’s where the U.S. took control and nearly mounted the greatest comeback in cup history. It marked the first road win by a team since Europe captured the 2012 edition at Medinah.
Here’s how the week played out in Farmingdale, New York, with an explainer below of the biennial competition’s format:
The sides played two team sessions each of the first two days and singles matches Sunday. The team sessions included four foursomes (alternate shot) and four fourballs (better ball) with four players from each team sitting. Singles involved all players*.
Friday morning foursomes
EUR 3, U.S. 1
Match 1: Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) def. Bryson DeChambeau/Justin Thomas (U.S.), 4 and 3Match 2: Ludvig Åberg/Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR) def. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (U.S.), 5 and 3Match 3: Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (EUR) def. Collin Morikawa/Harris English (U.S.), 5 and 4Match 4: Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Robert MacIntyre/Viktor Hovland (EUR), 2 upFriday afternoon fourballs
EUR 2.5, U.S. 1.5; Overall: EUR 5.5, U.S. 2.5
Match 5: Jon Rahm/Sepp Straka (EUR) def. Scottie Scheffler/Sepp Straka (U.S.), 3 and 2Match 6: Tommy Fleetwood/Justin Rose (EUR) def. Ben Griffin/Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.), 1 upMatch 7: Cameron Young/Justin Thomas (U.S.) def. Ludvig Åberg/Rasmus Hojgaard (EUR), 6 and 5Match 8: Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (EUR) tied Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.)Saturday morning foursomes
EUR 3, U.S. 1; Overall: EUR 8.5, U.S. 3.5
Match 9: Bryson DeChambeau/Cameron Young (U.S.) def. Matt Fitzpatrick/Ludvig Åberg (EUR), 4 and 2Match 10: Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (EUR) def. Harris English/Collin Morikawa (U.S.), 3 and 2Match 11: Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) def. Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 3 and 2Match 12: Robert MacIntyre/Viktor Hovland (EUR) def. Russell Henley/Scottie Scheffler (U.S.), 1 upSaturday afternoon fourballs
EUR 3, U.S. 1; Overall: EUR 11.5, U.S. 4.5
Match 13: Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (EUR) def. Justin Thomas/Cameron Young (U.S.), 2 upMatch 14: Tommy Fleetwood/Justin Rose (EUR) def. Scottie Scheffler/Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.), 3 and 2Match 15: J.J. Spaun/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Jon Rahm/Sepp Straka (EUR), 1 upMatch 16: Tyrrell Hatton/Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR) def. Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 1 upSunday singles
U.S. 8.5, EUR 3.5; Overall: EUR 15, U.S. 13
Match 17: Cameron Young (U.S.) def. Justin Rose (EUR), 1 upMatch 18: Justin Thomas (U.S.) def. Tommy Fleetwood (EUR), 1 upMatch 19: Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR) ties Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.)Match 20: Scottie Scheffler (U.S.) def. Rory McIlroy (EUR), 1 upMatch 21: Ludvig Aberg (EUR) def. Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 2 and 1Match 22: Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Jon Rahm (EUR), 4 and 3Match 23: J.J. Spaun (U.S.) def. Sepp Straka (EUR), 2 and 1Match 24: Shane Lowry (EUR) ties Russell Henley (U.S.)Match 25: Ben Griffin (U.S.) def. Rasmus Hojgaard (EUR), 1 upMatch 26: Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) ties Collin Morikawa (U.S.)Match 27: Robert MacIntyre (EUR) ties Sam Burns (U.S.)Match 28: Viktor Hovland (EUR) ties Harris English (U.S.)*
*Hovland withdrew because of injury; per cup rules, the U.S. had to put one player “in the envelope” to sit (U.S. captain Keegan Bradley chose English), leading to a match tie.
