Team Europe faced a tense Ryder Cup Sunday as Scottie Scheffler and Team USA nearly pulled off a shocking comeback. Vice captain Edoardo Molinari admits the squad felt “very uncomfortable” before clinching a historic victory at Bethpage.
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Scotty Sheffller and team USA nearly stun Europe as vice captain reveals uncomfortable Ryder Cup Sunday. For most of the 2025 Ryder Cup, it seemed team Europe had the victory sealed. They built a dominant seven-point lead heading into Sunday’s singles matches at Beth Page Black. But what followed was far from a comfortable stroll to the finish line. The Americans led by Scotty Sheffller mounted a fierce comeback that rattled even most composed players. I in a candid interview with Friday golf’s Joseph Lammana. Team Europe’s vice captain Eduardo Molinari admitted that the final day got unexpectedly tense. We got off to a good start on Sunday. Molinari recalled, “The only issue was we were up in a lot of matches, but everyone was one up in most of them apart from Fitzy. So all the games looked like they were going down the last few holes. As the day unfolded, things began to slip. I remember following Fitzy then moving over to Justin Rose’s match when he was playing 11 and 12. Molinari said at that time we started losing a few holes here and there. All of a sudden from being one up almost all the matches were either tied or one down. That’s a very uncomfortable feeling. You almost feel like the ground is shaking and falling away from your feet. Despite the Americans late charge, Europe managed to hold on. Players who had looked in control early, like Matt Fitzpatrick, saw their leads vanish. Fitzpatrick was five up after seven holes against Bryson Dashambo, but had to settle for a tie. Rory Mroy fell to Scotty Sheffller, while veterans Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose also dropped their matches. It was Ludvigberg, the Swedish phenom, who provided the crucial boost by defeating Patrick Kentlay, a result that helped Europe cling to their advantage and ultimately lift the trophy. Eduardo Molinari reflects on the historic triumph even amid the chaos. Molinari couldn’t help but look back fondly on the week. There’s a few moments he shared when asked about his favorites. There’s the first morning. It didn’t go as well as Rome, but it was a very good start. We were probably fearing falling behind early and with the crowds and everything that was going on, it would have been an extremely difficult week. The rockus New York crowd was relentless, often heckling Europe’s players. But Malinari said that the strong start in the opening forsomes helped settle nerves and set the tone. After that first morning, it’s like we’re in the game here and we have a great chance, he said. Still, the final stretch on Sunday tested every ounce of the team’s resilience. Sunday afternoon ended well for us, Molinari admitted. But for a good hour and a half, we were just not very comfortable in our position. In the end, Team Europe survived the American surge and made history, claiming their first Rder Cup victory on US soil since 2012. The battle may have left them shaken at times, but it also revealed the grit and unity that have long defined their RDER Cup legacy. What do you think? Did team USA slate rally show that the gap between the two sides is closing? Or was it just a brief moment of pressure before Europe’s inevitable triumph?
