Yet what almost always happens in these moments happened, as one chink in the firewall made the whole thing collapse. Russell Henley, 2-up through 14 holes on Lowry, lost the 15th hole, then left a 10-foot birdie putt short that would have put Lowry away on the 17th. Then Henley did it again, leaving another 10-foot birdie in the jaws of the hole. That opened the door for Lowry, who burst through it with a 6-foot birdie to tie the match and secure the 14th point to retain the Ryder Cup. Soon after, Tyrrell Hatton clinched the win with a tie against Collin Morikawa, and Robert MacIntyre added another half-point in a draw with Sam Burns.

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