“To be honest, it’s one of the hardest days I’ve ever experienced on a golf course,” said Hatton, who like his Legion XIII captain also won his third Ryder Cup. “Going out No. 10, you’re hoping everything’s wrapped up.
“I was really hoping that it wouldn’t have to come down to me. The last five, six, seven holes were just horrible to be honest. But at the end of the day I’m just so happy that we’ve managed to win.”
For the second consecutive Ryder Cup, Hatton finished with 3.5 points (3-0-1-) from four matches. He and Lowry were the only European players who did not suffer a defeat at Bethpage Black.
Rahm finished with 3 points (3-2-0), losing his final two matches. Both players were among the top four point producers for Europe along with Tommy Fleetwood (4 points) and Rory McIlroy (3.5 points).
More than the individual glory for the two European LIV Golf stars is the achievement of winning a Ryder Cup on foreign soil.
“Very fortunate to be a very small part of it,” Hatton said. “You have the 12 players and caddies and the vice captains and the captains, but there’s so many backroom staff that put so much effort into this. We’re a small part of a huge team. Yeah, this is my fourth one and they are the greatest golf weeks of my life.”
“Hard to describe what an atmosphere it’s been all week, how tough it’s been for all of us, and I couldn’t be any prouder of everybody on the team,” Rahm added. “We came together as a team, and we did what we thought was impossible. This one feels very special.”
