Europe won its second straight Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black golf course in Farmingdale, New York, on Sept. 28, narrowly emerging victorious after entering the final day of competition with the largest lead in history.
“These are 12 amazing players,” Luke Donald, European captain, told reporters after clinching the team’s second consecutive Ryder Cup.
Team U.S.A. was down by seven points after the first two days of matches and needed to win 10 points on Sunday to capture the cup. They managed to win seven and a half points out of the 12 up for grabs on the last day.
“The Europeans played incredible golf,” American captain Keegan Bradley told reporters after play was complete, accepting his role in defeat….