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‘Epic’ was one word a journalist used to describe Europe’s win today in the Ryder Cup.
Erasing some of their worst Ryder Cup memories, the Europeans wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah, to match the greatest comeback in history and head home with that precious gold trophy. Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes and fought back tears when Kaymer holed a 6-foot par putt to beat Steve Stricker and give Europe the point it needed to keep the cup.
This was the first Ryder Cup since Ballesteros, the soul of European golf in this event, died last May of a brain tumor. Olazabal wanted his team to wear navy blue, Seve's favorite color, and added a clever touch -- his iconic silhouette on the sleeves of their shirts.
"This one is for all of Europe," Olazabal said. "Seve will always be present with this team. He was a big factor for this event for the European side, and last night when we were having that meeting, I think the boys understood that believing was the most important thing. And I think they did."
It was Poulter who gave Europe hope Saturday evening when he made five straight birdies to turn a loss into a win and swing momentum in Europe's favor. Poulter was up to his fist-pumping, eye-bulging tricks again on the final day, winning the last two holes in his match against U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson.
And he had plenty of help. Europe's top five players in the lineup all won, including Rory McIlroy, who was lucky to be playing. McIlroy thought his match was at 12:25 p.m. -- it was listed in Eastern time, not Central -- and needed a police escort to get to the course with 10 minutes to spare. Then, he came up with key birdies to hand Keegan Bradley his first loss of the week.
The biggest match might have belonged to Justin Rose. He was on the verge of losing to Phil Mickelson when Rose holed a 12-foot par putt to halve the 16th, made a 35-foot birdie putt from the back of the 17th green to win the hole, and then closed out Mickelson with a 12-foot birdie on the last hole.
Six of the 12 matches went to the 18th hole on Sunday. The Americans won only one of them.
News Courtesy of pgatour.com
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How Europe Won The Ryder Cup:
For those who missed the excitement, here's a recap of how Europe's final day comeback unfolded (courtesy of pgatour.com):
Luke Donald beat Bubba Watson 2 & 1 to win the opening singles and make the score Europe 7, USA 10.
Paul Lawrie wins 5 & 3 over Brandt Snedeker to close the gap to Europe 8, USA 10.
Rory McIlroy beat Keegan Bradley to get Europe within one point, Europe 9, USA 10.
Ian Poulter finishes The Ryder Cup with a 100% winning record after defeating Webb Simpson by two holes to tie the match 10 all.
Dustin Johnson claims the first singles win for the USA, beating Nicolas Colsaerts, 3 & 2 to make his record, played three, won three.This makes the score USA 11, Europe 10.
Justin Rose defeats Phil Mickelson by one hole to tie up the score at Europe 11, USA 11.
Zach Johnson edges out Graeme McDowell, 2 & 1 to take the USA into a one point lead, 12-11.
Lee Westwood defeats Matt Kuchar 3 & 2 to make the score of Europe 12-USA 12.
Sergio Garcia beat Jim Furyk by one hole to get Europe within one point of retaining the Cup. The score, Europe 13-USA 12.
Jason Dufner triumphed over Peter Hanson by two holes to tie up the score at Europe 13, USA 13.
Martin Kaymer defeats Steve Stricker by one hole to make the score Europe 14, USA 13. Europe retain The Ryder Cup.
Francesco Molinari and Tiger Woods provided the only halved match in The Ryder Cup to make the score Europe 14½- USA 13½.
Congratulations to Europe for their win in this year's Ryder Cup.
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