Task completed as Americans win back Ryder Cup

And the rush win the decisive point was won by Ryan Moore, the last man into the United States side on the final wildcard pick just last week, who came from two down to Lee Westwood with three to play to win on one-up, taking the usa over the 14 and a half point threshold.

Europe had dominated the Ryder Cup in recent years, winning eight times in the last decade, but the United States team controlled the match from its start on Friday.

It was awesome to watch for the fans, jammed fairways and crowded around greens to cheer on the home team.

Emotional US assistant captain Bubba Watson wept on the shoulder of captain Davis Love III as the two hugged on the 18th green.

Reed and McIlroy got all the attention, but Mickelson and Garcia played the best golf from start to finish.

“Our guys handled the pressure”.

Rory McIlroy of Europe reacts after a chip on the 12th hole at the Hazeltine National Golf Club. I won it for myself, for my career, for my caddie.

1459 – McIlroy hits a brilliant approach to the 18th to get inside that of Reed, only for the American to hole from eight feet for birdie to complete a massive win. An hour before play ended on Saturday, Europe may have harboured hopes of pulling level, but this win helped decisively tip momentum in the Americans’ favour. “They holed the putts when they had to, and we lipped out. We’ll move on and we’ll definitely not encourage anything like that to happen in France next time around”.

Pieters sank a three-footer for birdie at 16 to beat JB Holmes by the same margin to cap a record-setting Ryder debut by the 24-year-old Belgium, who became the first rookie to tally four points for Europe and first since 1999 to play all five sessions. The Americans would go on to close out the event, winning 17-11.

For the first time since 1975, every US player won at least one match.

There is no question the MVG (Most Valuable Golfer) of the 2016 Ryder Cup is Patrick Reed. Reed matched McIlroy’s birdie on No. 6, McIlroy matched Reed’s birdie on No. 7 and the par-3 eighth hole was as sensational as it gets in a Ryder Cup.

The American left-hander made nearly every putt he looked at during an extraordinary battle against Spaniard Sergio Garcia in the last-day singles, the pair piling up 19 birdies between them before the match finished all square.

Pieters led the European charge, claiming four points from his five matches and with fellow rookies Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Danny Willett and Chris Wood now having all tasted Ryder Cup action, Clarke believes the future is bright.

With all 12 matches now in play, the Europeans lead in six and the Americans are up in two, with four all square.

The golfers on both sides have brought their A games to the final day of the Ryder Cup. It ended in a way that would have made Palmer smile, with the US players, a lot of them in or near tears, talking about their regard for teammates who somewhere along the way became more like a family.

According to Watson, that’s not the top moment in his golf career. He’s also the most influential member of the task force, and may tweak a few things for the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris. Reed had one stretch of driving the fifth green to within 8 feet for eagle, two short birdies putts and then a 35-foot birdie putt to match McIlroy, who made one from 60 feet.

In his 10th Ryder Cup, the Englishman did not add to his extraordinary tally of 23 points, which leaves him behind only Colin Montgomerie (23.5), Bernhard Langer (24) and Sir Nick Faldo (25).