The American team dominated the Europeans in the singles matches to win the Ryder Cup 16.5 to 11.5 for the first time since 1999. Captain Paul Azinger created a team that was young and inexperienced but full of emotion. He got a team that played with a spirit that has lacked in the last three events.
Sunday’s match recap (bold clinching match):
- Anthony Kim beat Sergio Garcia 5&4
- Hunter Mahan tied Paul Casey
- Robert Karlsson beat Justin Leonard 5&3
- Justin Rose beat Phil Mickelson 3&2
- Kenny Perry beat Henrik Stenson 3&2
- Boo Weekley beat Oliver Wilson 4&2
- J. B. Holmes beat Soren Hansen
- Jim Furyk beat Miguel Angel Jimenez 2&1
- Graeme McDowell beat Stewart Cink 2&1
- Ian Poulter beat Steve Stricker 3&2
- Ben Curtis beat Lee Westwood 2&1
- Chad Campbell beat Padraig Harrington 2&1
One Trackback
[...] Tournament, Buick Open and John Deere Classic. He also proved to be a valuable member of the winning Ryder Cup team with a 2-1-1 [...]