After a day of emotions, the success arrives (15-13) that had been missing in the United States since 2012. Shane Lowry has picked up the decisive putt
Europe beats America and wins the Ryder Cup (15-13) after a day lived in the Russian mountains of emotions, with the fear of falling precisely at the long-awaited moment and finding itself without anything in hand, with a disappointment that would have marked a career in negative. But so much suffering made the moment of the award ceremony even more beautiful. Seeing crying for the joy, as Shane Lowry did, the hero who has imbued the decisive Putt that allowed Europe to keep the Ryder Cup, will remain imprinted in the memories.
The last day of Ryder Cup
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It ended 15-13 because after Lowry the vehicles of Hatton and Macingyre also arrived to make the result more attractive, for Europe. America tried, but the feat was really impossible: it should have won 10 in 12 meetings, how to climb the Everest in slippers and bare hands and it must be said that at a certain moment she also made her fans dream, but instead it ended with Europe in celebration: she won the Ryder Cup at the home of the rivals. It wasn’t succeeded since 2012, then there was talk of a miracle. This time after two days of absolute and total control domination, also for the series errors of the opponents on which there will perhaps be controversy, but this will be an American problem. Europeans only have to think about the celebrations and in these cases the imagination never fails.
US ascent
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Apart from the emotions on the pitch, on Sunday in Bethpage Black, at the gates of New York, he experienced less tensions than the Saturday delusions, when the public had verbally abused European players, starting with Mcilroy and Lowry. This time, however, the problems have been less, even if some molester was still removed from the field. In the morning the retreat of Viktor Hovland was announced for a neck pain that had already prevented him from playing Saturday afternoon loftburalls. In these cases, the regulation assigns half a point each before starting Europe had already done half a passenger towards the victory, the rest was done in the following hours. With an effort that made it tremble: the first meeting to finish was the one between Justin Rose and Cameron Young with the American who, after having recovered three barefoot, made his fifth birdie of the day at the 18th and moved the US ranking, giving the push to believe in the comeback (for Young, born in New York, a debut to remember with 3 points brought to his team, definitely the best of his). Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas also reached the 18th and once again it was the American who won hole and match. That was the moment when Europe really began to be afraid also because at the same time the match in which Schauffele passed Rahm 3 & 2 at the 15th ended. Fortunately, the bleeding was stopped by Matt Fitzpatrick who conquered half a point against Dechambeau after thus thrown an advantage of 5 ingots after 7 holes in the wind, and by the victory of Ludvig Abrag against Cantlay. Scheffler then beat Mcilroy, Jj Spaun did the same with Straka. And when America really began to imagine the triumph, Shane Lowry against Henley has sprung up. The Irishman put a Birdie on the scoreboard to the 18th which allowed him to equalize the match and gave Europe the half point that was missing. Then Hatton drew with Morikawa and Macintyre made the same with Burns.
The muscles of Europe
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European success has distant roots, it must be traced back to when Henrik Stenson, just appointed captain for the Rome challenge, decided to accept the millionaire offer to go play on the Liv and thus lost the degrees of command. Europe quickly and furiously found himself looking for a replacement and remedied himself to Luke Donald, former number 1 in the world. My decision proved happier. Donald first built a perfect car for Rome and then confirmed practically all his men – in the field of different there was only Ramus Hojgaard instead of the twin Nicolai, therefore practically nothing different – and immediately began the campaign to Bethpage. Maximum attention to detail, contact and constant coordination with its players, a continuous effort to create a group spirit that made the difference. Because the Americans instead chose Keegan Bradley as captain, still too much inside his career to think as a coach. The US remained to discuss until the last if Bradley were to convene himself by recreating the role of captain/player that no one had held more since the time of Arnold Palmer in 1963. Perhaps he should have done it, he would have played better than many of his, it was certainly better not to put him in that situation and entrust the commander to someone else. The result is that many questionable choices were made: Bradley confirmed the Foursome for the morning, which traditionally favor the harmony of the European Championships, giving an advantage to the rivals who immediately took the lead. He made many mating wrong and insisted on his mistakes. But the biggest mistake was probably the preparation of the field: thinking of helping his bombers, usually longer on the strokes but less precise, Bradley or who has eliminated the Rough and made Bethpage Black, famous for being very difficult, an easy and defenseless field. And he transformed the challenge into a Putt race because practically no one was struggling to reach Green. We do not know if the almost miracle of Sunday – who at least saved the honor of the Americans – will save Bradley’s reputation.
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