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Europe captured the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black with a 15-13 victory, becoming just the fifth European team to win on American soil and the first since the legendary 2012 comeback at Medinah. Luke Donald’s squad dominated the first two days to build a record-breaking seven-point advantage, then survived an epic American singles charge on Sunday that came agonizingly close to pulling off the greatest comeback in Ryder Cup history.

The Europeans were relentless through Friday and Saturday, winning or halving nearly every single session. Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood led the European assault, with Fleetwood going undefeated through the first four matches. By Saturday evening, Europe held an 11.5-4.5 lead—the largest advantage in Ryder Cup history heading into Sunday singles. It appeared the only drama left would be the margin of victory. Then Sunday happened.

Team USA stormed out of the gates with ferocious energy, winning six singles matches and halving another. Cameron Young and Justin Thomas both drained crucial birdie putts on 18 to claim their matches. Xander Schauffele handled Jon Rahm 4&3.

Most remarkably, Bryson DeChambeau rallied from five down after seven holes against Matt Fitzpatrick to earn a half-point—the largest comeback in 40 years. Scottie Scheffler finally broke through, defeating Rory McIlroy 1-up to earn his first-ever Ryder Cup point after going winless in his previous eight matches. The roar from the Bethpage galleries was deafening as match after match turned red on the leaderboard. At one point, the Americans led or were tied in eight of the final matches.

But Shane Lowry provided the heroics Europe needed. With Russell Henley leaving a 10-footer short on the final hole, Lowry calmly rolled in a six-foot birdie to halve the match and secure the 14th point, officially retaining the Cup. Tyrrell Hatton then earned the clinching half-point against Collin Morikawa to make Europe outright winners.

A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES

The American singles performance was nothing short of extraordinary. Team USA won 7.5 of 11 points on Sunday, with Europe claiming just a single outright victory when Ludvig Åberg defeated Patrick Cantlay. Multiple matches came down to inches—Henley’s missed putt, several American birdie attempts that caught lips and stayed out.

Justin Thomas continued his perfect singles record, improving to 4-0 in his Ryder Cup career with a clutch birdie on 18 to beat Tommy Fleetwood. He joins Sam Snead as the only Americans to win their first four career singles matches.

The New York native Cameron Young delivered in his Ryder Cup debut, closing out seven-time Ryder Cupper Justin Rose in front of the largest grandstand at Bethpage.

Had the Americans won just two more of those razor-thin matches, they would have completed the comeback. Europe’s first-two-day dominance proved just enough to withstand the onslaught.

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