Ryder Cup: Europe wins at Bethpage, Sunday Singles match recaps
Europe returned the Ryder Cup on U.S. soil for the first time since Medinah (2012), holding off a ferocious American charge to win 15–13 at Bethpage Black.
Luke Donald’s side arrived with a historic 11.5–4.5 Ryder Cup cushion after two days (the largest Euro lead heading into Singles) and, despite losing the day, cashed the check thanks to eight matches going the distance and two ice-cold halves on 18 that locked it up.
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Cameron Young (USA) def. Justin Rose (EUR), 1 UP
New York’s own delivered again. Young jumped ahead, watched Rose claw from 3 down to tied on 16, then buried a 12-footer on 18 for his third point of the week. Statement stuff.
Justin Thomas (USA) def. Tommy Fleetwood (EUR), 1 UP
Fleetwood chased a 5–0 week, JT chased momentum. Thomas holed out from 79 yards for eagle at 6, flipped the match with birdies at 11 and 12, and won it with another clutch 12-footer on 18. USA 2-for-2 out of the gate.
Bryson DeChambeau (USA) tied Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR)
Fitz was 5 UP through 7 after flawless ball-striking; Bryson answered with four straight birdies on the back and leveled it on 17. Halved in pars at 18. A half that felt like a Euro escape and an American let-off, all at once.
Scottie Scheffler (USA) def. Rory McIlroy (EUR), 1 UP
World No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the first time ever in Ryder Cup Singles. Not vintage, but fierce. Scheffler edged ahead on 10, matched Rory’s roar with one of his own on 15, and closed with solid pars on 17–18 to bag a huge red point.
Ludvig Åberg (EUR) def. Patrick Cantlay (USA), 2 & 1
Europe’s first full Singles point. Åberg’s control tee-to-green told: wins at 10 and 12, cool two-putt par on 17. Monster road performance from the Swede.
Xander Schauffele (USA) def. Jon Rahm (EUR), 4 & 3
One-way traffic. Rahm three-putted 1, Xander poured in birdies at 11–12, and never looked back. The U.S. surge was officially on.
J.J. Spaun (USA) def. Sepp Straka (EUR), 2 & 1
Straka started 2 up; Spaun steadied, won 10 and 12, then 14 and 15 to slam the door on 17. The U.S. belief meter spiked.
Shane Lowry (EUR) tied Russell Henley (USA) — Europe retains the Ryder Cup
Henley led to 18 but left his birdie short. Lowry, five under on his ball and running on pure adrenaline, holed from seven feet to grab the half that mathematically retained the Ryder Cup. Bedlam.
Ben Griffin (USA) def. Rasmus Højgaard (EUR), 1 UP
Rookie duel. Griffin raced ahead, Højgaard answered, and the American closed with rock-solid two-putts down the stretch for a narrow win.
Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) tied Collin Morikawa (USA) — Europe clinches 15th point
All square most of the way; Hatton’s birdie at 12 offset Morikawa’s on 11, and a gritty par on 18 sealed the decisive half to push Europe to 15. Fist-pump, exhale, job done.
Sam Burns (USA) tied Robert MacIntyre (EUR)
Never more than 1 up either way. Burns missed from 10 feet on 18 for the win; fittingly, another match went the full route and split.
Harris English (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland (EUR) — Halved (injury)
Hovland’s neck flared after Saturday morning; he couldn’t go, so the anchor was recorded as a half-point apiece.
The Story of Sunday at the Ryder Cup
- The comeback that almost was: USA ripped out early wins (Young, Thomas, Scheffler, Schauffele, Spaun, Griffin) and halved a couple more to drag this into real-time chaos.
- Two putts, one trophy: Lowry’s nerveless make on 18 retained the Cup; Hatton’s closing halve sealed the final tally.
- Record framing: Europe won four of five sessions for the first time since 1979, built the largest modern Euro lead entering Singles, then survived a Bethpage blitz to finish 15–13.
The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black was loud, hostile, and utterly compelling.
Europe owned Friday and Saturday; the U.S. owned the fight on Sunday. In the end, two clutch halves on the 72nd green were the difference between a miracle and a masterpiece.
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