Rational Blog: Thoughts on Golf and the World
The 41st Ryder Cup more than lived up to expectations as the United States on Sunday clinched its first crown since 2008, winning Sunday singles 7.5-4.5 to capture the cup by a 17-11 margin. The United States is now home to the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008, and Davis Love III improves to 1-1 as the American captain, getting revenge for the 2012 collapse at Medinah.
Reed wins 1 Up vs. McIlroy
Stenson wins 3&2 vs. Spieth
Pieters wins 3&2 vs. Holmes
Cabrera Bello wins 3&2 vs. Walker
Fowler wins 1 Up vs. Rose
Koepka wins 5&4 vs. Willett
Mickelson ties Garcia
Snedeker wins 3&1 vs. Sullivan
Moore wins 1 Up vs. Westwood
Z Johnson wins 4&3 vs. Fitzpatrick
DJohnsons wins 1 Up vs. Wood
Kaymer wins 1 Up Kuchar
Here are the individual records for each player on both teams.
United States Record (points) Europe Record (points)
Patrick Reed 3-1-1 (3.5) Thomas Pieters 4-1-0 (4) Brandt Snedeker 3-0-0 (3) Rory McIlroy 3-2-0 (3) Brooks Koepka 3-1-0 (3) Rafa Cabrera Bello 2-0-1 (2.5) Phil Mickelson 2-1-1 (2.5) Henrik Stenson 2-3-0 (2) Jordan Spieth 2-2-1 (2.5) Justin Rose 2-3-0 (2) Ryan Moore 2-1-0 (2) Sergio Garcia 1-2-2 (2) Rickie Fowler 2-1-0 (2) Chris Wood 1-1-0 (1) Zach Johnson 2-1-0 (2) Martin Kaymer 1-3-0 (1) Dustin Johnson 2-2-0 (2) Andy Sullivan 0-2-0 (0) Matt Kuchar 2-2-0 (2) Matthew Fitzpatrick 0-2-0 (0) J.B. Holmes 1-2-0 (1) Danny Willett 0-3-0 (0) Jimmy Walker 1-2-0 (1) Lee Westwood 0-3-0 (0)