Europe survived the American comeback on Sunday to win the Ryder Cup for the first time on foreign soil since 2012. The Ryder Cup was initially retained after a birdie on the final hole by Shane Lowry to tie his match with Russell Henley, and extra half points were added by Robert MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton, who both tied their matches. Starting the day with hopes of the largest margin of victory in event history, the U.S. blitzed the board with red to push things down to the final four matches.
What would normally have been 12 Singles matches at Bethpage State Park instead were 11, after Team Europe announced that Viktor Hovland would be unable to play his match due to a neck injury that he aggravated on Saturday. His match with Harris English, whose name U.S. Captain Keegan Bradley put into an envelope to cover just such a contingency, was deemed a tie. That offered a half-point to each team, which brought the score to 12-5 in favor of Europe, needing just two points from the remaining 11 to retain the trophy. The uphill battle facing the home team didn’t dissuade thousands from lining the opening holes Sunday on the Black Course, as Cameron Young and Justin Rose got things going in the opening match.
Final score: Europe 15, U.S. 13 Match recaps Match 17: Cameron Young (U.S.) def. Justin Rose (Europe), 1-up
The first match of Sunday came down to a nail-biting finish. Young, one of the U.S. Team's top scorers this week, held the early lead and put the pedal down to go 3-up on the back nine over Rose, Team Europe's seven-time Ryder Cupper. Rose fought back with three birdies in four holes to tie the match before Young made a 10-foot putt on No. 18 to win, 1-up.
Match 18: Justin Thomas (U.S.) def. Tommy Fleetwood (Europe), 1-up
Thomas took down Team Europe's winningest player this week, battling early blue from Fleetwood with three consecutive birdies on the back nine to flip it to red and draining an 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to seal the U.S. Team's second point.
Match 19: Bryson DeChambeau (U.S) ties Matt Fitzpatrick (Europe)
What once was a 5-up lead through seven holes in favor of Fitzpatrick dwindled all the way down to level after DeChambeau charged late in the match to claw his way back. Fitzpatrick's struggles coming down the stretch only compounded the trouble, but closing pars for both players was enough to seal a tie, earning both players half a point and bringing Europe closer to victory.
Match 20: Scottie Scheffler (U.S.) def. Rory McIlroy (Europe), 1-up
A highly anticipated slugfest between two of the best golfers in the world delivered as the hard-fought battle everyone assumed it would be, flipping back and forth throughout the day with no player holding more than a 1-up lead at any given point. A birdie at the 14th put Scheffler in the driver’s seat coming down the stretch, and a par on the 18th was enough for Scheffler to earn his first point of the week and help the U.S. Team continue an unprecedented Sunday comeback.
Match 21: Ludvig Åberg (Europe) def. Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 2-up
Åberg sat in the driver’s seat for a majority of the day, leading in all but three holes. A Cantlay bogey at the 12th brought it to a 2-up lead, and pars by both players on the 17th was enough to secure a full point for Europe, bringing them on the precipice of victory.
Match 22: Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Jon Rahm (Europe), 4 and 3
Schauffele took down Euro-stalwart Rahm 4 and 3, handling one of Europe's strongest players with ease. The American turned the tide on the back nine, winning four holes in five to take down the Spaniard.
Match 23: J.J. Spaun (U.S.) def. Sepp Straka (Europe), 2 and 1
He won his national open, and then Spaun secured a vital Sunday point to put the U.S. in position to do the improbable. Battling back from 2-down to Straka, Spaun took control of the match on the back nine and added another point on the board at the par-3 17th to bring the Americans to double digits.
Match 24: Russell Henley (U.S.) ties Shane Lowry (Europe)
In what has been a close battle throughout the day, Lowry forfeited the lead to Henley with a par on the 13th but caught fire with his iron play coming down the stretch to put on pressure. He fought back from a 2-down deficit late in the match, and a clutch birdie putt on 18 by Lowry was enough to earn both players half a point and allowed Europe to reach the 14-point threshold to retain the Ryder Cup.
Match 25: Ben Griffin (U.S.) def. Rasmus Højgaard (Europe), 1-up
In yet another match decided on the 18th hole, Ryder Cup rookie Griffin held off fellow rookie Højgaard for his first full point of the week. After taking the lead with a birdie at the first, the score stayed red for all but five of the holes, and three pars coming down the stretch for Griffin were enough to seal a 1-up victory and add to the U.S. tally.
Match 26: Tyrell Hatton (Europe) ties Collin Morikawa (U.S.)
Hatton secured the clinching half-point for the Europeans, sending the squad into full celebration. Fittingly, it took place on the 18th green at Bethpage Black, with Hatton and Morikawa requiring the full length of the course in line with the marathon Sunday session. An incredible rally from the Americans came up just short, and Europe will take the Ryder Cup back home to Adare Manor for 2027.
Match 27: Robert MacIntyre (Europe) ties Sam Burns (U.S.)
The final match of the day was largely back-and-forth between the two anchor players, flipping from blue to red with no lead ever greater than 1-up. MacIntyre's struggles on 15 led to a double bogey and a 1-up lead for Burns that he maintained down the stretch, but a bogey on 18 evened the score, giving the final half a point for both sides. | 
