00:00The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York promised fireworks from the moment that
00:07the two captains Luke Donald for Europe and Keegan Bradley for the United States
00:11led their teams into battle. With the home crowd creating a raucous atmosphere,
00:18many expected the Americans to seize an early advantage. Instead, Europe produced a start
00:24for the ages. I don't think I have any, I don't think about expectations. I don't bother with
00:33that kind of stuff because it's unimportant to me. What I focus on when I show up to tournaments
00:37is my preparation and I have prepared for this tournament. I'm ready to go out and compete.
00:41When I step up there on Friday, I can tell myself on the first two that I did every last little
00:45thing that I could in order to play well and it's time to go do what I love to do and that's compete
00:49and have fun. I'm excited to be able to play in front of a home crowd, but I truly don't
00:54think about expectations or anything like that. That's a wasted space in my brain.
00:58I think one of the most motivating things you can have is watching the other team celebrate
01:02when you've lost and no matter how great of a time, some of my best memories in the game
01:07were from Whistling Straits. We got hammered on the golf course, but as a team and how close
01:14you've become and the moments that we drew on that week are still some of my best memories
01:18in the game. But also that hurt and watching those guys celebrate when you didn't feel like
01:25you didn't do yourselves justice, I think is one of the most motivating things you can
01:29have. It came to Rome and I guess it was a very new look of a team and a home crowd,
01:40home advantage. We took that, so actually winning that one was really, really satisfying.
01:45And of course, the American team will have similar sort of feelings. They'll have been
01:50hurt from last time and they'll come here and want to win and be at home and want to
01:54win in front of their home crowd. And that's just as it should be.
01:57Friday morning's opening foursomes set the tone as Europe swept the first three matches,
02:02a historic achievement on US soil. By the end of the day, Donald's side held a 5.5 to
02:082.5 lead, carrying their momentum through both sessions. Saturday was no different.
02:13Ruthless in foursomes and resilient in four balls. Europe stretched their advantage to
02:18a staggering 11.5 to 4.5, the largest margin in modern Ryder Cup history, heading into the
02:24singles.
02:26We love to do things that haven't been done before. We've achieved quite a few things this
02:33week already. But the goal for me is still... We're close to the finish line, but we still
02:42have a long way to go. These guys are very aware of what the difficult environment is going
02:48to be like tomorrow. So we're excited for the challenge, but our goal will be to win the
02:55session tomorrow.
02:57Sunday brought drama before play even began, with Victor Hovland forced to withdraw through
03:02injury. His match was halved, pushing Europe closer to the line at 12-5. The Americans fought
03:09hard, winning several matches to mount a charge, but Europe's early dominance meant they needed
03:14only a few clutch moments to finish the job. Shane Lowry delivered one, rolling in a birdie at the
03:2118th to half with Russell Henley, and then she's team within touching distance. Tyrell Hatton
03:27then secured the decisive half point against Colin Morikawa, ensuring Europe officially won
03:33the Cup.
03:34Going up the 18th, needing a birdie to retain the Ryder Cup. It was, yeah, like the worst two
03:40hours of my life. It was horrible. Honestly, it was. It was. But I said to my caddy walking
03:48down 18, I said, I've got some, I've got an opportunity to do the greatest thing I've ever
03:52done today. And I did it.
03:56I think golf should be held to a higher standard than, than what was, you know, than what was
04:03seen out there this week. Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you very good
04:11life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches
04:15you how to respect people. And, you know, sometimes this week we didn't see that. So, no, this
04:24should not be what is acceptable in the Ryder Cup.
04:28The final score at 15-13, reflecting a late American rally, but leaving no doubt about the
04:33story of the week. Europe's blistering start proved decisive, sealing a famous victory on
04:38U.S. soil in what will be remembered as the fairy tale of New York.
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