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44th Ryder Cup: Europe’s golf stars dethrone the US team
Team Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton of Great Britain celebrates winning the Ryder Cup. photo
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Europe’s best golfers retake the Ryder Cup from the favored US team. The jubilation in Rome knows no bounds. For the Americans, the long period of suffering on European soil continues.
The Englishman Tommy Fleetwood made the early triumph for the Europeans perfect in front of tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome. Half a point from Fleetwood was enough for Team Europe to take an unassailable lead of 14.5 points.
The selection of European captain Luke Donald started the final twelve singles on the final day of the prestigious continental comparison with a lead of 10.5:5.5 points. After this defeat in the most important team competition in golf, the US selection has been waiting for success on European soil for 30 years. Two years ago, the US team defeated the Europeans in Whistling Straits in the US state of Wisconsin with a record victory of 19:9 points.