Team Europe withstood an incredible final-day fightback from the United States to win the Ryder Cup with a dramatic victory at Bethpage Black.

Luke Donald's side won each of the first four sessions to take a commanding 11.5-4.5 advantage heading into the final day, the largest in European history, leaving them 2.5 points to retain the trophy and three points for outright victory.

Europe's target moved closer before the Sunday singles session even started, with Viktor Hovland withdrawing due to a neck injury and - under the captain's 'envelope agreement' - seeing his match with Harris English treated as a tie.

Any expectations of a European procession were quickly quashed by a valiant American fightback; the hosts won five and tied one of the top seven matches to leave Keegan Bradley's s

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