Not that it would’ve mattered in what ended a 15-13 European Ryder Cup victory, but in the aftermath of his side’s defeat at Bethpage Black, U.S. captain Keegan Bradley was already calling for a rule change.

Hours earlier, Europe’s Viktor Hovland had withdrawn from his Sunday singles match against Harris English with a neck injury, enacting the Envelope Rule, which states that in the event a player is unable to compete due to illness or injury, the other captain must designate one of his players to sit out, and both players will receive half-points.

With Hovland a scratch, Europe’s magic number to retain the Ryder Cup shrunk to just two points.

Even if Hovland had played and lost to English, the Americans would’ve still lost by one, but that didn’t seem to affect Bradley’s opinion of th

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