FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – It’s a busy time for Keith Pelley, but he was more than happy to talk about golf – especially with the European side winning the Ryder Cup in New York, just the fourth time in the last 30 years an away squad has tilted the trophy.

Pelley, now the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, was the chief executive of the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) from April 2015 until the end of last year. The DP World Tour manages the European side of the Ryder Cup, so Pelley has had a first-hand look at the ins and the outs.

It turned out to be much closer on the scoreboard than anyone could have predicted heading into Sunday morning, as Europe had a seven-point advantage through two days.

Team Europe ended up winning 15-13, capturing just a single mat

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