NEW YORK — Who thought American Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley would be leaving Bethpage Black in possession of his trousers after two days having his rump rearranged? Bradley just about escaped with his person intact despite never quite convincing that a plan was playing out. The United States were a mess for all but Sunday, their belated rise in part a result of the fatigue that struck the European heavyweights.

The 11.5 to 4.5 points rout of the first two days demonstrated how little the US understands the process, even now after a ninth defeat in 12 matches. They have no real concept of how to organise, there is no big idea around which to coalesce, no sense of how to connect with a purpose, and no clue how to compete with a European leadership that has data points on everything fro

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