It was a Ryder Cup like none other that threatened to produce a final day and finish that few even thought possible.

After two days of faultless golf in front of a hostile New York crowd, Europe may well have felt like they already had one hand back on the Ryder Cup trophy.

Needing just two points from their 11 singles matches on Sunday after Viktor Hovaland’s injury, Europe threatened an almighty collapse as a sea of red appeared on the board from a charging Team USA.

But despite the hosts’ best efforts, Luke Donald’s side clung on, Shane Lowry’s six-foot putt securing their place in the history books as only the fifth European side to win on away soil.

Not only that, but Europe have now won six of the last eight Ryder Cups, reasserting their dominance on the contest after being thras

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