U.S.' furious rally not enough as Europe wins Cup

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Europe has retained the Ryder Cup, fending disconnected a furious rally from the United States successful singles play Sunday astatine Bethpage Black.

The Americans' hopes of a historical comeback ended erstwhile the eighth singles lucifer betwixt Shane Lowry and Russell Henley was halved, with the Irishman sinking a birdie putt connected No. 18 aft Henley missed abbreviated from a akin enactment a fewer feet farther out.

That half-point gave Europe the coveted 14 it needed to clasp golf's eventual squad prize.

"I mean, I've been truthful fortunate to acquisition astonishing things successful this game," Lowry, successful tears, said. "That was the hardest mates hours of my life. Honestly.

"I conscionable can't judge it. I can't judge that putt went in. ... The Ryder Cup means everything to me."

Europe started play Sunday needing conscionable 2 points to bushed the big Americans. It led 11.5-4.5 erstwhile play concluded Saturday, and the people moved to 12-5 erstwhile Norway's Viktor Hovland was forced to retreat from singles owed to a cervix injury, which turned his scheduled lucifer against Harris English into a draw.

The U.S. got 2 points early, with Cameron Young and Justin Thomas some converting birdie putts connected No. 18 to triumph their respective matches implicit Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood.

Bryson DeChambeau halved his lucifer with Matt Fitzpatrick contempt being 5 down done 7 holes, and satellite No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, winless done the archetypal 4 sessions, bushed Rory McIlroy, 1-up.

But Ludvig Åberg's 2-and-1 triumph implicit Patrick Cantlay moved Europe wrong a half-point of victory, allowing Lowry to triumph with a half.