Ryder Cup: Europe regain trophy as Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland star in victory over USA in Rome | Golf News

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland gained their singles matches and Jon Rahm tied with Scottie Scheffler to finish unbeaten marketing campaign; Tommy Fleetwood scored successful level to make sure Europe would regain the trophy and lengthen Team USA’s anticipate an away victory

Rory McIlroy gained 4 factors from his 5 matches as Europe regained the trophy in Rome

Tommy Fleetwood secured the successful level for Team Europe as they overcame a final-round cost from Team USA to assert a dramatic 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome.

Luke Donald’s aspect dominated an unbeaten opening day and pulled additional forward in the course of the Saturday foursomes, just for Team USA to edge the fourballs session after a dramatic end to chop Europe’s benefit to 5 heading into the Sunday singles at Marco Simone GC.

Europe required 4 factors to regain the trophy and edged nearer to that focus on when Viktor Hovland brushed apart Collin Morikawa, with Jon Rahm producing extra final-hole magic to assert a tie in opposition to Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy noticed off Sam Burns to maneuver to the brink of victory.

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Rory McIlroy headed into Sunday Singles fired up and placed on a spectacular efficiency, successful 3&1 in opposition to Sam Burns.

Patrick Cantlay earned America’s first level of the day after defeating Justin Rose, earlier than Tyrrell Hatton’s victory over Brian Harman took Europe to 14 factors and ensured Team USA’s 30-year anticipate an away Ryder Cup victory would proceed.

Max Homa, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas all gained matches to chop the benefit, though Europe secured a seventh consecutive dwelling success when Fleetwood fired a shocking tee shot into the par-three seventeenth to arrange a 3&1 victory over Rickie Fowler.

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Luke Donald reveals satisfaction in his Team Europe aspect as he appears to be like at how they secured victory and what this Ryder Cup meant to him.

“I really didn’t want it to come down to one of us at the back,” Fleetwood mentioned. “I can’t wait to see the rest of the guys, I can’t wait to see the captain, our wives and the rest of our families.

“I’m simply so completely satisfied to play a component in it and so proud to be a part of this staff. We’ve performed what we got here right here to do. I could not want for a greater bunch of individuals to do that with. It has been so superb. It’s the best expertise.”

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Shane Lowry was ecstatic after going one up with only one gap to play in opposition to Jordan Spieth as Europe regained the Ryder Cup!

Celebrations have been already in full move with two matches left on the course, with Robert MacIntyre beating US Open champion Wyndham Clark and Shane Lowry incomes a tie in opposition to Jordan Spieth to finish a five-point win.

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