Team USA, featuring FootJoy players, and Ryder Cup rookies, Ben Curtis, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and JB Holmes outdueled the European team in Sunday’s Singles to win the Ryder Cup for the first time in nine years. The final tally was 16.5 - 11.5, the Americans’ largest margin of victory since 1981.
The European Team, seeking it’s fourth consecutive Cup and threatening to make this competition irrelevant with another dominating performance, included FJ players Soren Hansen, Graeme McDowell, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood.
The rookies were the story of this competition, especially under the intense pressure Sunday afternoon, as JB Holmes (2&1) and Ben Curtis (2&1) grabbed huge points in the singles matches while Mahan grabbed an important half point in a duel that came down to the 18th hole. JB was a crowd-favorites and point producer throughout the week with a record of 2-0-1 in the chase for the elusive Ryder Cup. Hunter Mahan was also strong with a 2-0-3 record. Not bad for the three first-timers.
On the European side, Ian Poulter was the star of this year’s matches with a final record of 4-1-0.
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