Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

How the underdogs enjoyed last laugh

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FIVE Won FRANCESCO 5 POINTS Lost 0 Halved MOLINARI 0 The first European to win all five matches at the Ryder Cup. His TOMMY game is made FLEETWOOD for Le Golf National 4-1-0 FOUR POINTS Unbeatable in pairing with Molinari but ran out of energy in emotional week in heavy singles defeat t HENRIK STENSON 3-0-0 THREE POINTS The second oldest wildcard, aged 42, was used sparingly because of elbow injury but unbeaten. SERGIO GARCIA 3-1-0 THREE POINTS New Ryder Cup record points scorer after Europe’s heartbeat inspired the team to victory ALEX NOREN 2-1-0 TWO POINTS Brilliant in first-day foursomes win with Garcia and produced stunning 30-foot birdie on 18 to win singles JUSTIN ROSE (right) 2-2-0 TWO POINTS World No.2 won both his foursomes with Henrik Stenson but did not match his Gleneagles heroics RORY MCILROY Y 2-3-0 TWO POINTS Terrible start in Friday fourballs and finish to his singles match with Thomas. Lacked the usual bounce in his step IAN POULTER 2-2-0 TWO POINTS Known as the Postman because he always delivers. Inspiratio­n, still unbeaten in Ryder Cup singles PAUL CASEY 1-1-1 ONE AND A HALF POINTS Good return to Ryder Cup after 10-year absence. Good combinatio­n with Hatton in the fourballs JON RAHM (above) 1-2-0 ONE POINT No points in the fourballs but he came to the party with thrilling singles win over Tiger Woods TYRRELL HATTON 1-2-0 ONE POINT Played well in the fourballs with Casey but lost out to the ‘old’ Patrick Reed in the singles THORBJORN OLESEN 1-1-0 ONE POINT Let down by Mcilroy in fourballs but superb singles win over Spieth 4-1-0 JUSTIN FOUR THOMAS POINTS down America’s Mcilroy top in points the singles scorer on took his brilliant Ryder Cup debut JORDAN SPIETH (below) 3-2-0 THREE POINTS Combined well with Thomas but has never won in six singles matches in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup W WEBB SIMPSON 2-1-0 TWO POINTS The Players winner’s game suited the tight course. Should have been used more TONY FINAU 2-1-0 TWO POINTS Hit the opening shot and rose to the challenge of his Ryder Cup debut. Thrashed Fleetwood in singles BROOKS KOEPKA 1-2-1 ONE AND A HALF POINTS Won opening fourballs match but lost partnering Johnson. Showed real fight in singles – the only halve of the week PATRICK REED 1-2-O ONE POINT The partnershi­p with Woods was a disaster. Finally looked like Captain samerica again in the singles BUBBA WATSON 1-2-O ONE POINT The left-hander has lost all three Ryder Cup singles matches – and has now played in three losing Ryder Cup teams RICKIE FOWLER 1-3-O ONE POINT American golf’s golden boy was benched on Saturday afternoon and always trailed in the singles DUSTIN JOHNSON 1-4-O ONE POINT The world No.1 won only one fourball match and could not handle Ian Poulter in the singles PHIL MICKELSON 0-2-O NO POINTS Disastrous record 12th Ryder Cup appearance. Wayward on Friday, benched on Saturday. Set new record of 22 losses BRYSON DECHAMBEAU 0-3-O NO POINTS Rookie trounced in two foursomes matches with Mickelson and Woods. Fought till end in the singles TIGER WOODS 0-4-O NO POINTS Looked emotionall­y and physically drained after winning last Sunday – NEIL MCLEMAN

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