It’s tattoo emotional for skipper

going to get done but we had some extra motivation to make sure we put our hands back on that trophy.”

Sergio Garcia, who set a new Ryder Cup pointsscoring record, added: “It was something extra to fight for. We still have to work the initials of the players.”

The USA came in as favourites but have now lost six consecutive Ryder Cup ties in Europe stretching back to 1993.

“The Ryder Cup is The Ryder Cup, and our team just wanted it so much this week,” Bjorn added.

“That’s why they went out and did what they did. Every single person on here contributed at least a point. That doesn’t happen very often. The whole team has been part of this.”

US skipper Jim Furyk made no excuses for yet another defeat on European soil.

“I think the Europeans definitely did a good job on the golf course,” Furyk said.

“They know it pretty well. It was set up well, in their favour. It was a tight golf course. It’s a wonderful golf course. But at the end of the day their captain did a better job than I did.

“Their players played very well. We’ve just got to tip our caps to them.”

Tiger Woods was expected to be the main man for the Americans after his emotional victory in last week’s Tour Championship but it was another Ryder Cup to forget for the American superstar, who failed to win a single point over the three days.