Ryder Cup goes back to Europe
Francesco Molinari caps 5-0 week as U.S. suffers worst rout in 12 years.
PARIS — Europe waited two long years for that one moment when the Ryder Cup was back in its hands. Exactly when it happened Sunday was unclear, making it all the better.
At roughly the same time, in two singles matches on two greens at Le Golf National separated by 150 yards of water, Francesco Molinari and Sergio Garcia each made par to secure at least a half-point, either one giving Europe the 141⁄2 points it needed to regain the Ryder Cup from the Americans.
Amid the celebration, Molinari capped off the first 5-0 week at the Ryder Cup for a European.
Three of those points came at the expense of Tiger Woods, who left France without contributing a point.
Molinari won his singles match against Phil Mickelson, officially putting the winning point on the board for Europe and putting Mickelson in the record book for the most losses in Ryder Cup history.
Then, Garcia won his match to set the record for the most career points in Ryder Cup history.
“We got it right this week,” European captain Thomas Bjorn said.
The final shot came from Alex Noren, who made a 40foot birdie putt to win the match.
That made it 171⁄2-101⁄2, the biggest Ryder Cup rout in 12 years.