Europe clinched a 15-13 victory over the USA at Bethpage Black, New York, and then set about celebrating their triumph
Holywood’s Rory McIlroy celebrates Team Europe’s victory at Bethpage Black.
Rory McIlroy was late to the party. He had been out on the course supporting his teammates when his great friend Shane Lowry knocked in the putt that retained the Ryder Cup on the 18th green, and the celebrations had already kicked off.
You knew McIlroy had finally arrived when a booming chant of “Rory!” exploded from the horseshoe grandstand around the green. By now it was 6pm, there was only one match left out on the course, and the seats were filled exclusively by European fans as Americans fled the scene.