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Americans win Ryder Cup in rout as young team promises future success

AP photo by Jeff Roberson / The U.S. team poses with the trophy at Sunday's closing ceremony after the 43rd Ryder Cup matches at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis. Baylor School graduate Harris English, second from right, was one of six rookies on a young team that won 19-9.
AP photo by Jeff Roberson / The U.S. team poses with the trophy at Sunday's closing ceremony after the 43rd Ryder Cup matches at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis. Baylor School graduate Harris English, second from right, was one of six rookies on a young team that won 19-9.

By DOUG FERGUSON / The Associated Press 6 min read

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Steve Stricker hoisted the Ryder Cup, gold and glorious, for all to see. Then he quickly huddled his young American team together to make sure all 12 players had their hands on it.

Nine of them had never touched the 17-inch trophy in a moment of celebration.

They don’t expect it to be the last time, either.

More than just winning back the Ryder Cup on Sunday, the youngest U.S. team in history handed Europe its worst loss and delivered a strong message about how serious it is about changing the tone of these matches.

Daniel Berger won the final hole in the final match for the final point in a 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits, breaking by a half-point the record margin since the Americans’ Ryder Cup competition expanded in 1979 from Great Britian and Ireland to include continental Europe.