[announcer 1] Four-nil in the morning was quite extraordinary in foursomes.
[applause]
[announcer 2] Never been done before by Europe.
It was an historic day from start to finish.
-Look at the size of this hat. -[Rory laughs]
It's too big on me.
[all laugh]
-[woman] That's funny. -[laughter continues]
Oh, fucking hell.
[sportscaster] We're behind the first tee here on the practice putting green,
and the afternoon four-ball matches have just been released.
Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton will go out first in that four-ball match
with Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, two guys who did not play this morning.
Bringing a little energy out to this team today, Bones.
Absolutely right, my man. Class.
[Justin] It wasn't the best of starts for us,
but there are so many matches left,
and there's so much golf still to be played
that you can easily chip away at that, and we knew that.
[man] Come on, JT!
[Zach Johnson] It's hard when you get behind to come back.
But at the same time, I love a great comeback.
When your back's against the wall,
you roll up your sleeves up and get to work.
Let's give these guys a fucking answer.
[spectators cheering]
[fans singing] ♪ Stand up if you're four-nil up ♪
♪ Stand up if you're four-nil up… ♪
[announcer 1] They are fired up here in Europe
as we get set for the opening four-ball matches.
And Justin Thomas, the much-talked-about captain's pick,
trying to perform for Zach Johnson today and pay off his pick.
[announcer 2] This is a must-win match for the United States.
[Dylan Dethier] For years, the US team has been chasing an identity
and chasing a core.
And it feels like it has found that in Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.
[announcer 3] Justin Thomas, the only player to find the fairway.
[Dylan] They are intended to be the core of this team
and the core of teams for years to come.
[announcer 3] Good start for JT.
Only problem is that neither of them is actually playing his best golf
coming into this competition,
but Zach Johnson is counting on them finding something
when it comes time for the competition.
[man] Get in the hole!
[cheering]
[announcer 4] The partnership of Spieth and Thomas
that was so successful at Whistling Straits
revved up again here in Italy.
[fans chanting] USA! USA!
[announcer 5] Is the first red coming?
I mean, Justin Thomas is the man to do it, of all people so far.
[Justin] When you're the first match out, I enjoy it
'cause I think it's a great opportunity to set the tone.
It's a big deal seeing red up on that scoreboard.
We hadn't really seen a whole lot of it.
[announcer 1] He's done it. The US is leading in a match.
[cheering]
[man] Where's Keegan Bradley?
[announcer 4] My goodness, we had to wait a long time to see a bit of red here.
[boy] Zero.
Hey, we gotta start cheering louder to get this team going, okay?
-Are you ready? -Yeah.
[Keegan] It's anger, sadness, all the things,
but then it's like, there's no wrong decisions
with who's on the team.
Everyone's such a great player.
[announcer 3] Justin Thomas here at the par-5 ninth.
-Ready? -[boy] Ready.
Oh!
[boy chuckles]
You gotta say, "Come on, JT!"
-Go, JT! -Can you say it, Logan?
I love these guys,
and one of the main reasons I wanted to make the team
was I wanted to be around these guys, the energy that they have.
And I see JT, the way he prepares and practices,
and if I was a captain, I would want him in my locker room.
[applause on TV]
It seems like Europe is playing so good, but the USA could easily come back.
[announcer 1] And the final match,
Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick,
they're gonna be taking on Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.
This year's Ryder Cup is all about redemption for Rory.
[announcer 1] There he comes. They love these guys.
[cheering]
[Dan] Team Europe's loss at the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits
hit him harder than anyone.
[announcer] Rory McIlroy just totally out of sorts,
has only had one under-par hole here this week.
[spectators cheering]
[announcer] You just aren't gonna win a Ryder Cup
if your best players aren't getting it done.
[Rory] It's been a tough week.
[voice breaking] And the more and more I play in this event,
I realize that it's the best event in golf, bar none.
And in two years' time, we'll give it another go again.
♪ Thursday, Friday, McIlroy! ♪
♪ Saturday, Rory's day! ♪
♪ Winning all week for you! ♪
[announcer 5] Well, McIlroy last to go here at the second hole.
[Rory] I certainly didn't get the best out of myself at Whistling Straits.
I know some of the others on the team felt they didn't either.
There's a lot of us, including myself, that would like to redeem ourselves.
We want to put that right.
[announcer 3] Fitzpatrick to win the hole.
-[man 1] Get in! -[man 2] Get in!
[cheering]
[announcer 3] Maybe playing with McIlroy is a boost of confidence. It should be.
[applause]
[Rory] I think we've got an amazing mix of experience,
of people that are at the top of their game.
[cheering]
[announcer 2] Boom!
[announcer 3] There's no doubt that the Europeans are having all the fun.
[Rory] And it's so exciting for European golf.
I think four-ball might be his game now.
-Yeah, and he-- -Just a hunch.
[announcer 5] No birdie for Fitzpatrick, but McIlroy has a chance here
to take the Europeans six-up.
[cheering]
[Rory] I think the 12 that we have in this team room,
if we just go out there and play our games this week,
I think good things will happen.
[announcer 1] Pretty much give Europe that final match with that six-up lead.
US up in two of the four afternoon matches,
so these three points critical
to the United States's hopes of coming back.
[Dan] I think Justin Thomas has actually been pretty solid.
Jordan is not playing well.
In these competitions and in this environment,
there's a certain attitude, a certain type of player
that you want on your team, and he's that guy for the US.
[announcer 1] It's all up to Justin Thomas to keep the lead for the US.
[spectators] Ooh!
[announcer 5] No mercy from the crowd. No mercy.
[whistling]
[crowd falls silent]
[cheering]
[announcer 6] "Did you see that?" he says!
So, they stay one-up.
[man] I guess the Americans came to play here.
I mean, finally. It took long enough, I guess, right?
♪ …if you're four-nil up… ♪
[announcer 3] Justin Thomas.
[announcer 2] When you talk about nerves and pressure in a Ryder Cup,
this is the situation they're talking about.
Last hole, match on the line.
-[man] In the water! -[announcer 2] Everybody watching you.
[spectators shouting]
[spectators groan]
[announcer 1] And he nearly holed it out.
[announcer 2] That'll be a tied hole here.
[Amanda Balionis] So, Friday afternoon, Team USA finally gets on the leaderboard.
Unfortunately, it's only a half a point,
which is not what captain Zach Johnson was looking for
out of his dynamic duo of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
-Proud of you, buddy. Let it go. -Fuck yeah.
[Amanda] This team is gonna have to find something
and dig deep if they have any chance,
because Team Europe is on the verge of winning another match.
[announcer 6] Back to Xander Schauffele.
Needs to hole this to keep it going in the final match.
[applause]
[cheering]
[announcer 7] That's that match over.
Five-and-three. They were magnificent, McIlroy and Fitzpatrick.
[Alex laughs]
-[indistinct comment] -[Susan] Well done!
[cheering]
-One off the board! -[Susan laughs]
-[fans singing] -[Alex] Great work.
-Cheers. -[Alex] Very good.
I tried to stay out of the way the first few holes.
-Matt, you just do your thing. -Thanks a lot. Yeah, cheers.
[Rory] Proud of him.
[announcer 4] US trying to put its only full point on the board
as they have one last match here.
[Justin Rose] I had the last putt of the day,
and I just didn't want to be the only match on the golf course
that… put red on the board.
I could see our match red, on the leaderboard, red.
I'm like, "That's really pissing me off."
[announcer 1] In his sixth Ryder Cup.
[loud cheering]
[announcer 3] Justin Rose caps off an incredible Friday for Team Europe!
[inaudible shouting]
[Justin] That putt wasn't about me in that moment.
It was about all the guys that were sat down behind me,
willing that ball in.
[laughter]
What?! What just happened?
Fuckin' hell. I wanted that moment. You boys on the green!
[laughter]
[announcer 1] The US sees three match leads
on the back nine evaporate.
[sportscaster] Zach, so now you have a big deficit.
How much will tomorrow's lineup be dictated by today's result?
We've got a lot of plans in place.
Um, we've got depth, you know, and I'm gonna lean on that depth.
I'm gonna trust that, you know,
the guys we have, uh, any one of them can do it.
[announcer 2] It's a helpless feeling if you're Zach.
He's tried to do everything right, get his guys here early to prepare.
His players came in,
most of 'em having taken five full weeks off.
They came out flat on day one.
[Dylan] There was a cohesiveness and plan to the European team
that the US team just didn't seem to match.
[applause and whistling]
[Dylan] At the end of day one,
yeah, the US has accumulated a point and a half,
but now they're staring down a massive deficit,
heading to Saturday and Sunday.
[car engine revving]
[man 1] Are you doing the paddles tonight, bud?
I've got so much to do. I don't know if I'm going to have time. Probably not.
Team USA, we didn't get off to the start we ideally wanted,
and so, you know, you've got to fully digest it
and then try to figure out what can we do different
or what can we make more efficient,
so that the next time we can be in a better place.
[man 1] What's the plan tomorrow?
[man 2] Your pairings and how you're setting everybody up.
Xander, Patrick, Jordan.
They're going together.
-[man 2] Yeah. -[Zach] I can't talk now.
I'm exhausted and my brain's fried, so I'm just not gonna speak.
In golf, you gotta turn the page.
Whether it's a shot, a hole or a round, in this case a session,
you have to just turn the page, and they know what's in front of them,
they know how to handle it, so that's what we're going to do going into Saturday.
There we go. Thank you.
-Thank you. Have a nice evening. -[man 1] Thank you.
[Amanda] Team USA is coming off a devastating day one.
There's not a whole lot to really grasp from in terms of positivity,
but you have to remember, this team,
they're the world's best, world's grittiest golfers.
And if anybody can find some way to turn this around, it's them.
-[man 1] Hell of a day yesterday. -[man 2] Awesome, wasn't it?
I think if we can hit another home run this morning
and get up to nine and a half, one and a half…
-That would be lovely. -Oh yeah, oh yeah.
-[Joseph] Where's the boss man? -[Harry] Having his breakfast.
[Rory] Friday was one of the best days
that we've ever had as the European Ryder Cup team.
There's a sense of we really have to enjoy this
and this is unbelievable,
but… we can't get complacent.
We've played for eight points.
There are still 20 points left to play for.
It's been quite the year.
You know, I had a very bad performance at the Masters.
[melancholic music playing]
[announcer 1] Into the water on the left-hand side.
[announcer 2] One of the pre-tournament favorites is not gonna make the cut.
It certainly was a rough 2023 season for Rory McIlroy.
He did not meet his own expectations in terms of winning a major championship.
That drought continues.
[announcer 2] Rory's in with a third consecutive round of 69.
[announcer 3] Disappointing for Rory.
[Rory] For me, personally, I feel like the pressure of a Ryder Cup
comes at the end of the season.
Had a chance to win a few tournaments and put some really good performances in.
[announcer 1] Rory needs a minor miracle.
[announcer 2] McIlroy with a final-round 70.
[applause]
[announcer 2] He's still searching for that elusive fifth major.
[Rory] It's a spiral.
When you've got momentum, things are going your way.
[announcer 1] McIlroy for the title.
[Rory] I got myself into the right headspace
to just go out and play the best golf that I possibly could.
[announcer 2] Oh, wow!
An amazing finish for McIlroy!
And a first victory ever in Scotland.
[applause]
[Rory] Being one of the leaders of the European team,
I think there's more pressure that comes with the Ryder Cup.
You wanna do well for yourself,
but you wanna do well for the people that you feel like are relying on you.
Your teammates, your captain, your country, your continent.
You want to get the best out of yourself and make sure
you're not letting your team down.
[announcer 1] After the foursomes on day two, this is where we stand.
Europe has won each of the first three sessions.
[announcer 2] You just gotta hope, if you're on the American side,
that these players start to put it together.
♪ Europe ♪
♪ US Team, let's rough 'em up ♪
♪ US Team, let's rough 'em up… ♪
[announcer 1] US trying to pull out this afternoon's matches
and get back in this.
American red in the first two matches.
That's exactly what the United States needs.
-[man] Mashed potato! -[fans shouting]
God, it's up here.
[shouts of encouragement]
[Dan] This last match on Saturday is a chance for the US
to build just a little bit of momentum, and that can be huge,
but who better than Rory McIlroy
to anchor the Europeans in this match, to deny the Americans that opportunity?
[cheering]
[announcer 2] He struck it really fast, finding the hole, a heck of a shot.
I mean, that's vintage Rory, isn't it?
[announcer 3] Patrick Cantlay, this for a birdie three.
[man] In the hole!
[announcer 2] He's gonna give Rory a pretty good read here.
Gosh! Man, that was a good putt.
[announcer 3] A long day out there without a hat on, you'd have to say.
Might need a bit of shade as the day goes on.
[Dan] Patrick Cantlay wants to be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup.
That's not a secret. He's never denied that.
But it's not about money. It's about patriotism.
It's how it's always been.
So, a story breaks from a European journalist
that Cantlay's not wearing a hat, because he wants to be paid,
and he's not going to wear the hat until he's paid,
and then everybody gets wind of it.
It spreads like wildfire.
[announcer 3] McIlroy, to go up in this match.
Does it? It does!
-[cheering] -Come on!
[announcer 3] There we go! The Rory roar!
[announcer 2] It's what he does, right?
[Dan] By the back nine of his match on Saturday,
everyone is waving their hats non-stop at Patrick Cantlay.
It's taken a life of its own.
[fans singing] ♪ Cantlay! Cantlay-ay-ay! ♪
♪ Where's your hat? ♪
♪ Cantlay ♪
♪ Cantlay… ♪
-[man] Get in the hole! -[announcer 3] Brave line.
Aggressive line.
[fans shouting]
-[cheering] -[announcer 3] Perfect line!
It's getting better and better, isn't it, from the Europeans?
How big a lead are they going to take into Sunday?
[fans singing] ♪ Hats off to your bank account ♪
[announcer 1] Lot of chirping going on about Patrick Cantlay off the course.
It's been much talked about with a report saying
that Cantlay doesn't want to wear a hat if he's not paid for it.
♪ Hats off to your bank account Hats off… ♪
[announcer 1] The fans have gotten wind of it all on the Internet,
and it has been swirling around this place.
Cantlay's not thinking about that now.
He's trying to help this American team to beat McIlroy and Fitzpatrick.
[woman] Come on, Pat.
-[man] Yes! -[cheering]
[announcer 1] Incredible.
That's pretty good focus after the hat-waving ceremony he went through.
[Zach] Seeing Wyndham and, specifically, Patrick Cantlay Saturday afternoon
with some putts being thrown against them, they… they rallied.
♪ Money, money Must be funny ♪
♪ In a Cantlay world! ♪
[fans shouting]
[announcer 2] Flight it down a little bit. This is 8-iron if it carries.
-It does. -[cheering]
[announcer 4] Wow, look… What a response. That is how you do it.
[announcer 1] What a setting this is for Cantlay.
[announcer 5] The US could win these next two holes,
and I think they would have sort of a snowball's chance.
[cheering]
[announcer 1] How about the last two putts for Cantlay at 16 and 17?
[Justin Thomas] That golf that Patrick played and those putts that he was making,
literally putting the team on his entire back,
and just doing that in front of any crowd, let alone an away crowd,
that is what is one of the coolest things about a Ryder Cup.
[strikes ball]
-[announcer 1] Looks awfully good. -[announcer 2] Piped it down the middle.
Patrick Cantlay coming up big-time clutch.
-[shouts of encouragement] -[man] USA!
[announcer 1] He came up huge at 16. He came up huge at 17.
Can he put the final nail in this one for a full point?
He caught a lot of ball.
[cheering]
[announcer 2] It's going to take a big putt from Patrick Cantlay
to hang on to this match, trying to win it.
[announcer 4] Uphill the whole way, moving to his right.
[shouts of encouragement]
[announcer 3] Is that going to go down? And Cantlay!
Unreal down the last three holes!
-[cheering] -[women screaming]
[announcer 4] Well, that's like, "In your face!"
[announcer 1] Wyndham Clark's caddie taking his hat off,
and all the Americans joining in!
[announcer 4] Awesome!
[announcer 1] You want a hats-off party? We're gonna give it to you right now.
[announcer 4] Yup.
[announcer 1] That's a hat trick of birdies to finish for Cantlay.
[announcer 5] Has America had any big moments? Not until right now.
[Shane Lowry] Hey, Joe, get out of the way, you prick!
[loud jeering]
[angry shouting]
-[player] Joe! -Hey, Joe!
[jeering continues]
[indistinct shouting]
Get off! Get off!
[announcer 4] What an in-your-face moment for Cantlay.
[announcer 1] Guys, it's getting uglier.
Shane Lowry and Joe LaCava were just screaming at each other.
I don't know what it was, but it wasn't, "Hi, how you doing?"
[announcer 2] Hmm.
[fan] Come on, Rory!
[announcer 2] Getting pretty chippy.
[announcer 4] If McIlroy's able to roll this in,
it's gonna flip the whole momentum switch again
towards Europe's way.
To tie the match.
[spectators groan]
[applause]
[announcer 1] What a crazy Saturday.
[fans singing]
Joe, you were on top of him when he was putting.
You were on top of him when he was putting.
You were on top of him.
You were right in line with him.
-I wasn't in his line. -No, no.
We were in Whistling Straits as well, okay?
You get it when you're here. We get it when we're there.
It's all fun and games.
I just wanted to celebrate.
I was in Whistling Straits two years ago, okay?
Let's just leave it at that. We'll see you tomorrow.
It was a nice touch. It was quite funny.
But then you just went a touch too long.
-I got no problem with that. -[Justin] That's it.
You're right. I already told Rory that.
-It's all good. -[Justin] It's all good.
-Just leave him a-fucking-lone. -[Joe] Yeah.
[Shane] That's bullshit. He was on top of Rory.
[Zach] Competition brings out emotion.
Competition, specifically in the Ryder Cup, brings out your passion.
We got a shot, boys! Let's go!
We got a shot! We got a shot!
[announcer 2] It's what makes the Ryder Cup the Ryder Cup.
[Max Homa] What Pat did was some of the most impressive stuff I've ever seen.
It was sick. Then I thought we were all gonna get in a fight.
I think everybody was like… Testosterone was at an all-time high.
[Zach] The timing of it, passion behind it and all that
probably kind of started to boil and surface.
[man] They're gonna fucking feel it tomorrow.
[tense music playing]
[clicks tongue] What happened happened.
[fans shouting in background]
[reporter] Patrick, do you believe players should be paid to play in the Ryder Cup?
It's not about that.
It's just about Team USA and representing our country.
[reporter] Patrick, just so we're clear, with regards to the cap,
you're not not wearing it as a form of protest?
That is the first I've heard of it right when I got off the green.
That's the furthest thing from the truth. The hat doesn't fit.
It didn't hit… fit at Whistling Straits, and it didn't fit this week.
I think you're putting too much into a hat.
[laughter]
[reporter] At the end, there seemed to be a flash point
between Rory, some of the other European players, and your caddie.
What was your view of that? What did you see?
I was too busy letting out all the emotion that built up over the day.
I really didn't get a good look at it.
[Amanda] It's one of those moments that kind of just encapsulated
how much it matters to these guys,
and how much stress there is
around the importance of winning the Ryder Cup.
[no audible speech]
[sportscaster 1] This just moments ago. And Rory is hot.
Shane Lowry trying to keep his man from going deeper into that scrape.
[sportscaster 2] Caddie drama, Hatgate.
[sportscaster 3] Rory was trying to get into his courtesy car to leave the area
and got into a heated, very loud exchange with Mackay.
He said, "That can't happen. It's a disgrace."
He used some language that I'm not going to use.
It doesn't look good right there. It certainly doesn't.
It's been a crazy evening here at Marco Simone.
[sportscaster 4] You don't see a lot of this from Rory.
You get into a week like this, and everything's turned up to a million.
[Amanda] I think it showcases just how brutal and intense
this particular Ryder Cup atmosphere is.
I had multiple players tell me,
"We know it's not life-and-death, but it feels like it is."
[dramatic music playing]
[music fades]
-Morning. -Morning.
[Luke] We all saw what happened in the parking lot, you know.
I think Rory was pretty fired up about it.
[Rory] I asked Joe to get out of the way.
He celebrated and he just stayed in his spot a little bit too long.
I missed my putt, Fitz missed his.
I just felt like we just weren't afforded the opportunity to try to hit our putts
in a fair, like, an equitable way, I guess.
[distant horn blares]
[Rory] It wasn't really an exchange with Bones in the parking lot.
It was all sort of one-way.
But I was angry, and it's just the sort of emotions
that come out of you at the Ryder Cup.
[Luke] What happened on Saturday on that green,
I just told Rory I love the passion.
I love what it means to you.
[sirens wailing]
[Luke] But you have to kind of let those go
once you get on that first tee.
My kind of message to Rory, "Use this as fuel,
but when it comes to Sunday,
get back and do whatever you need to do to win."
[dramatic music playing]
[announcer 1] Good morning, and welcome to the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup.
It's Sunday singles, and USA are going to have to turn it all around
and break a record here, winning 9 of the 12 possible matches to win.
[announcer 2] They were given a lifeline by Patrick Cantlay late yesterday.
[distant shouts of encouragement]
Have a great day. Have a good one. Good luck.
[Justin Thomas] That match on Sunday, I was chomping at the bit.
I was ready to go. I told Pat, "I'm not wearing a hat today for you."
It's like, "If you can sack up for us like that last night,
then I can easily not wear a hat all day."
[Dan] The energy at the Ryder Cup has completely shifted.
Team USA finally feels like they have something to rally around, to fight for.
The controversy has given these guys new fire and new life.
They've got this momentum on their side
as the competition changes from team matches to singles matches,
where all 24 players will play.
[fans singing] ♪ There's our captain! ♪
[fans applaud]
♪ There's our captain… ♪
[reporter] How high is the belief that you can turn this around,
given the deficit you face heading into Sunday?
Sure. You know, momentum in any sport is…
pretty lethal, and I think, uh, we feel like it's on our side right now, so, uh…
We're six points down, but there's twelve points out.
And anybody can beat anybody.
[applause and jeering]
[announcer 2] Opening match has the look of a heavyweight classic one.
[Dylan] The number one player versus the number three player in the world.
It's the last two Masters champions showing down.
[announcer 3] Scheffler could be on his way
to his first lead in this match.
[Luke] Hell of a match, going back and forwards.
Scottie got up, Jon got up.
But Scottie had the advantage going down 18.
[announcer 3] Jon Rahm gonna try to end it
with this.
[shouts of encouragement]
[announcer 2] This is from 90 feet and tracking.
Rahm's got the birdie, and that's put the pressure on Scheffler.
[applause]
[announcer 4] Must go in for a full point.
[man] Get in the hole!
[cheering]
[applause]
[announcer 3] And Rahm ties the match.
[Amanda] Jon Rahm set the tone in match one,
securing a half a point for Team Europe,
and then Viktor Hovland came out strong against Collin Morikawa,
securing a full point for Team Europe in match two.
Uh, let's go. Uh, where's Rosey?
[announcer 3] Justin Rose, eagle putt here on 12.
[woman] Get in the hole!
[announcer 3] Needs this putt!
[spectators groan]
Good putt.
[announcer 5] Cantlay, the hatless one.
[announcer 4] The reason, really, that this US team even has a breath of life.
[cheering]
[announcer 3] Rose trying to get this crowd going.
Hats coming off.
[Justin] I knew I was up against it.
He's a really solid player, so I need to be at my best.
If you go from four-down to three-down to two-down to one-down,
you're giving hope to everybody behind you.
[man] Get in the hole!
[loud cheering]
[announcer 3] Justin Rose does it again!
Rose is putting great.
[announcer 4] He has just made Cantlay earn every hole, hasn't he?
[announcer 5] This is imperative that Cantlay hangs on to this match.
If Rose can grab a half point here, Zing, that would give him the half, obviously,
then you've got Hatton with a big three-up lead,
McIlroy with a big three-up lead
and, essentially, that would be the cup right there in those three matches.
[spectators groan]
[announcer 3] Knew he just didn't give it quite enough.
[applause]
[announcer 3] And now Cantlay to close it out.
-[man] Go in! -[cheering and applause]
[Amanda] Justin Rose put up a tremendous fight,
but coming off that momentum from the night before,
Patrick Cantlay could not be stopped.
Now all eyes turn to Rory McIlroy, and I think the question is,
does he use last night as motivation,
or will it lead to self-destruction?
[man] Come on, Rory.
[announcer 5] McIlroy, to win the hole.
-[cheering] -[announcer 5] Goes three-up.
[announcer 3] I thought Rory might come out a little flat,
and, uh, that's not been the case at all.
He looks as focused and determined as ever.
[Luke] I think when you're one of the best players in the world,
there are so many more distractions, aren't there?
More media. There's more scrutiny that goes along with that.
[announcer 3] This is Rory's putt for par. This is to tie.
[announcer 5] No gifts.
[Luke] Rory certainly has shown in the last year and a half, two years,
he's been able to deal with that.
With everything that's gone on in the world of golf
and him putting himself out there,
that he was able to perform at a high level.
[strikes ball]
[announcer 3] Cannot get three-down to Rory, I don't think. He's a closer.
When Rory gets the lead, he very rarely coughs it up.
[fans chanting]
[Rory] There's a really fine balance between thriving in the chaos
and sort of getting swept up with that emotion
and everything that goes along with the Ryder Cup.
[cheering]
[announcer 5] Three-up now with three holes to play.
[Rory] You're trying to beat the guy in front of you, to put blue on the board.
That's all it is.
[shouts of encouragement]
[loud cheering]
[announcer 3] What could be his clincher here.
This is Burns.
[man] Come on. Get up.
[announcer 3] Pretty much must-make territory!
[announcer 4] Might be it. He might concede here.
[announcer 5] Looks like it's getting to that point.
And Rory McIlroy responds with the best Ryder Cup performance
of his career.
[cheering and applause]
-One and a half points! -Great win.
We're almost there!
[announcer 3] This was a revenge match for Rory McIlroy.
Come on!
[loud cheering]
Come on!
Fuck!
[reporter] How were you feeling after what took place,
and how determined were you to win this blue point?
Um, I was focused. I was very focused.
Um, I let it fuel me.
I didn't let it take away from what's been a fantastic week.
And, um, you know, I…
I used that little incident last night to my advantage.
[Dan] You couldn't imagine a better finish
to a very tumultuous year for Rory McIlroy.
Finally, to make headlines for success on the golf course.
These are the days he'll remember forever.
[announcer 4] Both teams came out here on a mission today,
and right now, it's all Europe.
[Luke] Won three and a half points out of the first six.
We kind of won that half little session.
That was important to us,
but the guys in the middle for the US were playing great.
-Let's go! -[woman] Come on, guys!
[announcer 1] Rickie Fowler, to win the hole at four.
And they're tied up there. Nice birdie.
[applause]
[announcer 6] Good to see Rickie out here playing. Haven't seen him in a long time.
I smell a comeback, dog.
[announcer 2] Spieth, to win another hole against Lowry.
Yeah! Yes!
[announcer 5] So, Spieth has quieted down the Irishman,
who was a part of that, uh, situation yesterday.
Go, JT!
[announcer 3] This is Justin Thomas to answer Straka's birdie.
-Come on. Come on. -Come on. Come on.
[cheering]
[announcer 2] And what a putt from Thomas!
Oh, one of the few players that chose to go hatless.
-[announcer 3] Look at him! -[announcer 2] He is loving this scene.
These people here are giving him a lot of shit about teeing with no hat.
[JT] That's what I love about the European fans.
They'll needle you and just jab you all day.
[announcer 5] For birdie to win the hole.
[JT] But if you go out there and win,
they'll be the first person to tell you, "Great playing," and I appreciate that.
[applause]
[announcer 2] And he's doing his mock hat routine again.
The US has to run the table
all the way to the last two matches there
at 11 and 12 to stay in this thing.
Stewie, how far is, uh, Max's putt on 18 for par?
[Stewie] About seven feet.
[announcer 4] Max Homa now with the weight of the world on his back.
To win the match.
[cheering]
[announcer 5] What a week for Max Homa!
[announcer 4] The entire weight of the team on that putt.
He'll remember that forever.
[man] It ain't over yet, Zach! It ain't over yet!
Let's go!
I'm gonna go down to 16.
[Amanda] At this point, Team USA's momentum is surging,
and if they have any chance in reclaiming the cup,
captain Zach Johnson is going to have to rely on three
of his most experienced veterans, Jordan, Justin, and Rickie.
[Collin] Though we were way behind, we still had a chance.
And I want to say there's maybe four to five matches out there,
and we needed two of them to flip.
[shouts of encouragement]
[announcer 5] Fowler needs this putt to tie the 15th hole.
-Hell yeah! -Good putt.
You want anything up here or not?
-[Rickie] No. -Good.
[announcer 5] Thomas, Spieth, and Fowler all in positions
in which they cannot lose another hole,
or it will guarantee Europe the half point.
[Dylan] The 11th match of the day is Tommy Fleetwood versus Rickie Fowler.
[announcer 3] That's way too far right.
[cheering, groaning]
[announcer 3] In the water in a must-win situation.
Rickie has had a disappointing week, so he's gotta be desperate to get a point.
And Tommy's been great all week.
[announcer 3] And all you gotta do is keep it dry.
[announcer 4] That's dry.
[announcer 3] What a shot by Tommy Fleetwood!
[cheering]
[announcer 4] This third shot for Fowler now.
Oh, an excellent shot there by Rickie.
[announcer 3] That's for par, though.
Fleetwood has two putts for birdie to win the hole.
[man] Just fucking make it.
[announcer 3] Winning the hole would guarantee the half point
and the cup to Europe.
[shouts of encouragement]
-[loud cheering] -[announcer 3] Oh my!
[announcer 5] Team Europe takes it again on home soil!
[announcer 4] I'm kind of wondering why Rickie just gave him that putt
to win the Ryder Cup.
I don't know. That was pretty short.
[Luke] Well done, Rory.
[Rory] I'm so proud of you. I'm so happy for you.
So happy for you.
[announcer 2] The half point has been secured,
and they gotta be knowing that it's happened,
because there is some big-time noise circulating around Marco Simone right now.
[applause]
[inaudible conversation]
[fans singing]
[caddie] Good fight, Rick.
Didn't have it.
[Dylan] It's a weird ending.
You picture a big made putt, teammates rushing the green,
but the way this Ryder Cup ends
is with Rickie Fowler conceding a putt to Tommy Fleetwood on the 16th green.
With that conceded putt, the Ryder Cup is over.
The rest of the matches suddenly become meaningless,
because the result has been decided.
[applause]
[Rickie] I get the points people make of, "Don't give a putt to win the Ryder Cup,"
but in any other time or match, that putt's good.
Why is it not in that situation?
[JT] It's weird. It's great to win your match.
But, I mean, I'd go 0-5 every team event if that meant we won every Ryder Cup.
[man] JT!
[Mike] He played well today, didn't he?
[announcer 5] And Justin Thomas indeed holds off Sepp Straka.
[JT] All the emotion just kind of sank out of me.
And that's all she wrote. [chuckles]
[Max] You tipped your cap.
-You tipped your cap a bunch today. -I did.
Thanks, man. Love you, boys. Fuck.
The only fucking tournament you can lose and have this much fun.
[Dan] There was a lot of debate whether JT deserved a spot on this team,
but I think the way he played kind of proved why Zach Johnson picked him.
He provided a spark. He provided energy.
This shit sucks.
[Dan] These team competitions are a lot about that,
and JT did that once again.
[man] Good fight, guys. Good fight, guys.
[Zach] There's two outcomes when you have two teams.
One's gonna lose and one's gonna win.
And, uh, the European team won. But that's the beauty of it.
I mean, it only happens every two years and it's…
it's the best thing we have in our game.
Hey. Look at me.
It's okay.
[spectators singing in background]
[man shouting]
[whistling]
[cheering and singing]
[reporter] Can you describe what this roller coaster has been like
for you personally?
[Luke] It's been a wave of emotions, uh, you know,
from… really asking myself if I could do this.
[crying] Yeah.
Uh, just a proud, proud, proud moment for me and, uh…
[inhales deeply] I can't wait to celebrate with the guys.
[reporter] Was there ever a doubt if you could do it?
[clicks tongue] Yeah, you always doubt yourself, but…
[inhales deeply] If, uh…
A lot of my career, I've backed myself pretty much as well, so…
[inhales] And I had faith in these 12 guys.
[supporters chanting] Europe! Europe! Europe!
[reporter] Is this the proudest moment of your career?
[sobbing] Yeah. Absolutely.
[sniffs] One hundred percent.
[applause]
♪ When it's not always raining… ♪
[woman] Put your hands together for the winners of the 2023 Ryder Cup!
[loud cheering]
♪ There'll be days like this ♪
♪ When everything falls into place ♪
♪ Like the flick of a switch ♪
♪ Well, my mama told me ♪
♪ There'll be days like this… ♪
[Luke] Everyone bought into this sense of just being a family for the week.
We'd absolutely come together
and did something very difficult, and achieved something amazing,
and that was one of my goals as a captain was to leave that week, win or lose…
[laughs loudly]
…knowing that we would form a bond for the rest of our lives.
-[distant shouting] -[Tommy] I stole your moment?
-You stole my moment. -How?
I was about to get up and down on 18 to win the cup.
-Did you get up and down? -Not after you won!
-[laughs] -[applause]
Honestly, Jon, you make me want to be better. You do.
[Jon] I wanna cry.
[cheering]
[Amanda] This win for Team Europe and Luke Donald solidifies his legacy,
especially when you consider, on paper,
all of the chips were stacked against this team.
But because he was able to pull together 12 players,
many of whom were untested on golf's most emotional stage,
and turn them into a dominant team,
it is fair to say this is a new chapter for Team Europe.
For Team USA, the expectations were just so high for them,
especially when you consider the caliber of players that were on this roster.
But at the end of the day, it just wasn't enough.
Now that 30-year losing streak on foreign soil continues.
[applause]
-Come on, Europe! -[cheering]
♪ When no one steps on my dreams ♪
♪ There'll be days like this ♪
♪ When people understand… ♪
[Rory] It was an extra special win
because we're really playing for something that's bigger than ourselves.
♪ When you ring out the changes… ♪
-[corks popping] -[cheering]
[Rory] This is our time to do our bit for Europe,
and to leave the culture and the team
in a better spot than when we inherited it.
[laughs loudly]
♪ There'll be days like this… ♪
[Rory] That's really why we pulled together so much as a team.
Like, that, to me, just meant the absolute world.
♪ My mama told me ♪
♪ There'll be days like this ♪
♪ My mama told me ♪
♪ There'll be days like this ♪
[dramatic music playing] this ♪