The 33rd Ryder Cup Matches were held between September 24 and September 26 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The American team won the competition by a margin of 14½ – 13½, the closest score possible in a Ryder Cup competition except for a tie. The Europeans, leading 10-6 heading into the final round, needed only 4 points on the final day to retain the cup. But the Americans rallied on Sunday, winning the first 7 matches of the day. Jim Furyk upset Sergio García to give the Americans their 8th point of the day, and the Americans captured the cup with 8½ points when Justin Leonard halved his match with José María Olazábal. The behaviour of the US team was criticised after they ran over the green following a long putt from Leonard on the 17th green before Olazabal had putted out. It is the largest come-from-behind victory in Ryder Cup history, and it is widely regarded as one of the most impressive come-from-behind victories in recent sports history.
This was also one of the last public appearances of Payne Stewart, who died in a plane crash less than a month later.
The American team won the competition by a margin of 14½ – 13½, the closest score possible in a Ryder Cup competition except for a tie. The Europeans, leading 10-6 heading into the final round, needed only 4 points on the final day to retain the cup. But the Americans rallied on Sunday, winning the first 7 matches of the day. Jim Furyk upset Sergio García to give the Americans their 8th point of the day, and the Americans captured the cup with 8½ points when Justin Leonard halved his match with José María Olazábal. The behaviour of the US team was criticised after they ran over the green following a long putt from Leonard on the 17th green before Olazabal had putted out. It is the largest come-from-behind victory in Ryder Cup history, and it is widely regarded as one of the most impressive come-from-behind victories in recent sports history.
This was also one of the last public appearances of Payne Stewart, who died in a plane crash less than a month later.
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