epa05567579 Team USA members celebrate with the Ryder Cup at the closing ceremony after defeating Team Europe during the Ryder Cup 2016 at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, USA, 02 October 2016. The Ryder Cup 2016 runs from 29 September to 02 October. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Five things learned from the United States’ 17-11 victory over Europe in the 41st Ryder Cup team golf matches concluded Sunday at Hazeltine:
1. Captain’s picks are huge: European captain Darren Clarke named Cup veterans Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer over more on-form talent such as Scotland’s Russell Knox. While the locker room might have benefited from experience with six rookies, Westwood went 0-3 and missed a short putt to cost Europe a half-point in Saturday four-ball and lost the last three holes to hand US rookie Ryan Moore a singles victory and the Cup-clinching point. Kaymer went 1-3 but the win came only after the Cup had been lost. Cup rookie pick Thomas Pieters of Belgium went 4-1, a record for Europe rookie points and the first rookie to play five Cup matches since 1979.
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