How did the US win it?

Despite a spirited fightback, the US were able to put together a marvellous final day of golf and triumph 17-11 overall.

Europe had a plan to put forward their top players first and it almost worked when they brought the score to 10 ½ - 9 ½ at one stage, which caused nerves in the US camp. However, Europe’s last six players included four rookies and they were unable to keep up the momentum, failing to take more than a point between them.

In the end, Ryan Moore only required a half to beat Lee Westwood, though he eventually won the match to seal the win and consign Europe to their biggest defeat in 35 years.  

Could this be a new period of dominance for the US?

The US have to be overjoyed with the margin of victory this year, particularly after eight years without a win. The rivalry continues to be hard-fought, with the US crowd offering partisan support to their team and attempting to get under the skin of Europe’s stars.

Rory McIlroy was a big target for the fans this year and was heckled regularly in the first two days of competition. At one point, the Northern Irishman even asked for one fan to be ejected after hearing abusive language.

From here, Europe will need to go back to the drawing board and assess what went wrong over the three days. With four rookies appearing, Darren Clarke’s team knew this would be a transitional period for the team and it certainly turned out to be that way.

However, this will be a tough loss to deal with, and despite the inexperience in the lineup, stars such as Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson will want to come back swinging in two years' time.