When Rickie Fowler splashed his tee shot into the water on Marco Simone’s par-4 16th during Sunday singles at the 2023 Ryder Cup, everyone watching knew the match was over there and then. In simpler words, and if I may, Americans were cooked. They started the day in a deep hole, fought hard, but still needed a miracle finish to break 30 years of losing on European soil. And when Fowler made that ridiculously unimpressive shot, it left him scrambling for par. On the other hand, Tommy Fleetwood drove the green and lagged his eagle putt to tap-in distance.

And then came the moment that has since then left the golf world abuzz. And will continue to do so every two years at this event. Rickie Fowler did not make Fleetwood putt from two feet, eight inches, to be exact. Instead, he concede

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