Good night New York, Europe has ended your Ryder Cup party

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — There is a long history in the media business of pre-writing obituaries once time and circumstance are no longer on someone’s side. Article content

I always thought it to be a grim task, and thankfully one that had never come across my desk. Article content Article content

Now, let’s be clear, nobody is in danger of meeting their maker at the Ryder Cup this weekend. But here at Bethpage Black on Saturday morning it was hard not to see that Team U.S.A. was on a steady march toward the inevitable.

The beauty of sports is the unpredictability of the outcome. It’s what separates it from most other forms of entertainment. Take away that great mystery and you’re left with the Harlem Globetrotters versus the Washington Generals minus the bucket of confetti and satisfied fa