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Europe retained the Ryder Cup with a 15-13 victory over the U.S. at Bethpage Black.
Europe is now the second team to win the Ryder Cup on visiting soil in the last 10 events.
FARMINGDALE, NY — European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald sent the message early: We aim to write history.
At the end of the three days of competition at Bethpage Black , his team is in the history books.
But, surprisingly, it did not come easy.
The U.S. team put up a fight on day three, finally gotting the crowd energized rooting for them and not against the Europeans.
But in the end, the hole they dug was much too deep to overcome. Despite winning just one of the 11 matches played on the final day (four ended in ties), the Europeans were able to retain the Ryder Cup, 15-13. Europe becom