FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Cameron Young heard his name chanted as he made his way to the 17th green at Bethpage Black, the same golf course he walked with his parents at age 5 in 2002 when it hosted the U.S. Open.

The crowd cheered him going up No. 18 and roared when he sank a nearly 12-foot birdie putt to win the first singles match Sunday at the Ryder Cup and give the U.S. a bit of hope facing the biggest deficit in tournament history. An epic comeback fell short and Europe retained the cup, but the New York native got his moment to wrap up a week when he was one of the home team’s top contributors .

“When we sent out Cam Young first from New York to lead us out, we had to have that match,” captain Keegan Bradley said. “He went out there in front of the whole world, in front of

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