FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Europeans were looking for someone, anyone, to hit a shot or make a putt and bring an end to a golf drama that was becoming unexpectedly unbearable.

Who better to do it than Ireland's Shane Lowry, the man who lives for the Ryder Cup?

It was Lowry who brought a cold stop to America's dream of a historic comeback Sunday, first with a wedge to 6 feet on the 18th hole, then by making the putt to tie his match with Russell Henley and give Europe its cup-clinching 14th point.

“I said to my caddie walking down 18, ‘I’ve got an opportunity to do the greatest thing I’ve ever done today,’” Lowry said. “And I did it. And I’m very proud of myself.”

Two memorable scenes followed. The first — the 6-foot-1, 225-pound golfer leaping off the putting surface and getting big

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