Members of Team Europe hold the Ryder Cup after the final day of competition at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois. Europe produced the greatest comeback in Ryder Cup history to reel in the United States and retain the trophy.
Europe won eight matches Sunday, and the biggest points were delivered by players — Kaymer and Molinari — who had come up empty until then.
"It's been a tough week," Olazabal said. "The first two days, nothing went our way and we struggled on the greens. This morning, I felt a little change in that regard. We started to make a few putts and the Americans started to miss them."
As the tide began to turn, Olazabal remained stoic, shuttling between holes to watch the critical matches.
But when Kaymer's putt dropped, Olazabal could no longer contain himself. Tears filled his eyes, and he looked up at the sky. He and his good friend had yet another Ryder Cup win.
" All men die, but not all men live. And you made me feel alive again this week,." Olazabal told his team.
And Graeme McDowell didn't have a doubt about one thing:
"If Seve could have wrote this script, I think he would have wrote it just this way."
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