Ryder Cup 2018 – as it happened: Europe triumph in Sunday singles
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Your support makes all the difference.Europe have won the 2018 Ryder Cup after a thrilling afternoon in the Sunday singles. After coming into the final day 10-6 behind, USA upped the pressure with early points on the board with wins for Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson and Tony Finau.
But the Europeans held their nerve as Jon Rahm, Ian Poulter and Thorbjorn Olesen all won their matches, and they sealed the trophy when Francesco Molinari beat Phil Mickelson when the American conceded 16th tee.
We had all the latest reaction from Paris in the live blog below:
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Preview
What time does it start?
It all gets underway at 11.05am on Sunday morning with the first of 12 singles matches.
Where can I watch it?
The whole tournament is being broadcast on Sky Sports Golf. You can also stream it online via SkyGo. It is also available on NowTV.
For those without access to any of those The Independent will be live blogging the entire weekend.
Who's playing?
Some of the very best golfers on the planet. Tiger Woods leads the American team while new world number one Justin Rose is Europe's leading light.
What's the draw?
- 11.05am Rory McIlroy vs Justin Thomas
- 11.17am Paul Casey vs Brooks Koepka
- 11.29am Justin Rose vs Webb Simpson
- 11.41am Jon Rahm vs Tiger Woods
- 11.53am Tommy Fleetwood vs Tony Finau
- 12.05am Ian Poulter vs Dustin Johnson
- 12.17pm Thorbjorn Olesen vs Jordan Spieth
- 12.29pm Sergio Garcia vs Rickie Fowler
- 12.41pm Francesco Molinari vs Phil Mickelson
- 12.53pm Tyrrell Hatton vs Patrick Reed
- 1.05pm Henrik Stenson vs Bubba Watson
- 1.17pm Alex Noren vs Bryson DeChambeau
Who's going to win?
USA 10/1
Europe 1/6
Draw 14/1
Rory McIlroy vs Justin Thomas (A/S)
But it's a mistake off the tee at the par-3 second by Thomas. He pushes his iron out right and it finds the bunker before McIlroy finds the centre of the green.
Thomas can't get the up-and-down after his bunker shot catches the downslope and it's straight back to all square after McIlroy's simple two-putt.
Paul Casey vs Brooks Koepka (1UP)
Oh dear. The adrenaline has got to Casey on the first fairway and he's smashed his wedge miles over the back of the green. His chip down the hill towards the flag comes out thin and runs into the water. Koepka was safely on the green and that hole is conceded.
Jonathan Liew is on the course in Paris:
So important for the Europeans to set the tone here. It doesn’t matter whether you’re 1 down after the first or six down with six to play: the scoreboard still blinks just as red. And an early flush of red will instantly put the jitters up the Europeans. For the Americans, they’ll know that if they can take down a few of Europe’s big guns early on, it’ll pile the pressure the four rookies in the last six. And suddenly, those four and a half points can look incredibly distant.
Paul Casey vs Brooks Koepka (A/S)
And now Casey also gets the shot straight back. It's a huge putt across the slope on the second that wouldn't go in nine days out of ten. But this is Ryder Cup Sunday and the cup consumes it. Koepka can't hole his and we're back to all square.
Rory McIlroy (1UP) vs Justin Thomas
Up ahead at the par-5 third both players narrowly miss the green in two. They exchange chips and both have shortish birdie putts. McIlroy's is slightly further away but it goes in and this time it's Thomas who misses. We saw a few of those from him yesterday too.
Jon Rahm vs Tiger Woods (A/S)
What a match-up here. Jon Rahm told us in our pre-Ryder Cup exclusive interview that it would be a dream to play against Tiger Woods on Sunday and that wish has been fulfilled... "as long as I win though" he quickly added. It's your moment Rahmbo.
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