Facts and figures from a historic Ryder Cup at Bethpage

It was a history-making week in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

Featuring Team Europe's fast start and dominance over the foursomes and four-balls to a spirited fightback from the U.S. Team, here's a rundown of some standout facts and figures in New York:

• This was the closest Ryder Cup (2 points) since 2012 when the European side won 14.5 to 13.5 at Medinah. Each of the last five Ryder Cups entering this year were decided by at least 5 points

• Europe has now won five of the last ten away Ryder Cups, dating back to their first in 1987

• Luke Donald becomes just the second European captain to win back-to-back Ryder Cups, joining Tony Jacklin (1985, 1987)

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Captain Luke Donald lifts the trophy alongside Shane Lowry, Rasmus Hojgaard, Justin Rose, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton of Team Europe after their 15-13 win over Team United States during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

• The seven-point lead Europe held after the first four sessions was the biggest heading into a final day in the modern era

• Europe is the first team to win each of the first four sessions of a Ryder Cup on away soil

• Europe is the first team since 1979 to amass at least 11.5 points prior to singles

• Europe won the cumulative four-ball battle at any given Ryder Cup for the first time since 2010

• In Friday's foursomes, Europe won each of the first three matches played in a Ryder Cup played on American soil for the first time

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Ludvig Aberg of Sweden and Matt Fitzpatrick of England and The European Team celebrate winning their match on the 15th green by 5&3 agianst Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley during the Friday morning foursomes matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

• The American side earned 8.5 points in singles, matching the highest total during the era of 12 singles matches (since 1979)

• Team Europe won one singles match. It is the lowest such total since 1959 when Great Britain managed just one singles win

• Rory McIlroy now has six Ryder Cup wins, one less than the record seven among European players held by Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia

• Tyrrell Hatton (3-0-1) and Shane Lowry (1–0-2) were the only players without a loss

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• Tommy Fleetwood finished the week as the player to have won the most holes with 21

• Scottie Scheffler and McIlroy contested the first Ryder Cup singles match between the number one and two in the Official World Golf Ranking

• Fleetwood and Jon Rahm have now won their first six career Ryder Cup foursomes matches. The only other players to win each of their first six career Ryder Cup foursomes matches are Sergio Garcia (8) and Luke Donald (6)

• Scheffler became the first American player ever to lose a match in each of the first four sessions of a Ryder Cup