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There were highs, lows and everything in between en route to the Team Europe's 16½ -11½ victory at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.
Every Ryder Cup is full of indelible moments – and more were added to the list in Rome.
Let's take a look at the five best moments from the 44th Ryder Cup.
On Friday morning Europe made history with a 4-0 victory in their opening foursomes session, and Jon Rahm was a human highlight reel both then and in the afternoon.
Captain Luke Donald's strategical decision to change the typical four-ball opening session to foursomes paid off, and the result at the end of the afternoon was a 6½ - 1½ lead.
During that first session, Rahm nearly had an ace on the par-7 seventh, but his ball clanked off the flagstick and settled inches from the cup. Three holes later, the Spaniard chipped in for par from off the green to halve the hole and maintain a 2 UP lead.
He wasn't done, though. In the afternoon four-ball session playing with Nicolai Højgaard, the World Number Three had his third chip-in of the day, holing his shot from the greenside rough to even up his match.
But then came the grand finale. Rahm canned a 33-footer for eagle on the closing hole, sending the fans into a frenzy as he halved his match and gave Europe a 6-1 advantage.
"It's the intention of the moment, right, and then the fact that something happens is truly unique," Rahm said afterward.
"I've got to give Nicolai props because over here on 18, he gave me the freedom to basically go at it, and he told me to hit a putt, try to make it. And he said, 'What would Seve (Ballesteros) do, right? Do it for Seve.' I don't know if he would have quite made it like that, but I'm sure glad that it went in."
The Europeans made history by sweeping Friday morning's foursome session for the first time ever.
Twenty-four hours later, Europe had another Ryder Cup first.
Hovland and Aberg, both natives of Nordic countries Norway and Sweden, respectively, won their foursome match, 9 and 7, over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. It was the biggest win in Ryder Cup history during any format.
"I don’t think we could have done a whole lot better," Hovland said. "It’s nice to kind of speak our own language and we understand each other. Obviously same humour, same culture. (Ludvig’s) a stud. He doesn’t miss a shot, so it’s easy when I’m playing well and he’s playing well and we are just feeding off of each other."
Afterward, cameras caught Scheffler, the world No. 1, sobbing over the loss.
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland of Team Europe celebrate on the 15th green during the Friday morning foursomes matches of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on September 29, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)The Americans needed a glimmer of hope. The team was down 9½-2½ entering Saturday afternoon's foursome session. The U.S. won the first two matches but was in danger of losing the second two and facing an insurmountable deficit heading into the final day.
Enter Cantlay.
Playing alongside Wyndham Clark, Cantlay birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to send his match against Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick all square heading to the final hole. Then, after failing to chip in with his third shot, Cantlay canned a 20-footer for birdie, giving the U.S. a full point and changing the team's vibe entering the final day, trailing by a score of 10½-5½.
"We finally have a moment we can celebrate a little," Cantlay said, "and we're going to take that opportunity and try can turn it into some momentum for tomorrow."
A Ryder Cup Rookie, Homa lost his first match playing with Brian Harman in Friday morning's foursome session.
But he bounced back in a big way.
After two wins on Saturday, Homa faced a singles match with Fitzpatrick, who only needed a half-point for Europe to win the cup on the last hole of the match.
However, things appeared bleak for Homa on the par-5 closing hole when he took an unplayable. He needed to get up and down from 46 yards in the rough right of the green or else he'd halve the hole and Europe would win. Homa chipped it seven feet past the cup and Fitzpatrick missed his birdie try. Then, Homa drilled his par putt to salvage a point and delay Europe's winning moment.
Between last year's Presidents Cup and this year's Ryder Cup, Homa has compiled a 7-1-1 record. His 3.5 Ryder Cup points led the team.
Europe won back the cup on Marco Simone's par-4 16th, ensuring that their unbeaten run on home soil will continue to 34 years.
Tommy Fleetwood was the man to secure the vital point on a dramatic afternoon at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club where, despite Europe entering the singles with a commanding lead and never trailing, the U.S. threatened complete a remarkable comeback.
The pivotal moment came on the 16th when Fowler put his tee-shot into the water and Fleetwood drove the green at the par four, cosying his putt to roughly three feet to ensure a European victory.
It was confirmed on the next when the 32-year-old put his tee-shot to three feet, with Fowler conceding after missing his birdie effort.
Fleetwood then turned to the home crowd with his arms raised, and Europe was victorious again.
