 Golf fans couldn't contain their excitement as they jumped into ponds and bounced up and down as Europe retained the Ryder Cup. After a dismal showing from Rory McIlroy and the rest of Europe in 2021 – the Hollywood putter was back on fine form to lead them to victory. An emotional McIlroy used the fuel of a heated row ahead of the final day to put 'fire in his belly' and win his match as he helped take team Europe within just half a point of the tournament. American players appeared to taunt the Europeans on the final day after the contest descended into bad blood amid accusations of 'cheating' which sparked a furious row between McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay's caddie last night. The row – which continued into the club's car park and saw McIlroy drop the f-bomb – and a second incident in which a player appeared to 'kick' his ball left the Americans facing fury from European fans as they began the final 12 singles matches yesterday. US fans had some wonderful red, white and blue outfits on the links (Picture: REUTERS) Fleetwood celebrating his winning putt (Picture: Getty) Rory McIlroy and Fleetwood celebrating on Friday (Picture: Getty) US fans might have had the best outfits but it didn't mean they could keep their hands on the Cup (Picture: Getty) He said after winning his singles match: 'I needed that [the scenes from last night] to fuel me today and not let it take away from a great week. 'I felt like I used it to my advantage. I feel the whole team came out here with a different level of focus and determination. In a way, it lit a fire under the bellies of the whole team.' There were scenes of jubilation on the links for Team Europe in the end though, after Englishman Tommy Fleetwood secured the victory in Rome. Fleetwood, from Southport, secured a 15th point for the European team after defeating Rickie Fowler on the 17th, meaning victory for Europe){kind=link}
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Golf fans couldn’t contain their excitement as they jumped into ponds and bounced up and down as Europe retained the Ryder Cup.
After a dismal showing from Rory McIlroy and the rest of Europe in 2021 – the Hollywood putter was back on fine form to lead them to victory.
An emotional McIlroy used the fuel of a heated row ahead of the final day to put ‘fire in his belly’ and win his match as he helped take team Europe within just half a point of the tournament.
American players appeared to taunt the Europeans on the final day after the contest descended into bad blood amid accusations of ‘cheating’ which sparked a furious row between McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay’s caddie last night.