The hosts were down, 10-6, heading to the final day of singles matches before winning six in a row and seizing a 14-12 edge.
There is nothing routine about the Ryder Cup, which turns sometimes dull gulf into an emotion-packed, must-win saga for U.S. and European players.
Ryder Cup legends Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin and Justin Rose tell BBC Sport why and how Europe can win at Bethpage.
Team Europe, amid all its recent success at home, has managed just four victories overseas against Team USA. Can they make it five at Bethpage?
Barring something miraculous (for the Americans) and/or calamitous (for the Europeans), this Ryder Cup is a wrap. Europe has ...
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