GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy—Europe won back the the Ryder Cup on Sunday, Oct. 1, just like it always does before its raucous crowd, with Rory McIlroy leading the way and Tommy Fleetwood delivering the decisive half-point to extend its dominance over the Americans on home soil.
The outcome was never seriously in doubt at Marco Simone. Europe started the final day with a five-point lead. McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton put the Europeans on the verge of the cup, forcing the Americans to win the remaining five matches on the course.
