Mcginley was preferred to ryder cup legend colin montgomerie, who captained a. His approach shot on 18 was short of the green but he holed the winning putt. Open in june to sink a kneetrembling, downhill putt from. Ryder cup 2010 highlights day 4 at celtic manor resort, wales. A winner of two major championships, he was also the no. Martin kaymer, struggling before his sunday heroics, delivered a winning putt that made him appreciate ryder cup s gravity, writes s farrell evans. So to a putt that will forever change the way this ryder cup is remembered, for noone cares now about the muddrenched banks, the endless hours sitting around hoping for play, the pitiless manner. Europe lead 106 overnight after another impressive day on saturday, with the. Poulter wins houston playoff to secure final masters. Through the years the irish have developed a habit of holing the winning putt in this event and if. Gareth bale could not have hit it closer than jamie donaldsons spear to the 15th. The 2018 ryder cup is set to conclude on what could be a dramatic day of golf. The irishman famously holed the winning putt at the belfry in 2002, but who would he choose in his ultimate dozen for europe. Martin kaymer holed the putt to retain ryder cup at miracle of medinah.
Carin koch celebrates at loch lomond course in 2000 as she sinks winning putt for europe in solheim cup. Graeme mcdowell hails best putt ive hit in my life. It was played on the newly constructed twenty ten course, specifically designed for the event. United states team wins ryder cup after staging biggest comeback in history of golfs most compelling team competition. European ryder cup captain darren clarke admits it was difficult to leave his close. Mcdowell lifts europe to ryder cup victory the new york. Clarke didnt get to hole the winning putt at the k club. The 38th ryder cup was held 14 october 2010 at the celtic manor resort in newport, wales. Solheim cup gimme putt controversy not the first dustup. Ryder cup hero admits langers kiawah island miss was on his mind as he sunk winning putt. Through the years the irish have developed a habit of holing the winning putt in this event and if the latest member of a club that. A sevenfoot putt was all that stood between kaymer and. Martin ubt leider weit weg chippen, keine chance zur chef ubergabe. The twotime major winner is playing in his fourth ryder cup for europe.
Which golfer holed the winning putt and what was the final score. Europe defeated the united states to regain the ryder cup monday. Graeme mcdowell believes ryder cup should be postponed. The 2010 ryder cup was even described as the greatest ever after the sun shone on a dramatic final day at the celtic manor resort.
Its the 2010 ryder cup that will arguably live longest in the memory for graeme mcdowell the northern irishman was charged with holing the winning putt at celtic manor, which he duly delivered. Kaymer achieved his first major victory at the 2010 pga championship. The englishman holed the final putt of the ryder cup. Graeme mcdowell holds his nerve to seal thrilling win for europe graeme mcdowell regained the ryder cup lost by europe at valhalla in. The ryder cup came down to the final match after an american rally, but graeme mcdowell sealed a victory for europe. Europe celebrate blue monday as graeme mcdowell holds his nerve graeme mcdowells heroic putt along the spine of the 16th green blew the. On monday, 4 october 2010, mcdowell was charged with putting to win on the 17th green of the 2010 ryder cup at celtic manor.
Martin kaymer was on top of the world after holing the winning putt at the 2012 ryder cup. Paul mcginley picks his ultimate european ryder cup dream. Who won the ryder cup, which player holed the winning putt. The protagonist in europes 2010 victory also shone in 2014, where he achieved his best points return by winning three out of three matches. Medina, he made the putt and he won the cup, walking in the kaymer wonderland.
With a chance to win the match, shute gunned his putt about 4 feet by the hole and missed it coming back. After three days of fierce competition between europe and the usa, a winner has been found at le golf. Europeans win ryder cup in last gasp victory over usa. Sank winning putt in 2004 and victorious skipper in 2010. And mcdowell, who sank the winning putt at celtic manor in 2010, feels the ryder cup should not be top of the list when it comes to redrawing the. I saw the putt, i saw what i had to do the irish times. No autographs play hadnt even begun in the 1993 ryder cup in england.
Clarke far right was a vicecaptain when mcdowell centre holed the winning putt at celtic manor in 2010. The 46yearold played in three ryder cups, was vicecaptain in 2010 and 2012 and holed the winning putt in 2002. Ian poulter resurrected his stagnant career by winning the houston open in a playoff on sunday, the victory coming with an added bonus of earning the final invitation to the u. Irish golfers have certainly made their mark on the ryder cup. The team captains were colin montgomerie for europe and corey pavin for the united states. A sevenfoot putt was all that stood between kaymer and europe in clinching an unlikely comefrombehind. After three days of fierce competition between europe and the. It was the 17th time the ryder cup had been staged in britain, but the first time in wales. When i was a kid growing up practising i never had a putt to win the ryder cup, i always had a putt to win the masters or the open, he said. Jamie donaldsons winning shot at the 2014 ryder cup. Kaymer delivers a winning ryder putt where idol langer.